Table 5.

Distribution over time of the severity of lameness and pain on palpation

	n (%)
	V1	V2	V3
Lameness
0 - normal	0 (0.0%)	9 (25.7%)	10 (34.5%)
1 - slight/inconsistent	6 (14.3%)	18 (51.4%)	16 (55.2%)
2 - moderate	16 (38.1%)	7 (20.0%)	2 (6.9%)
3 - severe	20 (47.6%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (3.4%)
Comparison to V1		P < 0.0001	P < 0.0001
Pain on palpation
0 - no signs	1 (2.4%)	14 (40.0%)	12 (41.4%)
1 - mild	6 (14.3%)	10 (28.6%)	13 (44.8%)
2 - moderate	20 (47.6%)	9 (25.7%)	4 (13.8%)
3 - severe	15 (35.7%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)
Comparison to V1		P < 0.0001	P < 0.0001

The severity of lameness and pain on palpation was measured by the veterinary surgeon on two different 5-point scales at each clinical visit. No dog was scored 4 (extreme lameness / pain) at neither scale at any timepoint. The number and percentage of dogs for each severity class are here detailed

Abbreviations: V1 Baseline visit, V2 Intermediate visit, V3 Final visit