Effects of stressors on the behavior and physiology of domestic cats

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2013, Pages 157-163

  Stella, Judi ^a   Croney, Candace ^a   Buffington, Tony ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Feline interstitial cystitis (FIC); Sickness behavior; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BLOOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DOMESTIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEEDING; FELID; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLAY; SERUM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEROID; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; URINE;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 84873435188     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Bluthé R.-M., Michaud B., Poli V., Dantzer R. Role of IL-6 in cytokine-induced sickness behavior: a study with IL-6 deficient mice. Physiol. Behav. 2000, 70:367-373.
2. Broom D.M. Animal welfare defined in terms of attempts to cope with the environment. Acta Agri. Scand. A 1996, 27(Suppl.):22-28.
3. Broom D.M. Animal welfare: concepts and measurement. J. Anim. Sci. 1991, 69:4167-4175.
4. Broom DM F.A. Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare 2007, CABS International, Cambridge UK. 4th ed.
5. Buffington C.A. External and internal influences on disease risk in cats. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 2002, 220:994-1002.
6. Buffington C.A., Chew D.J., Woodworth B.E. Feline interstitial cystitis. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 1999, 215:682-687.
7. Buffington C.A., Westropp J.L., Chew D.J., Bolus R.R. Clinical evaluation of multimodal environmental modification (MEMO) in the management of cats with idiopathic cystitis. J. Feline Med. Surg. 2006, 8:261-268.
8. Buffington C.A., Westropp J.L., Chew D.J., Bolus R.R. Risk factors associated with clinical signs of lower urinary tract disease in indoor-housed cats. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 2006, 228:722-725.
9. Buffington C.A.T. Idiopathic cystitis in domestic cats-beyond the lower urinary tract. J. Vet. Intern. Med. 2011, 25:784-796.
10. Carlstead K., Brown J.L., Strawn W. Behavioral and physiological correlates of stress in laboratory cats. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 1993, 38:143-158.
11. Dantzer R., Kelley K.W. Twenty years of research on cytokine-induced sickness behavior. Brain Behav. Immun. 2007, 21:153-160.
12. Dantzer R., O'Connor J.C., Freund G.G., Johnson R.W., Kelley K.W. From inflammation to sickness and depression: when the immune system subjugates the brain. Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 2008, 9:46-56.
13. Davis A.K., Maney D.L., Maerz J.C. The use of leukocyte profiles to measure stress in vertebrates: a review for ecologists. Funct. Ecol. 2008, 22:760-772.
14. Dhabhar F.S. A hassle a day may keep the doctor away: stress and the augmentation of immune function. Integr. Comp. Biol. 2002, 42:556-564.
15. Dhabhar F.S. Stress-induced augmentation of immune function-the role of stress hormones, leukocyte trafficking, and cytokines. Brain Behav. Immun. 2002, 16:785-798.
16. Gourkow N., Fraser D. The effect of housing and handling practices on the welfare, behaviour and selection of domestic cats (Felis sylvestris catus) by adopters in an animal shelter. Anim. Welf. 2006, 15:371-377.
17. Huzzey J.M., Veira D.M., Weary D.M., von Keyserlingk M.A.G. Prepartum behavior and dry matter intake identify dairy cows at risk for metritis. J. Dairy Sci. 2007, 90:3220-3233.
18. Lund EM A.P., Kirk C.A., et al. Health status and population characteristics of dogs and cats examined at private veterinary practices in the United States. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 1999, 214:1336-1341.
19. Marques-Deak A., Cizza G., Sternberg E. Brain-immune interactions and disease susceptibility. Mol. Psychiatry 2005, 10:239-250.
20. McEwen B.S. Physiology and neurobiology of stress and adaptation: central role of the brain. Physiol. Rev. 2007, 87:873-904.
21. McEwen B.S. Central effects of stress hormones in health and disease: understanding the protective and damaging effects of stress and stress mediators. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 2008, 583:174-185.
22. Miller A.H., Maletic V., Raison C.L. Inflammation and its discontents: the role of cytokines in the pathophysiology of major depression. Biol. Psychiatry 2009, 65:732-741.
23. Morgan K.N., Tromborg C.T. Sources of stress in captivity. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2007, 102:262-302.
24. Pacák K., Palkovits M. Stressor specificity of central neuroendocrine responses: implications for stress-related disorders. Endocr. Rev. 2001, 22:502-548.
25. Pace T.W.W., Heim C.M. A short review on the psychoneuroimmunology of posttraumatic stress disorder: from risk factors to medical comorbidities. Brain Behav. Immun. 2011, 25:6-13.
26. Patronek GJ G.L., Beck A.M., et al. Risk factors for the relinquishment of cats to an animal shelter. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 1996, 209:582-588.
27. Raison C.L., Miller A.H. When not enough is too much: the role of insufficient glucocorticoid signaling in the pathophysiology of stress-related disorders. Am. J. Psychiatry 2003, 160:1554-1565.
28. Salman MD H.J., Ruch-Gallie R., et al. Behavioral reasons for relinquishment of dogs and cats to 12 shelters. J. Appl. Anim. Welf. Sci. 2000, 3:93-106.
29. Stella J.L., Lord L.K., Buffington C.A.T. Sickness behaviors in response to unusual external events in healthy cats and cats with feline interstitial cystitis. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 2011, 238:67-73.
30. Westropp J., Buffington C.A.T. Lower urinary tract disorders in cats. Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2010, Vol. 2:2069-2086. Elsevier-Saunders, St. Louis. 7 ed.
31. Westropp J.L., Kass P.H., Buffington C.A. Evaluation of the effects of stress in cats with idiopathic cystitis. Am. J. Vet. Res. 2006, 67:731-736.
32. Westropp J.L., Kass P.H., Buffington C.A. In vivo evaluation of alpha(2)-adrenoceptors in cats with idiopathic cystitis. Am. J. Vet. Res. 2007, 68:203-207.
33. Westropp J.L., Welk K.A., Buffington C.A. Small adrenal glands in cats with feline interstitial cystitis. J. Urol. 2003, 170:2494-2497.