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{"title":"Sensitivity of benchmarked behavioral assays for distress: Should we attend to certain behaviors during exams?","authors":"Fiia Jokela ,&nbsp;Pierrette Mercier ,&nbsp;Lynn Honeckman ,&nbsp;Arthur E. Dunham ,&nbsp;Karen L. Overall","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Behavioral, emotional, and physical signs of distress are increasingly recognized in veterinary patients during routine care. Visits to veterinarians<span> are associated with development or worsening of fearful behaviors. Veterinary patients experiencing fear and distress create a welfare concern. These negative emotional states may result in deferred veterinary care and incomplete veterinary evaluations. This study is part of our ongoing series of studies on assessing fear and distress in clinical situations using one population of dogs. We sought to evaluate whether there was one or a subset of behaviors in a benchmarked, behavioral scale that best predicted or correlated with a 5-point, subjective, ordinal scale. Both scales were used to evaluate each dog’s behavior throughout a 10-step standardized physical exam. Here we discuss the association between global scoring and the more detailed physical exam scoring. We evaluated dogs (n = 35) that were enrolled in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study testing a novel pharmaceutical intervention for fear associated with veterinary exams. In the original study, the dogs were videotaped at the baseline visit and 2</span></span> <span>weeks later at the interventional visit. All videos were coded and blinded. For the purposes of our study, the order of the exams and whether the dogs received placebo, or the novel compound were not revealed. Four people evaluated all videos: three residents and an experienced specialist/researcher who participated in the original pharmaceutical study. The benchmarked behavioral scales indicated that dogs with low body or tail posture (scores of 4-5) during the paw-lift stage of the physical exam, stayed aroused for all subsequent parts of the exam. This was not the case for dogs with lower scores when their paws were lifted. A score of 4 or 5 for tail and/or body posture is a sensitive predictor of future exam behavior in this context, and lifting a paw appears to be a provocative intervention for many fearful dogs. These key behaviors are sufficiently informative so that these should be evaluated at specified exam stages during a standardized exam, as part of a valid baseline behavioral database.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49900496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who lives, who dies, and why predicting outcomes for relinquished dogs is so hard","authors":"Karen L. Overall","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42115578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial Board/Table of Contents","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1558-7878(23)00099-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1558-7878(23)00099-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49900497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Personality in young horses and ponies evaluated during breeding shows: Phenotypic link with jumping competition results” Journal of Veterinary Behavior 44 (2021) 1–11/ JVEB_2018_190","authors":"Marianne Vidament ,&nbsp;Léa Lansade ,&nbsp;Sophie Danvy ,&nbsp;Bernard Dumont Saint Priest ,&nbsp;Margot Sabbagh ,&nbsp;Anne Ricard","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45523342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Proximate factors affecting mortality and maternal abandonment of young free-roaming feral horse foals","authors":"Sarah R.B. King ,&nbsp;Mary J. Cole ,&nbsp;Christine Barton ,&nbsp;Kathryn A. Schoenecker","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The burgeoning population of feral horses in the American west is due to high population growth, resulting from low adult mortality and high foal survival. In two populations of feral horses in western Utah, USA only 15 foals died (5%; mean age &lt;1 month) over a 4-year period. Seven additional foals (age &lt;70 days) were observed separated from their dam, with no return to suckling or associating with the dam (i.e., abandoned). Factors affecting fate of foals were examined by comparing dead and separated foals with siblings (n = 19 dams, n = 32 siblings). Foals becoming separated or dying were observed in all years of the study, were unrelated to horse density, environmental effects, or gather events. There was no effect of dam body condition, parity, or age on foal survival or separation, and no effect of length of time the dam was in a group, whether the foal was born into the same group as conceived, and number of group changes made by the dam while pregnant. Dams of foals that died or were separated were more likely to change groups within 2 months after the foal was first seen, mostly after foal death or separation. Separated foals were near their dam less often, but there was no difference in frequency of social interactions. Separation of foals and dams is a natural occurrence in feral horses and survival likelihood for these foals is high – all separated foals that remained on the range in this study survived.