Does music therapy contribute to postsurgical recovery in female dogs subjected to ovarian salpingohysterectomy?

Abstract

In order to evaluate the influence of music therapy as an adjuvant treatment in the recovery of postoperative patients, 20 mestizo female dogs were selected between 3 years and 6 months of age, with an average weight of 10.90 ± 0.58 kg, without pre-existing conditions, which underwent ovarian salpingohysterectomy (OSH) performed through the midline. Ten randomly selected animals underwent music therapy (T1), while the rest remained as a control group (T2), with the same diet. The variables pain (DL) (using the modified Melbourne and Glasgow scales), heart rate (FC), respiratory frequency (FR), food intake (CA), and final weight (PF) were studied for seven days. The observations were analyzed through a T-Student test. For T1, the results were averages with statistical effects (p < 0.05): 1.49 (DL); 20.85 rpm (FR); 402.66 g (CA), and 12.65 kg (PF). For the control group (T2) they were: 6.82 (DL); 28.28 rpm (FR); 357.69 g (CA), and 11.92 kg (PF). It is concluded that post-surgical music therapy (T1) in these conditions is a viable alternative in patient recovery