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Does cat attachment have an effect on human health? A comparison between owners and volunteers
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)
Cat owners and volunteers from a rehoming centre were given the Lexington Attachment to Pet Scale (LAPS) questionnaire to assess their level of attachment to their own or rescue cats. In addition, heart rate and blood ...
Domestic cats’ reactions to their owner and an unknown individual petting a potential rival
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2020)
Jealousy is a second-order emotion, its main function being to protect a valued relationship from a rival. A basic form of jealousy has been described in human infants, and its presence in non-human animals has recently ...
Predictors of proximity to others in colony housed shelter cats (Felis silvestris catus)
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2016)
Colony housing of cats allows shelters to maximize the number of cats housed in limited space. Most research on colony-housed cats examines stress in relation to group size or enclosure size. While this is important for ...
Cat attacks towards people and/or animals, an educational pending task on pet’s owners?
(Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, 2023)
This study aimed to explore the context and the characteristics of domestic cats’ (Felis catus) attacking their owners or other pets and their probable risk factors. A survey was targeted to persons perceiving ...