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Is it more stressful for dogs to be examined on a table versus the floor–A randomized crossover study 狗狗在桌子上接受检查比在地板上接受检查更有压力——一项随机交叉研究

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.09.006

Pierrette Mercier , Colleen Wilson , Isabelle Bazin , Sylvain Fiset , Kersti Seksel

Studies have stated that dogs are more stressed undergoing a physical examination on a table. Although it is recommended to examine dogs on the floor to minimize stress, it has yet to be empirically explored whether dogs experience less stress when on the floor compared to the examination table. The aim of this study was to assess the stress levels of family-owned dogs (Canis familiaris) (N=37) when examined on a table compared to the floor. We also assessed whether the dogs’ previous hospital experience affected their stress levels. The dogs underwent a standardized physical examination on the floor or table and were examined again on the opposite surface after a two-week washout period. Body stress scores and physiological parameters indicative of stress were recorded during the examinations. Two veterinary behavior specialists, blinded to the purpose of the study, assessed the body language of each dog during the examination. Physiological and behavioral data were analyzed using mixed regression models and ANOVAs. The results showed no significant difference in body language, heart rate and respiratory rate, but the temperature of male dogs was significantly higher when examined on the table than on the floor (p = 0.005). Contrary to dogs that had already been hospitalized, dogs that had never been hospitalized previously had a higher temperature when examined on the examination table than on the floor (p = 0.015). We concluded that no major differences were detected in response to being examined on the table versus the floor, suggesting that the location of the examination may not significantly impact dogs' stress levels as previously thought.

研究表明，狗在桌子上进行身体检查时压力更大。虽然建议在地板上检查狗以减少压力，但与检查台相比，狗在地板上是否感受到更少的压力尚未得到实证研究。本研究的目的是评估家庭养狗（Canis familiaris）（N=37）在桌子上和地板上接受检查时的压力水平。我们还评估了狗以前的住院经历是否影响了它们的压力水平。这些狗在地板或桌子上进行了标准化的身体检查，并在两周的冲洗期后在相反的表面上进行了再次检查。在检查期间记录身体应激评分和指示应激的生理参数。两名不知道研究目的的兽医行为专家在检查期间评估了每只狗的肢体语言。生理和行为数据采用混合回归模型和方差分析进行分析。结果显示，雄性狗在身体语言、心率和呼吸频率上无显著差异，但在桌子上检查时，雄性狗的体温明显高于在地板上检查时（p = 0.005）。与已经住院的狗相反，以前从未住院过的狗在检查台上比在地板上检查时温度更高（p = 0.015）。我们得出的结论是，在桌子上接受检查和在地板上接受检查的反应没有发现重大差异，这表明检查的位置可能不会像之前认为的那样显著影响狗的压力水平。

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White lab coat syndrome in dogs: Owners’ perception 狗的白大褂综合症：主人的感知

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.09.003

Anna Julia Bessa Fernandes , Debora Azevedo Borges , Isabelle Vilela Bonfim , Fernando Rocha Miranda , Fernanda da Silva Freitas Campos , Clara Rodrigues Dutra , Ingrid Lins Raquel De Jesus , Taynara Monsores Silva , Yara Peluso Cid

Dog owners are increasingly enabled to seek professional care for their pets’ health and well-being. However, visits to the veterinarian can be stressful and even traumatic for animals, which can discourage their owners from seeking such care. Therefore, the objective of this study was to obtain information about the behavior of dogs in the context of veterinary consultations based on their owners’ perceptions through an online survey using a questionnaire developed with Google Forms. Through this online questionnaire, we assessed 227 dogs owner participants, most of whom are from the Southeast region of Brazil. The study population consisted of dog owners, with 48 % (109) of the dogs being adults and 45 % (N=102) classified as small animals. Almost 20 % (N=45) of the dogs lived in houses without a yard or in apartments and were not taken for regular walks, reducing their level of well-being. 44 % (N=100) of participants indicated that their dogs exhibit stress behaviors in veterinary contexts, and more than half of the dogs were female. In veterinary waiting rooms, 59.5 % (N=135) of participants reported that their dogs show signs of discomfort, and 73.6 % (N=167) indicated this also occurs on the examination/treatment table. Based on the survey results, this suggests that more than half of the participants perceived their dogs exhibiting behaviors associated with poor welfare when exposed to the waiting room and examination table of a veterinary clinic, which raises the need for strategies for low-stress care in clinics.

