Cats (<i>Felis silvestris catus</i>)

Rochlitz, Irene; Yeates, James

doi:10.1002/9781119333708.ch3

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“…A 39-question questionnaire for Brazilian cat owners was developed in Portuguese, based on published papers describing feline management [6][7][8][9]. The questionnaire comprised multiple-choice and forced-choice questions, in addition to open-ended questions related to respondents' information.…”

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“…Regarding the welfare of domestic cats, an issue that frequently leads to controversies and debates is how cats are maintained, i.e., indoor or outdoor management [4,5]. In the United States, it is recommended that cats are kept indoors, being wholly confined within a residence, without access to the street [6,7]. In contrast, in various countries, as Denmark, Chile, and the United Kingdom, most owners allow their cats to roam freely outside the house [5,6,8,9].…”

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“…In the United States, it is recommended that cats are kept indoors, being wholly confined within a residence, without access to the street [6,7]. In contrast, in various countries, as Denmark, Chile, and the United Kingdom, most owners allow their cats to roam freely outside the house [5,6,8,9]. Finally, in Australia, there is a duality in the types of cat management, with half of the respondents of a survey conducted in 2016 (51%) reporting indoor management, and the other half reporting some level of outdoor management [10].…”

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Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats

Machado

Gonçalves

Vicentini

et al. 2020

Animals

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The quality of cat care practices depends in part on the type of management applied, which either positively or negatively impacts cat welfare. This study investigated whether the type of cat management (indoor vs. outdoor) was related to other cat care practices adopted by cat owners, associated with the quality of human-cat relationships and cat welfare. An online survey was distributed via social networks. Descriptive statistics, categorical Principal Component Analysis, Fisher’s Exact test and Chi-square test in contingency table were applied. A total of 16,302 cat owners returned the survey. Most Brazilian owners reported indoor management of their cats; this was related to owners living in apartments, more frequent use of cat care practices, and more interactions with their pets. Outdoor management was related to cats living in houses or farms, sleeping outdoors or around the neighborhood, and owners had fewer interaction with their pets. In conclusion, owners practicing indoor management seemed to be closer to their cats than owners reporting outdoor management. However, obesity and owner-reported behavioral problems were associated with indoor management.

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Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats

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Vicentini

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Cat owners’ disenfranchised guilt and its predictive value on owners’ depression and anxiety

Kogan,

Currin-McCulloch,

Bussolari

et al. 2023

Human-Animal Interactions

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Numerous studies have found pets to have a beneficial effect on people’s psychological well-being, yet a growing body of research suggests that the positive impact of pet ownership is more complex than once thought and does not always lead to improved owner physical and mental health. One potential drawback to pet ownership is pet-related guilt. Research pertaining to work-family conflict and parental guilt has traditionally focused on human family members, yet the majority of pet owners consider their pets to be family members. Similar to parental guilt, dog-related guilt has been found to be associated with feelings of anxiety, depression, and reduced psychological health. The current study was designed to expand on dog-related guilt research by assessing cat owners. An online, anonymous, cross-sectional survey was distributed through Prolific and resulted in 604 responses for analysis. Multiple linear regression was used to predict owner depression. Gender, age, social compensatory techniques, and two guilt factors (Attention and Veterinary-related) significantly predicted depression scores. Participants’ anxiety scores, assessed with multiple linear regression, were predicted by gender, age, social compensatory techniques, and three guilt factors (Attention, Veterinary-related, and Lifestyle). Our results suggest that cat-related guilt, analogous to parental guilt, is a significant predictor of anxiety and depression. It is imperative that society recognize cat owners’ guilt, often disenfranchised; unrecognized; and unacknowledged, and help support owners’ efforts to mitigate this guilt in healthy ways.

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Practical guidance on how to facilitate harmonious feline social interactions with conspecifics

Cummings¹

2019

Companion Animal

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The domestic cat (Felis sylvestris catus) is not an obligate social animal, and as such, does not need to live with conspecifics to achieve high-standards of welfare. However, some cats can learn to form social bonds with another cat(s). Cat owners can encounter behaviour problems with one or more cats in the home if they are not socially bonded. This paper gives feline care-givers practical guidance on how best to introduce a new cat to an existing cat in the home and how to maintain the home environment so that there is the best chance of a social bond forming and being maintained.

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Cats (Felis silvestris catus)

Cited by 5 publications

References 112 publications

Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats

Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats

Cat owners’ disenfranchised guilt and its predictive value on owners’ depression and anxiety

Practical guidance on how to facilitate harmonious feline social interactions with conspecifics

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