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GuidelineJournal of feline medicine and surgery2011

AAFP and ISFM feline-friendly handling guidelines.

Ilona Rodan, Eliza Sundahl, Hazel Carney, Anne-Claire Gagnon, Sarah Heath, Gary Landsberg, Kersti Seksel, Sophia Yin, American Animal Hospital Association

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Guideline in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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72citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

72 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 2020 AAHA/AAFP Feline Vaccination Guidelines.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2020
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  2. AAFP Feline Anesthesia Guidelines.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2018
    Guideline
  3. 2015 AAHA/AAFP pain management guidelines for dogs and cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2015
    Guideline
  4. AAFP and ISFM feline-friendly nursing care guidelines.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2012
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  6. Use of oral trazodone for sedation in cats: a pilot study.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2016
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  19. Impact of stress on the tear production of healthy cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2024
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12 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ilona Rodan
Eliza Sundahl
Hazel Carney
Anne-Claire Gagnon
Sarah Heath
Gary Landsberg
Kersti Seksel
Sophia Yin
American Animal Hospital Association

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe number of pet cats is increasing in most countries, often outnumbering pet dogs, yet cats receive less veterinary care than their canine counterparts.(1) Clients state the difficulty of getting the cat into a carrier at home, driving to the clinic, and dealing with the fearful cat at the veterinary clinic as reasons for fewer visits.(2) Educating and preparing the client and the veterinary team with regard to respectful feline handling is necessary in order to avoid stress and accomplish the goal of good health care. Without such preparation, feline stress may escalate into fear or fear-associated aggression. The resulting stress may alter results of the physical examination and laboratory tests, leading to incorrect diagnoses (eg, diabetes mellitus) and unnecessary treatments.(3-5) Without compassionate and respectful handling by the veterinary team, clients may feel the team lacks skills and compassion, or does not understand cats. Injury may occur to the cat, client and/or veterinary team.(6) Clients who want to avoid stress for their cat may avoid veterinary visits or choose another practice instead. GOALS: The use of feline-friendly handling techniques should reduce these problems. Handling is most successful when the veterinary team adapts the approach to each individual cat and situation. The goal of these guidelines is to provide useful information for handling cats that can lead to: ✜ Reduced fear and pain for the cat. ✜ Reinforced veterinarian-client-cat bond, trust and confidence, and thus better lifelong medical care for the cat. ✜ Improved efficiency, productivity and job satisfaction for the veterinary team. ✜ Increased client compliance. ✜ Timely reporting and early detection of medical and behavioral concerns. ✜ Fewer injuries to clients and the veterinary team. ✜ Reduced anxiety for the client.

Indexed as

CatsHandling, PsychologicalAnimalsAnimal WelfareFearInternational AgenciesPhysical ExaminationStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesVeterinary Medicine

Identifiers

PMID21515223
PMCPMC11107994
OpenAlexW2123371954

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