越来越多的狗主人能够为他们的宠物的健康和幸福寻求专业护理。然而，对动物来说，看兽医可能是一种压力，甚至是创伤，这可能会使它们的主人不愿寻求这种治疗。因此，本研究的目的是通过使用谷歌表格开发的问卷进行在线调查，根据其主人的感知，获得有关兽医咨询背景下狗的行为的信息。通过这份在线问卷，我们评估了227名狗主人参与者，其中大多数来自巴西东南部地区。研究人群由狗主人组成，其中48%（109）为成年狗，45% （N=102）为小动物。近20% （N=45）的狗生活在没有院子的房子里或公寓里，没有人定期带它们散步，这降低了它们的健康水平。44% （N=100）的参与者表示，他们的狗在兽医环境中表现出压力行为，其中一半以上是雌性狗。在兽医候诊室，59.5% （N=135）的参与者报告说他们的狗表现出不适的迹象，73.6% （N=167）的参与者表示这种情况也发生在检查/治疗台上。根据调查结果，这表明超过一半的参与者认为他们的狗在兽医诊所的候诊室和检查台上表现出与不良福利相关的行为，这就提出了对诊所低压力护理策略的需求。

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IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1558-7878(25)00097-8

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Covid-19 pandemic: Effect of changes in the owner’s life on dog behavior Covid-19大流行：主人生活变化对狗行为的影响

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.07.005

Sachika Takahashi , Yuuka Imai , Kazuya Okamoto , Koji Nishisue , Satoshi Koyama , Toshiyuki Satoh , Mikako Tsushima , Mami Irimajiri

After the occurrence of COVID-19 in 2019, the infection rapidly spread and became a pandemic. The restrictions associated with this pandemic led to significant changes in people's lives. Since the quality of companion animals' lives is directly influenced by their owners' behavior, such lifestyle changes due to the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic became a critical issue in the relationship between owners and dogs. In Japan, various measures were taken to prevent the spread of the infection, but they were not enforced. In addition, after the easing of restrictions in early 2022, it is expected that there are individual differences in the accompanying lifestyle changes. This study aims to investigate whether changes in the owners' lives in Japan due to the COVID-19 restrictions and the relaxation of these regulations /swere related to changes in their dogs' behavior. A survey using questionnaires was conducted from March to May 2023 to compare the "Pre-COVID period" (2019) with the "COVID period" (March to September 2020) and the "Post-COVID period" (March 2022 to the day of the survey in 2023) to examine the association between changes in owners' lives and dog behavior. The survey results showed observable changes in the behavior of a small number of dogs in both comparisons. Three factors related to separation anxiety were analyzed: Difficulty with separation, Excessive barking, and Excessive attachment. A proportion of factors related to separation anxiety was associated with changes in the owners' presence at home, time spent by dogs and adults together, body size, and presence of other dogs. The presence of children was related to an increase in dog barking. These results suggest that the lifestyle changes in owners due to non-mandatory COVID-19 restrictions and their easing had a subtle but discernible effect on dogs' behavior through changes in the owners' routines.

2019年新冠肺炎疫情发生后，疫情迅速蔓延，形成大流行。与这次大流行有关的限制使人们的生活发生了重大变化。由于伴侣动物的生活质量直接受到主人行为的影响，这种因新冠疫情带来的限制而导致的生活方式改变成为主人与狗之间关系的关键问题。在日本，采取了各种措施来防止感染的传播，但这些措施没有得到执行。此外，在2022年初放宽限制之后，预计随之而来的生活方式变化将存在个体差异。本研究旨在调查日本因COVID-19限制和这些规定的放松而导致的主人生活的变化是否与他们的狗的行为变化有关。研究人员于2023年3月至5月进行了一项问卷调查，将“前冠时期”（2019年）与“新冠时期”（2020年3月至9月）和“后冠时期”（2022年3月至2023年调查当天）进行比较，以研究主人生活变化与狗的行为之间的关系。调查结果显示，在两种比较中，有一小部分狗的行为发生了可观察到的变化。分析了与分离焦虑相关的三个因素：分离困难、过度吠叫和过度依恋。与分离焦虑相关的一部分因素与主人在家的时间、狗和成年人在一起的时间、体型和其他狗的存在有关。孩子的存在与狗叫声的增加有关。这些结果表明，由于非强制性COVID-19限制和这些限制的放松，主人的生活方式发生了变化，通过改变主人的日常生活，对狗的行为产生了微妙但明显的影响。

