Evaluation of hair and nail cortisol concentrations and associations with behavioral, physical, and environmental indicators of chronic stress in cats
| Autor: | Michael R. Lappin, Raphael Vanderstichel, Claire Hovenga, Elena T Contreras |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Carcinoma Hepatocellular Dander Hydrocortisone Veterinary medicine Physiology cat Standard Article Cat Diseases animal welfare Endocrinology SF600-1100 medicine Animals claws Medical history Chronic stress Environmental Indicators CATS General Veterinary Nail clippings business.industry Liver Neoplasms enzyme immunoassay Standard Articles noninvasive measures medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Sectional Studies Nail (anatomy) Cats SMALL ANIMAL business poor coat condition Stress Psychological fur |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 35, Iss 6, Pp 2662-2672 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1939-1676 |
| Popis: | Background Chronic stress is implicated in behavioral and health issues in cats, but methods for recognition, evaluation, and measurement of stress are lacking. Cortisol concentration is typically used as an indicator of stress. Objectives To evaluate use of an enzyme immunoassay to quantitate hair and nail cortisol concentrations (HCC and NCC) in cats and evaluate associations between HCC and NCC and behavioral, physical, and environmental correlates of chronic stress in cats. Animals Forty‐eight adult, owned or community cats. Methods Cross‐sectional study. Nail clippings and hair were collected from cats. Medical history and cat daily lifestyle questionnaires were completed by owners or caretakers. A commercial laboratory performed cortisol extraction and quantification using a validated enzyme immunoassay kit. Correlational and regression analyses were used to evaluate associations between HCC and NCC and behavioral, environmental, and medical factors. Results Hair and nail cortisol concentrations were significantly associated (r s = 0.70; P |
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