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Group P received 5\u202fmg\/kg of PGB orally 90\u202fmin before hospital admission, while Group C received identical empty capsules. Sedation was assessed using a Feline Multiparametric Sedation Scale and a Simple Qualitative Scale. All cats were premedicated with methadone (0.2\u202fmg\/kg IM) and alfaxalone (1\u202fmg\/kg IM). Anesthesia was induced with propofol at 2\u202fmg\/kg and maintained with isoflurane. Physiological parameters (HR, RR, SpO2, EtCO2, Blood Pressure, and Temperature) were monitored throughout surgery. In the immediate postoperative period, the Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale short-form and the Feline Grimace Scale were used, measured at 0, 15, 30, and 60\u202fmin after extubation. Statistical analysis included Two-way ANOVA for physiological data and Wilcoxon-Mann\u2013Whitney tests for pain and sedation scores. Sedation scores increased in Group P by 2.46 (95% CI: 1.69 to 3.23;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). Conversely, the scores of the scales used in the immediate postoperative period were significantly lower in the Group P at all evaluation times \u22122.15 (95% CI: \u22122.92 to \u22121.39;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). No significant differences were observed in physiological parameters. 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