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You and your cat: Factors affecting quality of human-cat relationship 你和你的猫：影响人猫关系质量的因素

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.07.002

David J. Menor-Campos , Inmaculada Peña-Vela , Tiffani Howell

More people are choosing to share their lives with a cat, with cat ownership in some European countries surpassing dog ownership. This outcome has led to an increased interest in the study of the owner-cat relationship. In this study, 413 Spanish-speaking participants completed a Spanish-language questionnaire based on the C/DORS, which is a measure of the quality of the owner-cat relationship. Additional questions related to the cat’s living conditions (e.g., housing type), owner knowledge of cat body language and communication were asked to measure whether they positively or negatively influenced the quality of the owner-cat relationship. The results show that owner-cat relationship quality is related to factors such as lifestyle, breed, time spent alone, type of housing, behavioral problems and the number of cats living together in the same household. Indoor cats, purebred cats, cats that spend less time alone, cats living in apartments, cats with fewer behavioral problems, and cats that live with more cats in the same household have a better relationship with their owner, based on owner perceptions.

越来越多的人选择和猫一起生活，在一些欧洲国家，养猫的人超过了养狗的人。这一结果引起了人们对猫主人关系研究的兴趣。在这项研究中，413名说西班牙语的参与者完成了一份基于C/DORS的西班牙语问卷，这是衡量猫主人关系质量的一种方法。与猫的生活条件（如住房类型）、主人对猫的肢体语言和交流的了解有关的其他问题被问及是否对猫主关系的质量产生积极或消极的影响。结果表明，猫主关系质量与生活方式、品种、独处时间、住房类型、行为问题和同一家庭中共同生活的猫的数量等因素有关。根据主人的看法，室内猫，纯种猫，独处时间较少的猫，住在公寓里的猫，行为问题较少的猫，以及与同一家庭中更多猫一起生活的猫与主人的关系更好。

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Measuring cognitive decline in geriatric dogs using the Canine Dementia Scale in Santiago de Chile 在智利圣地亚哥使用犬痴呆量表测量老年犬的认知能力下降

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.08.004

Samantha Figueroa , Gerardo Nuñez , Francisca Bertin , Hernan Cañon-Jones

The longevity, health, and welfare of dogs have been extensively studied, with increasing attention to age-related cognitive decline such as geriatric nutrition and welfare, including cognitive related issues such as Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS). This study investigated cognitive decline in geriatric dogs in Santiago, Chile. Using the Canine Dementia Scale (CADES), we assessed 70 dogs aged 7 years or older. Sociodemographic and health data were collected, and cognitive impairment was categorized into normal, mild, moderate, or severe. Results indicated that 65.7% of the dogs (age range: 7–17 years old) exhibited cognitive dysfunction: 30% mild, 24.3% moderate, and 11.4% severe. The prevalence of severe cognitive dysfunction significantly increased with age, notably from 13 years onwards. Mongrel dogs represented the majority (61.4%) of the sample, with no significant differences in cognitive dysfunction severity based on breed. Owners predominantly considered their dogs as family members (97.1%) and were typically women with university-level education. These findings align with global research reporting high CDS prevalence in geriatric dogs, with approximately 70% of dogs aged 15–16 years exhibiting cognitive decline. While no significant breed-related differences were identified, the high proportion of mongrel dogs in the study may have influenced these results. This study highlights the critical need for educating pet owners on CDS and incorporating cognitive assessments into routine senior care in addition to dietary, pharmacological, and environmental strategies after assessment. Addressing CDS not only improves dogs' quality of life but also might strengthen owner-dog bond, emphasizing the broader implications of geriatric canine care.

