Response of cats to familiar and unfamiliar human contact using continuous direct arterial blood pressure measurement

Slingerland, L.I.; Robben, Joris H.; Schaafsma, I. A.; Kooistra, H.S.

doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.12.008

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“…Baseline heart rates and arterial blood pressures were high compared with values obtained in resting cats in a familiar environment (Abbott 2005); (Slingerland et al.2008). Heart rate, arterial blood pressure, and cardiac output decreased after the administration of alfaxalone.…”

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The cardiorespiratory and anesthetic effects of clinical and supraclinical doses of alfaxalone in cats

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Lerche

Wiese

et al. 2009

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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The cardiorespiratory and anesthetic effects of clinical and supraclinical doses of alfaxalone in cats

Muir

Lerche

Wiese

et al. 2009

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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176

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“…Petting can reduce the heart rate in dogs (Kostarczyk and Fonberg, 1982) and horses (McBride et al, 2004); and reduce fear of humans in cows (Breuer et al, 2003), rabbits (Csatádi et al, 2005) and dogs (Coppola et al, 2005;Hennessy et al, 1998;Luescher and Tyson, 2009;Normando et al, 2009). Petting and therapeutic massage of cats are believed to reduce stress associated with chronic pain (Robertson et al, 2010), and five min of petting can reduce arterial blood pressure (Slingerland et al, 2008). Conversely, cessation of petting has been associated with an increase in the level of cortisol in laboratory cats accustomed to receiving petting during routine care (Carlstead et al, 1993).…”

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Effect of gentle stroking and vocalization on behaviour, mucosal immunity and upper respiratory disease in anxious shelter cats

Gourkow

Hamon

Phillips

2014

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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Emotional, behavioural, and health benefits of gentle stroking and vocalizations, otherwise known as gentling, have been documented for several species, but little is known about the effect of gentling on cats in stressful situations. In this study, 139 cats rated as anxious upon admission to an animal shelter were allocated to either a Gentled or Control group. Cats were gentled four times daily for 10 min over a period of 10 days, with the aid of a tool for cats that were too aggressive to handle. The cats' mood, or persistent emotional state, was rated daily for 10 d as Anxious, Frustrated or Content. Gentled cats were less likely to have negatively valenced moods (Anxious or Frustrated) than Control cats (Incidence Rate Ratio [IRR]=0.61 CI 0.42-0.88, P=0.007). Total secretory immunoglobulin A (S-IgA) was quantified from faeces by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Gentled cats had increased S-IgA (6.9 ± 0.7 logeμg/g) compared to Control cats (5.9 ± 0.5 logeμg/g) (P<0.0001). Within the Gentled group of cats, S-IgA values were higher for cats that responded positively to gentling (7.03 ± 0.6, logeμg/g), compared with those that responded negatively (6.14 ± 0.8, logeμg/g). Combined conjunctival and oropharyngeal swab specimens were tested by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (rPCR) for feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1), feline calicivirus (FCV), Mycoplasma felis, Chlamydophila felis, and Bordetella bronchiseptica. There was a significant increase in shedding over time in Control cats (23%, 35%, 52% on days 1, 4 and 10, respectively), but not in gentled cats (32%, 26%, 30% on days 1, 4 and 10, respectively) (P=0.001). Onset of upper respiratory disease was determined by veterinary staff based on clinical signs, in particular ocular and/or nasal discharge. Control cats were 2.4 (CI: 1.35-4.15) times more likely to develop upper respiratory disease over time than gentled cats (P<0.0001). It is concluded that gentling anxious cats in animal shelters can induce positive affect (contentment), increase production of S-IgA, and reduce the incidence of upper respiratory disease.

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“…She claims that positively handled heifers approached humans faster and interacted more with the person than their negatively handled counterparts (Breuer et al 2003). Heart rate in cats varied according to whether they were petted by familiar or unfamiliar persons (Slingerland et al 2008). Generally, horses show similar reactions towards familiar and unfamiliar humans (Henry et al 2005;Lansade and Bouissou 2008), and they discriminate familiar and unfamiliar persons at the same speed (Stone 2010), which may be caused by the horse's generalization of positive and negative experiences from familiar to unfamiliar persons (Hausberger and Muller 2002;Hausberger et al 2008;Krueger 2007).…”

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Horses (Equus caballus) use human local enhancement cues and adjust to human attention

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This study evaluates the horse (Equus caballus) use of human local enhancement cues and reaction to human attention when making feeding decisions. The superior performance of dogs in observing human states of attention suggests this ability evolved with domestication. However, some species show an improved ability to read human cues through socialization and training. We observed 60 horses approach a bucket with feed in a three-way object choice task when confronted with a) an unfamiliar or b) a familiar person in 4 different situations: 1) squatting behind the bucket, facing the horse (2) standing behind the bucket, facing the horse (3) standing behind the bucket in a back-turned position, gazing away from the horse and (4) standing a few meters from the bucket in a distant, back-turned position, again gazing away from the horse. Additionally, postures 1 and 2 were tested both with the person looking permanently at the horse, and with the person alternating their gaze between the horse and the bucket. When the person remained behind the correct bucket it was chosen significantly above chance. However, when the test person was turned and distant from the buckets, the horses' performance deteriorated. In the turned person situations the horses approached a familiar person and walked towards their focus of attention significantly more often than with an unfamiliar person. Additionally, in the squatting and standing person situations, some horses approached the person before approaching the correct bucket. This happened more with a familiar person. We therefore conclude that horses can use humans as a local enhancement cue independently of their body posture or gaze consistency when the persons remain close to the food source, and that horses seem to orientate on the attention of familiar more than of unfamiliar persons. We suggest that socialization and training improve the ability of horses to read human cues.

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Response of cats to familiar and unfamiliar human contact using continuous direct arterial blood pressure measurement

Cited by 23 publications

References 18 publications

The cardiorespiratory and anesthetic effects of clinical and supraclinical doses of alfaxalone in cats

The cardiorespiratory and anesthetic effects of clinical and supraclinical doses of alfaxalone in cats

Effect of gentle stroking and vocalization on behaviour, mucosal immunity and upper respiratory disease in anxious shelter cats

Horses (Equus caballus) use human local enhancement cues and adjust to human attention

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