An Initial Open-Label Study of a Novel Pheromone Complex for Use in Cats

• 作者: Xavier De Jaeger Laurianne Meppiel Sarah Endersby Andrew Howard Sparkes
• 来源期刊: 兽医学(英文)
• 学科: 数学
• 关键词: CATS PHEROMONES Behaviour SPRAYING SCRATCHING FEAR Conflict
• 年，卷（期）: syxyw_2021,（3）
• 页码范围: 105-116
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: O17

摘要

<strong>Background</strong><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>:</strong> A number of specific synthetic pheromones have been commercially available for many years and used to help modify different problem behaviours exhibited by companion animals. Recently, a new synthetic feline pheromone complex has been patented and made available commercially. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objectives</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: This study was designed as an initial open-label uncontrolled trial to evaluate the potential impact of the new synthetic pheromone complex on a range of different problem behaviours in pet cats.</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Methods</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: 150 owned pet cats from either one-cat (n = 66) or two-cat (n = 84) households that had one or more of four defined problem behaviours (urine spraying, n = 31;scratching furnishings, n = 113;fear, n = 63;or inter-cat conflict, n = 25), were recruited to a 28-day study of a new plug-in diffuser containing the novel feline pheromone complex. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: By day 28, significant (P values ≤ 0.01) improvements were seen in both the frequency and intensity of all four problem behaviours, as assessed by the owners using blinded questionnaires. A reduction in the frequency of individual problem behaviours was reported by 69.8</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">% </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">77.4% of owners and a reduction in </span></span></span><span style="font-fam