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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2008

Pinch-induced behavioral inhibition ('clipnosis') in domestic cats.

Megan E Pozza, Judi L Stella, Anne-Claire Chappuis-Gagnon, Susan O Wagner, C A Tony Buffington

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In one paragraph

Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. AAFP and ISFM feline-friendly handling guidelines.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2011
    Guideline
  2. Review
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  4. Seizures and epilepsy in cats.Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2014
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Megan E PozzaDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Judi L Stella
Anne-Claire Chappuis-Gagnon
Susan O Wagner
C A Tony Buffington
The Ohio State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research has documented immobilization of rodents, rabbits, guinea pigs and dogs by mechanical means, typically using neck clips or inversion ('animal hypnosis'). In contrast, only a few studies of mechanical immobilization of cats are available, although some success has been reported in the literature. Domestic cats may be effectively immobilized by clips placed along the animal's dorsum. We use the term 'pinch-induced behavioral inhibition' (PIBI) for this behavior because it describes both the method and the response, while avoiding the more anthropomorphic term 'hypnosis'. We investigated the effectiveness of PIBI and its neurological and habituation effects in healthy cats and cats with idiopathic cystitis (IC). Although not all cats were susceptible to PIBI and effectiveness varied among individuals, PIBI was useful for gentle restraint in most cats.

Indexed as

Behavior, AnimalInhibition, PsychologicalAnimalsCat DiseasesCatsCystitisFemaleMalePilot ProjectsReference ValuesRestraint, PhysicalStress, Physiological

Identifiers

PMID18222719
PMCPMC10911153
OpenAlexW2029544265

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