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48214445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A retrospective study on the clinical use and owner perception of venlafaxine efficacy as part of a multimodal treatment for canine fear, anxiety, and aggression","authors":"Natalie N. Maffeo ,&nbsp;Cary M. Springer ,&nbsp;Julia D. Albright","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor venlafaxine is labeled for use in the treatment of several emotional disorders in people and has been steadily growing in popularity for the treatment of aggression, anxiety, and fear-related behavior problems in canine<span> patients. Current publications describing the clinical use of venlafaxine in dogs<span> are limited to a narcolepsy-cataplexy case report and its suggested use for pain and narcolepsy. In this retrospective open-label clinical trial, the records for dogs administered venlafaxine for a minimum of 21 days in combination with an individual management and behavior modification plan for the treatment of fear, anxiety, and aggressive behaviors were reviewed. The following factors were considered: owner-reported efficacy, dose range, diagnosis, number of diagnoses, and previously trialed and concurrent medications. Of the 110 dogs included, 71.8% (N = 79) percent of owners reported venlafaxine as helpful during at least one follow-up and 39.1% (N = 43) found it helpful at all three follow-up points. For those who found it helpful, the median dose used was 1.65 mg/kg by mouth every 12 hours (range 0.63-5.91 mg/kg every 12 hours). Venlafaxine was not more helpful in treating any specific diagnosis or number of diagnoses. Due to the efficacy and low frequency of adverse effects (N = 20, 18.2%), venlafaxine might be a useful medication option in dogs showing clinical signs of aggression, anxiety, and fear.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47987096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Treatment of a case of anxiety disorder with an adverse response to medication","authors":"Sally Jane Nixon ,&nbsp;Kersti Seksel","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Following a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder, a 19-month-old spayed female French bulldog<span> weighing 11 kg (24 lb) was recommended a treatment plan that included medicating the dog with fluoxetine. Signs indicative of adverse effects to fluoxetine were reported to the </span></span>veterinarian 2 months after a dose increase that had been advised during follow-up at 5 months. Further diagnostic investigation was suggestive of an adverse drug response. Switching the medication to sertraline, with continuing behavior modification and environmental management, resulted in long-term improvement. Long-term follow-up is essential for animals with anxiety disorders, so that the veterinarian can recognize and investigate issues, then adjust the prescribed treatment plan as needed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47171972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of shade on sheep grazing pasture during summer conditions","authors":"Matthew I. Knight ,&nbsp;Nick P. Linden ,&nbsp;Kym L. Butler ,&nbsp;Maxine Rice ,&nbsp;Eric N. Ponnampalam ,&nbsp;Ralph Behrendt ,&nbsp;Ellen C. Jongman","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Providing shade in situ in paddocks may lead to better animal welfare<span> and/or improved sheep<span> production outcomes. However, there are no replicated experiments detailing the effect of the provision of shade in situ under grazing during summer on behavioral, physiological, and production outcomes of sheep in the scientific literature. This study uses a replicated field experiment to examine the effect of provision of shade in situ to sheep under grazing on animal behavior, respiration rate, core body temperature (CBT), growth, and immunological function during summer in south east Australia. The experiment consisted of eight unshaded pasture plots and eight shaded pasture plots with an 18 m</span></span></span>² shade structure. Each plot was stocked with 20 sheep. Sheep with access to shade chose to use the shade in the hottest part of the day, reducing their 12 pm respiration rate to 64 breaths per minute (bpm) compared with sheep without shade at 98 bpm (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.0001). However, the provision of shade had no effect on CBT, immunological function, or animal production. In the hottest part of the day, sheep without shade exhibited shade seeking behavior by either being located along the fence line (<em>P</em><span> &lt; 0.0001) or at the water trough (</span><em>P</em> &lt; 0.001). In conclusion, provision of shade in situ to sheep under grazing during summer conditions improved the affective state, and thus welfare, of the sheep by reducing the respiration rate needed to maintain thermostability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47351872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of transdermal mirtazapine and oral gabapentin as pre-veterinary visit pharmaceuticals for shelter