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We hypothesized that dogs would be more likely to be discharged with analgesics after sterilization compared to cats and that owner compliance would be better in dogs.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sc_a2\">\n<jats:title>ANIMALS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>175 respondents owning 92 dogs and 83 cats from a high-volume, low-cost veterinary clinic in Michigan during August 2022.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sc_a3\">\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Owners received an online survey designed to assess their pet\u2019s postoperative analgesic care. They were asked demographic information about themselves and their pets. Additionally, they were asked if their pet was discharged with analgesics, if they were administered as prescribed, and if their pet was painful at home. Dogs and cats were included if they were sterilized within 6 months of survey completion and in the owner\u2019s care at the time of the procedure.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sc_a4\">\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The survey was distributed to 5,241 owners and received 227 responses, a response rate of 4.4%. Analgesics were prescribed for 19 of 162 (12%) pets: 14 of 88 (16%) dogs and 5 of 74 (6.7%) cats. There was no difference in the prescription of analgesics between dogs and cats after ovariohysterectomy (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .09) or orchiectomy (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .73). 15 of 19 owners reported their compliance in administering analgesics at 78.9%. Owners\u2019 subjective assessments showed that 24 of 86 (28%) dogs and 12 of 68 (17%) cats appeared painful at home.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sc_a5\">\n<jats:title>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Postoperative pain in cats may not be appropriately managed.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/ajvr.24.03.0055","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,6]],"date-time":"2024-05-06T17:20:34Z","timestamp":1715016034000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Owner survey suggests cats may be undertreated for pain compared to dogs after an elective ovariohysterectomy or orchiectomy"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"85","author":[{"given":"Laura R.","family":"Adams","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-2147-964X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Kirk A.","family":"Mu\u00f1oz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"key":"B1","series-title":"Vet Med (Auckl)","first-page":"171","article-title":"Current perspectives on the optimal age to spay\/castrate dogs and cats","volume":"6","author":"Howe LM","year":"2015","unstructured":"Howe LM. 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