Endersby Sarah, Billy Charlotte, De Jaeger Xavier
Ceva Santé Animale, Libourne, France.
Front Vet Sci. 2024 Dec 19;11:1468634. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1468634. eCollection 2024.
The aim of this study is to assess a pheromone complex-impregnated collar in the control of feline problem behaviors, and to assess the ease of use and tolerance of the collar compared with a regular collar. Six hundred and twenty-four cats from 459 households with one or more of four problem behaviors (problem urination, scratching, fear, or inter-cat conflict) were recruited to a 28-day study. Households were randomly assigned so that each cat received either a pheromone-impregnated polymer collar (containing 13% FELIWAY Optimum) or a control regular silicone collar. Caregivers completed online questionnaires at recruitment and on days 7, 14, and 28 documenting the frequency and intensity of the problem behavior in the previous 7 days, and documenting any loss, problems and tolerance of the collar (pheromone-impregnated or control). Complete data was available for 491 cats for assessment of efficacy. Compared with the control collar, the pheromone collar produced significantly better improvement in problem urination ( = 0.0172), scratching ( = 0.0013), and inter-cat conflict ( = 0.0029). There was also a greater, but non-significant improvement in problem fear scores ( = 0.063). Collars had been removed definitively or lost from 12.1% of cats, for various reasons, by the end of the study, and potential adverse reactions were reported in 27.2% of cats, but again, with no difference in the overall frequency reported between the two collar groups. In a controlled study, a FELIWAY Optimum-impregnated collar was shown to be effective in helping to manage a range of problem feline behaviors. The use of the pheromone collar was not associated with a higher level of adverse reaction reporting, but caregiver removal or loss of collars may present an obstacle for effective therapy through this means.
本研究的目的是评估一种浸渍信息素复合物的项圈对猫问题行为的控制效果，并评估该信息素项圈与普通项圈相比的易用性和耐受性。来自459个家庭的624只出现四种问题行为（排尿问题、抓挠、恐惧或猫间冲突）中一种或多种行为的猫被招募到一项为期28天的研究中。家庭被随机分配，以便每只猫要么佩戴浸渍信息素的聚合物项圈（含13%怡亲优护费利威），要么佩戴对照普通硅胶项圈。照料者在招募时以及第7天、第14天和第28天完成在线问卷，记录前7天问题行为的频率和强度，并记录项圈（浸渍信息素的或对照的）的任何丢失、问题和耐受性。有491只猫的完整数据可用于疗效评估。与对照项圈相比，信息素项圈在排尿问题（P = 0.0172）、抓挠（P = 0.0013）和猫间冲突（P = 0.0029）方面有显著更好的改善。问题恐惧评分也有更大但不显著的改善（P = 0.063）。到研究结束时，因各种原因，12.1%的猫已完全取下或丢失项圈，27.2%的猫报告有潜在不良反应，但同样，两组项圈报告的总体频率没有差异。在一项对照研究中，浸渍怡亲优护费利威的项圈被证明有助于管理一系列猫的问题行为。使用信息素项圈与更高水平的不良反应报告无关，但照料者取下或丢失项圈可能会成为通过这种方式进行有效治疗的障碍。
