Pet memoirs: The characteristics of event memories in cats and dogs, as reported by their owners

Lewis, Amy; Berntsen, Dorthe

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2019.104885

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“…Regarding the non-randomization of the test order, we chose to perform the stress-free test first to avoid negative memory association with the execution of the STT-1 with stress, as cats can exhibit episodic-like memory. 29 , 30 …”

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Impact of stress on the tear production of healthy cats

Donat Almagro,

Moutinho,

Mendes de Oliveira

et al. 2024

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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Objectives This study aimed to determine the impact of acute stress on tear production in companion cats to provide a basis for minimizing stress-inducing stimuli during ophthalmic evaluations. Methods A total of 24 healthy owned cats (12 males, 12 females) of mixed breed, aged 8 months to 7 years, with no history of ocular diseases, were selected for the study. The cats were housed in individual cages under controlled conditions for 6 days. The Schirmer tear test-1 (STT-1) was performed in the morning (between 9:00 am and 11:00 am) using test strips from the same batch. The first test (without stress) was conducted on the fifth day of acclimation, and the second test (with stress) on the sixth day. The stress stimulus consisted of recordings of barking dogs, cats fighting and the murmuring of people. For both tests, the heart rate was assessed with a stethoscope before, during and after the tests, and the environmental stress level was also evaluated. Results are presented as mean ± SD and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results The study found that STT-1 values were significantly higher ( P = 0.009) with stress (22.2 ± 6.0 mm/min [95% CI 19.9–24.6]) than without stress (17.5 ± 6.9 mm/min [95% CI 14.8–20.2]). Similarly, the heart rate was significantly higher ( P = 0.028) in stress vs non-stress conditions (213.4 ± 37.5 beats per minute [bpm] [95% CI 198.7–228.1] vs 171.5 ± 28.6 bpm [95% CI 160.3–182.7], respectively), and the environmental stress score was significantly higher ( P <0.001) in stress vs non-stress conditions (3.3 ± 0.5 [95% CI 3.1–3.5] vs 1.2 ± 0.4 [95% CI 1.1–1.4], respectively). Conclusions and relevance Stress increased tear production in cats. Although the mean STT-1 value obtained under stress conditions was within the normal range, stress can influence the test results. The use of cat friendly handling techniques facilitates execution of the STT-1.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Impact of stress on the tear production of healthy cats

Donat Almagro,

Moutinho,

Mendes de Oliveira

et al. 2024

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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“…Domestic pigs can remember the food site with different values (Held et al, 2004). There is also indirect evidence, as provided by owners, of dogs and cats being able to past events (Lewis & Berntsen, 2020). Perhaps the most studied domain is spatial cognition, although results are not conclusive.…”

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How displacement might have evolved

Zhang,

Shi,

Benítez-Burraco

2024

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Displacement is usually regarded as one of the distinctive design features of human language. Previous discussions about its evolutionary origins have focused on the possibility that the communication systems of other species show evidence of displacement. Nonetheless, as with other components of human language, tracing the evolutionary history of displacement would benefit from a bottom approach. Accordingly, in this paper, we specifically build on diverse neurobiological findings (but not only) to propose a novel evolutionary itinerary for displacement as found in language. We support the view that changes in selected brain areas (including the hippocampus, the basal ganglia, the thalamus, and the parietal cortex), in part resulting from our trend towards a more prosocial behavior (aka human self-domestication), might have potentiated our episodic memory and mental time travel abilities, in turn strengthening displacement in language and cognition.

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“…Various aspects of multispecies family have been studied across a range of disciplines (social sciences, religion, politics) and recently in many new contexts including leisure (Danby et al. , 2019; Nottle and Young, 2019), event experiences (Dashper and Buchmann, 2019), memories in everyday life (Lewis and Berntsen, 2020), social work (Laing, 2020), and domestic violence (Swemmer, 2019). This has redefined notions about meaning, power, agency, othering, and knowledge-production.…”

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Pets and people: information experience of multispecies families

Solhjoo

Krtalić

Goulding

2021

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PurposeThis paper introduces more-than-human perspective in information behaviour and information experience studies. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to understandings of the concept of multispecies families by exploring their significant dimensions related to information phenomena involving multiple contexts, situations, spaces, actors, species, and activities.Design/methodology/approachBased on previous research in human information behaviour and human-animal studies, our ideas around information experience of multispecies families are developed conceptually. The paper builds both on previous empirical findings about human information behaviour and the new domain of information experience.FindingsThe paper proposes a holistic approach both to information phenomena in everyday living with companion animals including embodied, affective, cognitive, social, digital, and objectual information that shapes pet care and management practices, and to the context of study, including work, domestic, and leisure aspects of multispecies family.Originality/valueThis study broadens our understanding of information phenomena in multispecies families, and so contributes to the field of information experience. It also provides insights for animal welfare scientists to help them understand the information behaviour of humans who are responsible for keeping and caring for animals.

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Pet memoirs: The characteristics of event memories in cats and dogs, as reported by their owners

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Impact of stress on the tear production of healthy cats

Impact of stress on the tear production of healthy cats

How displacement might have evolved

Pets and people: information experience of multispecies families

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