Environmental influences on childhood asthma: Allergens

A Custovic, AP de Moira, CS Murray… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Allergen exposure is associated with the development of allergen‐specific sensitization, but
their relationship is influenced by other contemporaneous exposures (such as microbial …

Normal feline behaviour:… and why problem behaviours develop

J Bradshaw - Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Practical relevance: Cats are descended from a solitary, territorial ancestor, and while
domestication has reduced their inherited tendency to be antagonistic towards all animals …

Indoors or outdoors? An international exploration of owner demographics and decision making associated with lifestyle of pet cats

R Foreman-Worsley, LR Finka, SJ Ward, MJ Farnworth - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Owners may consider many factors when deciding whether to provide an
indoor-only or indoor-outdoor lifestyle for their cats. These include safety, mental and …

Owner-related reasons matter more than behavioural problems—A study of why owners relinquished dogs and cats to a Danish animal shelter from 1996 to 2017

JBH Jensen, P Sandøe, SS Nielsen - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Many dogs and cats are relinquished to shelters by their owners. To
reduce their number, it will be vital to know whether people relinquish their pets primarily as …

A systematic review of social and environmental factors and their implications for indoor cat welfare

R Foreman-Worsley, MJ Farnworth - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Cats are one of the world's most populous companion animals, yet little is known about how
the home environment is adapted relative to their needs. Outdoor access is thought to be …

Uncontrolled outdoor access for cats: An assessment of risks and benefits

SML Tan, AC Stellato, L Niel - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Outdoor access for companion cats is a controversial topic. Some have
suggested that outdoor access can negatively impact the welfare of companion cats through …

Epidemiological investigation of feline upper respiratory tract infection encourages a geographically specific FCV vaccine

J Gao, Y Li, Q Xie, MI Al-Zaban, FA Al-Saeed… - Veterinary …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Feline upper respiratory infection (FURI) is a frequent ailment in felines. It
feels like a cold, but it has the potential to be far worse. Such infections in cats are most often …

Perspectives of Canadian and American cat owners on provision of uncontrolled outdoor access for owned domestic cats

SML Tan, S Jajou, AC Stellato, L Niel - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While uncontrolled outdoor access can increase opportunities for cat physical and mental
stimulation, it can also increase risks of injury and illness, and result in predation of wild …

Home Sweet Home: The Impact of Lifestyle on a Cat's Approach to Impossible Tasks in the Home Environment

A Scandurra, A Di Lucrezia, B D'Aniello, C Pinelli - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The effect of living style (ie, indoor/outdoor) on domestic cats was studied.
The behavior of the domestic cats with different living styles (eg, indoor only and …

[HTML][HTML] Risks and benefits of collar use in cats (Felis catus); a literature review

C Arhant, V Heizmann, G Schauberger… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are multiple reasons for cats to wear collars, among the most relevant are
identification and mounting of radiofrequency tracking devices or predation deterrents …