Table 3 Number of rescue doses administered over time following ovariohysterectomy in cats treated with local infiltration with physiological saline (0.4 mL/kg; group S, n = 15), ropivacaine (1 mg/kg; group R, n = 15) and ropivacaine/meloxicam (0.2 mg/kg; group RM, n = 15). The total number of cats that received postoperative analgesia is also reported