狗的寿命、健康和福利已经得到了广泛的研究，人们越来越关注与年龄相关的认知能力下降，如老年营养和福利，包括认知功能障碍综合征（CDS）等认知相关问题。这项研究调查了智利圣地亚哥老年犬的认知能力下降。使用犬痴呆量表（CADES），我们评估了70只7岁或以上的狗。收集社会人口学和健康数据，并将认知障碍分为正常、轻度、中度和重度。结果表明，65.7%的狗（年龄范围：7-17岁）表现出认知功能障碍，其中轻度30%，中度24.3%，重度11.4%。严重认知功能障碍的患病率随着年龄的增长而显著增加，特别是从13岁开始。杂种狗占样本的大多数（61.4%），不同品种的认知功能障碍严重程度没有显著差异。主人主要将狗视为家庭成员（97.1%），并且通常是受过大学教育的女性。这些发现与全球研究一致，报告老年犬的CDS患病率很高，约70%的15-16岁的狗表现出认知能力下降。虽然没有发现明显的品种相关差异，但研究中杂种狗的高比例可能影响了这些结果。这项研究强调了对宠物主人进行CDS教育的迫切需要，并将认知评估纳入日常的老年护理，以及评估后的饮食、药理和环境策略。解决CDS问题不仅可以提高狗的生活质量，还可以加强主人与狗的关系，强调老年犬类护理的更广泛意义。

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Human perspectives on relationships with their cats 人类与猫的关系

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.09.002

Karen L. Overall

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Examining burden transfer in veterinary behaviorists 检查兽医行为学家的负担转移

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.08.007

Daphne E.L. Ang , Kelly C. Ballantyne , Elizabeth Cousins , Mary Beth Spitznagel

Burden transfer can occur when caregiver burden in the veterinary client underlies certain behaviors (e.g., excess communication, non-adherence, confrontation) which are, in turn, stressful for veterinary care providers. Recent research suggests that more than ⅔ of clients seeking veterinary behavior specialty care experience clinically meaningful levels of caregiver burden, underscoring the importance of examining burden transfer in the veterinary behavior field. The current work is an investigation of burden transfer in this discipline, and an exploration of how demographic factors and practice setting factors relate to burden transfer. A mass email was sent to 187 American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) residents and board-certified diplomates, inviting them to complete the Burden Transfer Inventory (BTI) and questions about demographics and clinic setting. A total of 68 survey responses were included in analyses. Overall BTI Frequency and Reactivity subscales were similar to the originally published normative sample of general veterinary practitioners. Burden Transfer Reactivity (BTI-R) scores in the domains of Confrontation and Excess Communication were mildly elevated relative to the normative sample. A significant correlation between BTI-R and client-facing hours per week was observed but after controlling for the ratio of support staff to practitioners, the partial correlation between BTI-R and client-facing hours per week was non-significant. Findings suggest that levels of burden transfer reactivity may be particularly high for veterinary behaviorists in the presence of client conflicts and communications, but that for the veterinary behaviorist working in a busy office with many client-facing hours, having adequate support staff may attenuate reactivity to burden transfer.

当兽医客户的照顾者负担成为某些行为（例如，过度沟通、不遵守、对抗）的基础时，就会发生负担转移，而这些行为反过来又给兽医护理提供者带来压力。最近的研究表明，超过三分之二的寻求兽医行为专业护理的客户经历了临床有意义的护理人员负担水平，强调了在兽医行为领域检查负担转移的重要性。目前的工作是对这一学科的负担转移进行调查，并探讨人口因素和实践设定因素与负担转移的关系。向187名美国兽医行为学院（ACVB）住院医师和委员会认证的外交家发送了大量电子邮件，邀请他们完成负担转移清单（BTI），并询问有关人口统计学和诊所设置的问题。共有68份调查回复被纳入分析。总体BTI频率和反应性量表与最初公布的普通兽医规范样本相似。在对抗和过度沟通领域的负担转移反应性（BTI-R）得分相对于规范样本略有升高。观察到BTI-R与每周面向客户时数之间存在显著相关，但在控制了支持人员与从业人员的比例后，BTI-R与每周面向客户时数之间的部分相关不显著。研究结果表明，在存在客户冲突和沟通的情况下，兽医行为学家的负担转移反应性水平可能特别高，但对于在繁忙的办公室工作、面对客户的时间很多的兽医行为学家来说，拥有足够的支持人员可能会减轻对负担转移的反应性。

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Use of venlafaxine in the management of refractory intraspecific aggression in a multi-cat household 在多猫家庭中使用文拉法辛治疗难治性种内攻击

