ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025
RETRACTED: Possible Anxiolytic Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) Administration on Feline Responses to a Fear Response Test.
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- RETRACTED: Masataka, N. Possible Anxiolytic Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) Administration on Feline Responses to a Fear Response Test.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Expression of Concern: Masataka, N. Possible Anxiolytic Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) Administration on Feline Responses to a Fear Response Test.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2026-06-12Concerns/Issues about Animal Welfare · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Investigation by Third Party · Lack of IRB/IACUC Approval and/or Compliance · Upgrade/Update of Prior Notice(s) ·
- Expression of concern · 2025-08-12Concerns/Issues about Animal Welfare · Investigation by Journal/Publisher ·
- Expression of concern
- Retracted
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1 author.
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Abstract
In humans, cannabidiol (CBD), the primary non-addictive component of cannabis, is known to possess considerable therapeutic potential. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of CBD administration on reducing sound-induced fear in healthy domestic cats in a laboratory model of thunderstorm simulation. A total of 40 cats, each naïve to the current testing, were randomly assigned into either of two administration groups (CBD and placebo). Each group was then exposed to the thunderstorm test twice; once at the beginning of the administration (the administration of CBD at 4.0 mg/kg/day over a 2-week-period or the administration of the same amount of sunflower oil as a placebo) and once after the end of the administration. When undesirable urination was observed, occurrences of this behaviour were found to decrease significantly when CBD was administered. However, no such changes were recorded when the placebo was administered. These results indicate that CBD could be an effective option for the treatment of noise-induced fear.
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