Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the stress-reducing effect of a casozepine before a veterinary examination in dogs. It should be examined whether the dogs are less stressed during a standardized veterinary examination after an oral application of casozepine over 2 days and whether the administration has an influence on the salivary concentrations of the stress hormones vasopressin and cortisol. Across the study group (n=36), a significantly lower stress score (P=0.0026) and lower mean (P=0.01) and maximum (P=0.024) pulse rates were seen at follow-up after casozepine administration, in contrast to the placebo group (n=26). Salivary vasopressin concentrations increased during follow-up in the placebo group (P=0.04), whereas they remained the same in the casozepine group. Cortisol concentrations increased during follow-up in the casozepin group (P=0.01). The results indicate that although dogs in both groups remained excited at follow-up, short-term casozepine administration before a veterinary visit had a weak stress-reducing effect in dogs based on subjective stress scoring and pulse rate.
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Fakultät: | Tiermedizin > Zentrum für Klinische Tiermedizin > Medizinische Kleintierklinik |
Themengebiete: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-118422-3 |
ISSN: | 10900233 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dokumenten ID: | 118422 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 12. Jul. 2024, 07:05 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 12. Jul. 2024, 07:05 |