cats","authors":"Vanessa Spano ,&nbsp;Cary M. Springer ,&nbsp;E’Lise Christensen ,&nbsp;Julia D. Albright","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Humane medical handling of fearful felines<span><span> in the shelter is a challenge for staff. Gabapentin<span> has entered into clinical use to attenuate fear and anxiety in cats during handling, but restraint for pilling can be dangerous for the handler and contribute to fear responses in the cat. Administering pre-veterinary visit pharmaceuticals to cats with minimal stress remains elusive. Transdermal medications, which require minimal handling, may improve compliance. While no transdermal anxiolytics have shown a sufficient pharmacodynamic effect in cats, transdermal </span></span>mirtazapine<span> has entered into use for appetite stimulation. This double-blinded, placebo-controlled study assessed (1) the effect of transdermal mirtazapine on the amount of gabapentin-laced food ingested, and (2) the effect of gabapentin on signs of fear and anxiety in cats when handled for examination. To test this, 94 healthy shelter cats were randomly assigned to one of five treatment groups. Data collected included the amount of food consumed, estimated gabapentin dose consumed where applicable, and physiologic and behavioral parameters during examination. Cats pre-treated with transdermal placebo consumed significantly less gabapentin-laced food than cats pre-treated with transdermal mirtazapine. While there was a significant inverse relationship between estimated gabapentin dose consumed and heart rate and respiratory rate, the addition of transdermal mirtazapine counteracted these effects. No other significant relationships were found between treatments and the remaining measurements. While pre-treatment transdermal mirtazapine allowed for easier administration of gabapentin, its stimulating effects may have counteracted gabapentin’s anxiolytic effects. Future research should investigate reliable, minimally stressful methods for administering pre-veterinary visit pharmaceuticals to shelter cats.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47923496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of caregiver burden in owners of dogs with behavioral problems and factors related to its presence","authors":"Kristin Kuntz ,&nbsp;Kelly C. Ballantyne ,&nbsp;Elizabeth Cousins ,&nbsp;Mary Beth Spitznagel","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2023.05.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2023.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Caregiver burden has been recognized in pet owners caring for sick companion animals and is linked to psychosocial distress in pet owners, veterinary stress and burnout, and higher euthanasia rates. The objectives of this study were to determine if owners of dogs with behavioral problems experience clinically meaningful caregiver burden using a well-validated measure of pet caregiver burden, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), and to examine associations between total caregiver burden score, the three ZBI factors (General Strain, Affect/Relational Discomfort, and Guilt/Uncertainty), and owner-related and animal-related factors. A retrospective review was performed of clinical records from a privately owned veterinary behavior referral practice in the United States which included the ZBI-adapted questionnaire. Veterinary medical records for consecutively registered dogs from January 2020 to December 2020 were reviewed (n = 333 dog owners who completed the ZBI-adapted questionnaire). Clinically meaningful burden (&gt; 18) was reported by 68.5% of owners. Average burden scores for the entire group (adapted ZBI=25.43 ± 11.88/24, 0-60) were above the cut-off for clinically meaningful burden established in prior work with seriously ill pets and were consistent with moderate elevation. Scores consistent with severe elevation (&gt; 31) were reported by 26.1% of owners. Client age was significantly related to General Strain (r = −0.199, <em>P</em> = 0.001), Affect/Relational Discomfort (r = −0.227, <em>P</em> &lt; 0.001), Guilt/Uncertainty (r = −0.172, <em>P</em> = 0.005), and Total Adapted ZBI (r = −0.230, <em>P</em> = &lt;0.001). Overall bite history was significantly related to Affect/Relational Discomfort (r = 0.263, <em>P</em> = &lt;0.001), Guilt/Uncertainty (r = 0.202, <em>P</em> = &lt;0.001), and Total Adapted ZBI (r = 0.169, <em>P</em> = 0.002). The findings indicate that clinically meaningful caregiver burden is present in owners of dogs with behavioral problems seeking care from a veterinary behavior practice. By identifying clinically meaningful burden in this population, we can endeavor to reduce caregiver burden through various measures, including reducing complexity of the treatment plan and working with allied mental health professionals. Research is needed to investigate associations between caregiver burden and home type, number of behavioral diagnoses, specific behavioral diagnoses, and outcome of treatment (e.g. rehoming, euthanasia), as well as to evaluate how treatment may alter burden over time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49902038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}