Investigating the influence of neuter status on paw preference in dogs and cats.

IF 0.9 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL Laterality Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.1080/1357650X.2022.2086563

Amelia Duncan, Tim Simon, Elisa Frasnelli

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Abstract

Motor lateralization is commonly observed through preferential paw use in dogs and cats. Previous studies have uncovered sex-related differences in paw preference, hypothesizing that these differences may be related to sex hormones. The current study aimed to compare neutered and entire individuals to further investigate whether paw preference is influenced by sex hormones. Dog and cat owners were required to fill in a questionnaire with demographic information such as sex and neuter status of their pets. They then carried out two simple paw preference tasks within their homes: a "reaching for food" task and a "reaching for a toy" task. This study revealed an overall preference among the 272 dogs and 137 cats tested to use their right paw in both tasks. In cats, the degree of paw preference (i.e., regardless of the direction) was significantly influenced by an interaction between neuter status and life stage. Also in dogs, both life stage and an interaction between neuter status and life stage tended to influence the degree of paw preference. Post-hoc power analysis revealed a lack of statistical power, suggesting that future studies using a larger sample size are needed to further investigate potential effects of neuter status on paw preference.

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研究猫、狗的中性状态对爪子偏好的影响。

运动侧化通常通过狗和猫优先使用爪子来观察。以前的研究已经发现了爪子偏好的性别差异，假设这些差异可能与性激素有关。本研究旨在比较绝育个体和完整个体，以进一步研究性激素是否影响对爪的偏好。养狗和养猫的人需要填写一份调查问卷，其中包含宠物的性别和绝育状况等人口统计信息。然后，他们在家里进行了两个简单的爪子偏好任务:“伸手去拿食物”任务和“伸手去拿玩具”任务。这项研究揭示了272只狗和137只猫在两项任务中都使用右爪的总体偏好。在猫中，爪子的偏好程度(即，无论方向)受到中性状态和生活阶段之间的相互作用的显著影响。同样，在狗的生命阶段以及中性状态和生命阶段之间的相互作用倾向于影响爪子偏好的程度。事后功率分析显示缺乏统计功率，这表明未来的研究需要使用更大的样本量来进一步研究中性状态对爪子偏好的潜在影响。

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期刊介绍： Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition publishes high quality research on all aspects of lateralisation in humans and non-human species. Laterality"s principal interest is in the psychological, behavioural and neurological correlates of lateralisation. The editors will also consider accessible papers from any discipline which can illuminate the general problems of the evolution of biological and neural asymmetry, papers on the cultural, linguistic, artistic and social consequences of lateral asymmetry, and papers on its historical origins and development. The interests of workers in laterality are typically broad.