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Owner observations can provide data for constructive behavior analysis in normal pet cats in Australia
Institution:1. East Chatswood Cat Clinic, Willoughby NSW, Australia;2. Animal Behavior Consultations, Beaumaris VIC 3193, Australia 3193;1. University of Newcastle, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Newcastle 2308, New South Wales, Australia;2. Hunter Medical Research Institute, Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Newcastle 2305, New South Wales, Australia;3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia;1. Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London NW1 0TU, UK;2. Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Facultad de Ciencias Biosanitarias, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain;3. Laboratoire TIRO, UMRE 4320, iBEB, DSV, Commissariat a‘ l’Energie Atomique, Nice, France;4. Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Institute of Child Health, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK;5. Laboratory of Cell Electrophysiology, Heart Science Centre, Imperial College, Harefield Hospital, Hill End Road, Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6JH, UK;1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;2. Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
Abstract:Feline social behavior is complex, and how it affects on the expression of problem behaviors such as aggression and house soiling is incompletely understood. This study examined whether observations by owners of normal cats were accurate enough to identify individual and social factors affecting the expression of house soiling, aggression, overgrooming, fabric chewing, resisting handling, and nocturnal hyperactivity in Australian pet cats. Four behavior factors, labeled cat-directed aggression (CDA), cat-directed sociability (CDS), biting (B), and human threat (HT), were identified using principal components analysis. These were compared with cat factors, owner factors, and problem behavior. The age of the cat had a significant effect on CDS and HT, whereas the number of cats living together affected CDA and HT. Positive correlations were found between overgrooming and CDA, resisting handling and B and HT, and nocturnal hyperactivity and B. Negative correlations were found between overgrooming and CDS and nocturnal hyperactivity and HT. A positive relationship was found between fabric chewing and nocturnal hyperactivity. Defecating was negatively correlated with CDA, whereas spraying the entrance was found to correlate with CDA, CDS, and B. Directions for future research into causes of feline problem behaviors are discussed.
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