Group   15 D   30 D   15 L   30 L
Number of animals   5   9   11   9
Surgery n=2
n=1
n=1
n=1
castration
wound debridment
sarcoid
tooth extraction
n=1
n=6
n=2
arthroscopy
castration
castration + sarcoid
n=1
n=3
n=1
n=1
n=1
n=2
n=2
eyelied carcinoma
enucleation
foot abscess curetting
teeth extraction
osteotomy
sarcoid
wound suture
n=1
n=1
n=2
n=1
n=1
n=1
n=1
n=1
abscess curetting
arthroscopy
enucleation
laryngeal tie-forward osteotomy
prosthetic eye removal
screw's removal
wound suture+articular flush
Antibiotic therapy n=3
n=2
cefquinome
penicillin g procaine
n=6
n=3
cefquinome
penicillin g procaine
n=5
n=4
n=1
n=1
cefquinome
penicillin g procaine
marbofloxacin
trimethoprim/sulfadiazine
n=7
n=2
cefquinome
penicillin-gentamicin
NSAIDs therapy n=5 flunixinmeglumine n=7
n=2
flunixinmeglumine
phenylbutazone
n=8
n=3
flunixinmeglumine
phenylbutazone
n=8
n=1
flunixinmeglumine
phenylbutazone
15D=low pressure-low volume MV in dorsal recumbency; 30D=high pressure-high volume MV in dorsal recumbency; 15L=low pressure-low volume MV in lateral recumbency; 30L=high pressure-high volume MV in lateral recumbency; n=number of animals; NSAIDs=non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Table 1: Surgical interventions and preoperative antibiotic and NSAIDs therapy.