[HTML][HTML] What is a companion animal? An ethological approach based on Tinbergen's four questions. Critical review

P Pongrácz, P Dobos - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Having one or more non-human animals in our company became a steadily growing custom
around the world. The terminology that describes these non-consumable animals …

Dealing with stress in cats: what is new about the olfactory strategy?

L Zhang, Z Bian, Q Liu, B Deng - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Domestic cats are descended from solitary wild species and rely heavily on the olfaction
system and chemical signals for daily activities. Cats kept as companion animals may …

Relationship between asymmetric nostril use and human emotional odours in cats

S d'Ingeo, M Siniscalchi, V Straziota, G Ventriglia… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cat social behaviour and cognition has received a growing interest during the last decades.
Recent studies reported that cats efficiently engage in interspecific communication with …

2022 ISFM/AAFP cat friendly veterinary environment guidelines

S Taylor, K St Denis, S Collins… - Journal of Feline …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Practical relevance: The '2022 ISFM/AAFP Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment
Guidelines'(hereafter the 'Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment Guidelines') describe how the …

Conspecific and human sociality in the domestic cat: consideration of proximate mechanisms, human selection and implications for cat welfare

LR Finka - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The domestic cat is the only species within the felis genus to have
transitioned from a wild, solitary species to one of the most popular human-companion …

CATastrophic Myths Part 1: Common misconceptions about the social behavior of domestic cats and implications for their health, welfare, and management

C Croney, M Udell, M Delgado, K Ekenstedt… - The Veterinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cats are among the most popular pets worldwide, but there are still major gaps in the
public's general understanding of their social behaviors and related needs, including for …

The social lives of free-ranging cats

KR Vitale - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cats are ubiquitous in human spaces. Cats live in our homes and on our
streets and occupy a variety of social environments. However, scientists still disagree on the …

The bonds between us: Stronger bonds predict greater attribution of companion animal socio-cognitive skills

J Vonk - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Much has been hypothesized about the role of domestication and socialization in shaping
the cognition of domestic dogs, but little effort has been made to understand how these …

Indoor and outdoor management for cats: inferences about the welfare and cat-caretaker relationship

I de Abreu Oliveira, AB Viana-Junior… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The population of owned domestic cats is growing worldwide and research that contributes
to a better understanding of the effects of management type (indoor x outdoor) on cats' …

Human perception of cats' communicative cues: human‐cat communication goes multimodal

C de Mouzon, R Di-Stasi, G Leboucher - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2024 - Elsevier
As a central key to apprehend the human-cat relationship, the question of how humans
decode the behaviours expressed by their feline companions has drawn scientists' attention …