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.08.009

Daphne E.L. Ang, Kelly C. Ballantyne

Venlafaxine was evaluated as an alternative treatment for intraspecific (intercat) aggression in a multi-cat household. The patient, a 13.5 month old female spayed domestic short-haired cat, was initially treated with fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, at doses up to 6 mg (1.5 mg/kg) per os every 24 h. Lower doses were tolerated but ineffective at managing the patient’s response to the other cat and at the 6 mg (1.5mg/kg) dose, the patient had increased agitation and aggression towards the owners. Consequently, the patient was weaned from fluoxetine and treatment with venlafaxine, a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, was initiated at 3 mg (0.7 mg/kg) per os every 24 h and increased to 6.25 mg (1.5 mg/kg) every 24 h after a week. Treatment was continued at this dose for 4 months then increased to 12.5 mg (2.7 mg/kg) per os every 24 h due to insufficient improvement despite environmental management and behavior modification. The patient tolerated this dose without reported adverse effects. After a month of treatment, the owner reported no further episodes of aggression and the patient has remained stable for over a year. This outcome supports venlafaxine as a well-tolerated and effective treatment option for intraspecific aggression in feline patients.

文拉法辛在一个多猫家庭中作为种内（猫间）攻击的替代治疗进行了评估。患者是一只13.5个月大的雌性绝育家短毛猫，最初接受氟西汀治疗，氟西汀是一种选择性血清素再摄取抑制剂，剂量高达6 mg （1.5 mg/kg）每只猫每24 h。低剂量可以耐受，但对控制患者对另一只猫的反应无效，当剂量为6 mg （1.5mg/kg）时，患者对主人的躁动和攻击行为增加。因此，患者停用氟西汀，并开始使用文拉法辛（一种5 -羟色胺去甲肾上腺素再摄取抑制剂）治疗，剂量为每24 h / s 3 mg (0.7 mg/kg)，一周后增加到每24 h / s 6.25 mg （1.5 mg/kg）。以该剂量持续治疗4个月，然后由于环境管理和行为改变的改善不足，每24 小时增加到12.5 mg （2.7 mg/kg）。患者耐受此剂量，无不良反应。经过一个月的治疗，主人报告没有进一步的攻击发作，病人已经稳定了一年多。这一结果支持文拉法辛作为一种耐受性良好且有效的治疗猫患者种内攻击的选择。

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A multidisciplinary approach to a cat with a sex-hormone-producing adrenal tumor 一个多学科的方法与猫的性激素产生肾上腺肿瘤

IF 1.6 3区农林科学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research

Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2025.09.001

Stefania Uccheddu, Filippo Cinti, Tommaso Furlanello

A 13-year-old, 5.5 kg, spayed female domestic shorthair cat was presented to the veterinary clinic for evaluation of behavioral changes. The cat had been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism two years prior and was currently receiving oral methimazole to control the condition. The cat's owners also described increased nocturnal activity, excessive vocalization, and an unexpected strengthening of their bond with the other house cat over the past two months. Despite house soiling, this was not the client's primary concern. A CT scan revealed the right adrenal mass, associated with reduced size of the contralateral gland. Given the potential link between a sex-hormone-producing adrenal tumor and the behavioral changes, adrenalectomy was strongly recommended and subsequently accepted by the owners. Following surgery, the cat's sexual and social behaviors ceased. Two weeks post-operatively, sex hormone levels were found to be within the normal range for a spayed female cat.

将一只13岁、5.5 kg、已绝育的雌性家养短毛猫送到兽医诊所评估其行为变化。这只猫在两年前被诊断为甲状腺功能亢进，目前正在接受口服甲巯咪唑来控制病情。猫的主人还描述了在过去的两个月里，猫的夜间活动增加，过度发声，以及与另一只家猫的联系出乎意料地加强。尽管房子被弄脏了，但这并不是客户主要关心的问题。CT扫描显示右侧肾上腺肿块，伴对侧腺体缩小。考虑到产生性激素的肾上腺肿瘤与行为改变之间的潜在联系，肾上腺切除术被强烈推荐并随后被车主接受。手术后，这只猫的性行为和社交行为停止了。手术后两周，雌性猫的性激素水平在正常范围内。

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