| Title: | Efficacy of dog-appeasing pheromone (DAP) for ameliorating separation-related behavioral signs in hospitalized dogs |
| Author(s): | Kim YM; Lee JK; Abd El-Aty AM; Hwang SH; Lee JH; Lee SM; |
| Address: | "Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0008-5286 (Print) 0008-5286 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Dogs hospitalized in veterinary clinics are likely to show signs of separation-induced anxiety from hospitalization. The study assessed the effect of dog-appeasing pheromone (DAP) on 10 typical separation-related behavioral signs in hospitalized dogs. A DAP treated group (n = 24) was compared with a placebo control group (n = 19). There was overall amelioration of the signs without 'vigilance' and 'anorexia' in the DAP-treated dogs; marked decreases were noted in elimination (P = 0.038), excessive licking (P = 0.005), and pacing (P = 0.017). The results suggest that the use of DAP could decrease separation-induced anxiety, distress, and fear in inpatients, and possibly facilitate recovery in hospitalized dogs" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Antidepressive Agents/*therapeutic use Anxiety, Separation/*drug therapy Behavior, Animal/drug effects Dog Diseases/*drug therapy/psychology Dogs Double-Blind Method Female Male Pheromones/*therapeutic use Treatment Outcome;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineKim, Young-Mee Lee, Jong-Kyung Abd el-aty, A M Hwang, Sung-Hee Lee, Jae-Hoon Lee, Sang-Mok eng Randomized Controlled Trial Canada 2010/07/02 Can Vet J. 2010 Apr; 51(4):380-4" |
