Urine spraying in cats: Presence of concurrent disease and effects of a pheromone treatment

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-272

  Frank, D F ^a   Erb, H N ^a   Houpt, K A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Pheromone; Spraying behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033579992     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00195-6     Document Type: Article

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