Effects of a single session of whole-body vibration exercise on haematological and biochemical parameters, and serum cortisol levels in cats

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a single-session of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise on haematological and serum biochemical parameters and serum cortisol levels in healthy adult cats. Ten healthy neutered crossbred cats, five males and five females, aged 2 to 4 years and weighing 3.25-5.15 kg, were enrolled. All cats were tested in the same period starting at 12:00 a.m. and under same environmental conditions. A 1 h period of acclimatisation and rest was completed prior to the WBV session. During the WBV session, the cat was placed in a standing position on the centre of the vibrating platform. Each cat was exposed to a single WBV session. The protocol was 30 Hz for 5 min, followed by 50 Hz for 5 min and finishing with 30 Hz for 5 min. The peak displacements were 3.10 mm and 3.98 mm and the peak accelerations 55.0 m/s and 195.96 m/s. Complete blood cell count, serum biochemistry (alanine aminotransferase, creatinine, creatine phosphokinase) and serum cortisol were determined at three time-points: before (T0), immediately after (T1), and at 4 h after the end of the WBV session (T2). Immediately after increasing the frequency from 30 to 50 Hz, two cats (20%) tried to sit and showed signs of agitation that ceased after 15 s. No cat tried to jump out. The variables presented no statistically significant differences among the time-points. In conclusion, a 15 min session of WBV exercise at frequencies of 30, 50 and 30 Hz does not cause significant changes in haematological or serum biochemical parameters, nor in serum cortisol levels in healthy adult cats.

The Comparison of Ketokonazol and Hypochlorous Acid (Hocl) Applications for the Treatment of The Fungal Infections (Dermatophytosis)

“…On the other hand, many systemic infections or other pathologies easily cause changes in these parameters (Kelly, 1984;Karademir, 2001;Nelson and Couto, 2019). For this reason, in order to eliminate the presence of another secondary pathologies in all cats and dogs included in the study, subjects having normal values for these parameters were included in the study (Taşçene and Karagül, 2008;Lee et al, 2019;Alkan et al, 2020;Blazizza et al, 2021) (Table 1).…”

Serum Cortisol and Clinical Response to a Single Session of Whole-Body Vibration in Healthy Adult Dogs

“…This outcome was attributed to the possible inhibitory influence on the hypothalamic neurosecretory centers ( 14 ); WBV should not indicate catabolic activities in and/or negative effects on brain functions in older individuals. Regarding small animals, Blazizza et al ( 25 ) used the same WBV protocol as in the present study to evaluate the variations of serum cortisol in healthy adult cats after being submitted to a single WBV. These authors did not observe significant differences in serum cortisol immediately after and at 4 h after the end of the WBV session, different from our study where a significant increase of the serum cortisol values was observed between 1 min before and 1 min after the WBV session, and a decrease after 60 and 360 min.…”