ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023
Effects of Changing Veterinary Handling Techniques on Canine Behaviour and Physiology Part 1: Physiological Measurements.
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- Stress, needs, and behaviour: understanding chronic stress in pet domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) from the prism of needs.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026Review
- Biological variation of baseline serum cortisol concentration in healthy dogs, part 1: variance components.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Veterinary student wellbeing and its relationship with dog handling and fear responses during a clinical examination laboratory.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- In their own words: qualitative interviews with veterinarians on handling decisions during dog examinations.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a Young Dog for Escalating Aggression Toward Both Familiar and Unfamiliar People.Case reports in veterinary medicine · 2026Article
- Physiological and Behavioral Evaluation of Shelter Dogs During Veterinary Routine Health Checks.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Handling techniques and risk factors reported by veterinary professionals during dog examinations: a cross-sectional survey across Canada and the United States.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Helping Rabbits Cope with Veterinary Acts and Vaccine-Related Stress: The Effects of the Rabbit Appeasing Pheromone (RAP).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Cross-sectional survey exploring current intake practices for dogs admitted to animal shelters in Texas: a descriptive study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
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Abstract
Signs of distress in dogs are often normalized during routine veterinary care, creating an animal welfare concern. We sought to test whether targeted interventions during veterinary visits affect physiological indicators of stress in dogs. Some 28 dogs were examined within four visits across 8 weeks. All dogs received the same care during the first visit and were then randomized into control and intervention groups for visits 2-4. In the intervention group, 14 dogs underwent procedures designed to reduce stress and to enlist their collaboration during examination. The 14 dogs in the control group received routine care. At each visit, heart rate (HR), serum cortisol (CORT), neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and creatine kinase (CK) were measured. A composite stress index based on the summed standardized scores for these markers was constructed. No differences in HR, NLR, and CK parameters between groups were found, and both groups had a decrease in CORT by visit four. However, the intervention group showed a greater overall decrease in CORT between the first and fourth visit than the control group (
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