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Practical Pheromone Use
in SheltersValarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAWVeterinary Services SpecialistCeva Animal [email protected]
• Synthetic analogues of:
–Appeasing pheromones – ADAPTIL® and FELIWAY Multicat®
Ceva’s Pheromones
ADAPTIL®
• 15 years of research and customer satisfaction
• Indications
–Noise phobias
–Separation anxiety
–Travel
–Puppy socialization and training
–Decreasing stress in shelters and veterinary clinics
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Barking in the Shelter
Tod, et al. 2005. Efficacy of dog appeasing pheromone in reducing stress and fear related behaviour in shelter dogs
BlindedPlacebo controlled
37 Treatment 17 Control
In a kennel with diffusersBarking measured in decibels over time
and under different test conditions
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Barking in the Shelter
Barlow, et al 2009. Proceedings of the Companion Animal Behaviour Therapy Study Group,
BlindedPlacebo controlled
31 Adaptil collars29 Placebo collars30 Control
Barking frequency measured on days 2 and 10 after admission.
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What About The New Puppy/Dog?
Decreases night time waking
Decreases vocalization Decreases signs of fear
associated with novelty
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Recently Adopted Dogs
Newly adopted dogs behavior improved over a period of 2 months with the use of Adaptil
diffusers.
FELIWAY® MultiCat
• Relatively new
• Several peer reviewed published studies
• Copy of feline appeasing pheromone
• Indications
–Conflict between cats in the multi cat household
• Synthetic analogues of:
–Feline facial pheromone (F3) – FELIWAY Classic®
Ceva’s Pheromones
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FELIWAY® CLASSIC
• 20 years of research and customer satisfaction
• Copy of a feline facial pheromone
• Indications
oTravel
oUrine marking
oVeterinary visits
o Movingo Scratchingo Hiding
FELIWAY® Classic Research
Contreras, et al. 2017 Effect of a Pheromone on Stress‐Associated Reactivation of Feline Herpesvirus‐1 in Experimentally Inoculated Kittens
Effects of Feliway® Classic on Stress
Randomized double blind, placebo controlled
trial
12 purpose bred kittens infected
with FHV‐1
8 week study period
alternated between group and individual housing
Feliwaykittens
experienced less
sneezing
Pheromone decreased signs of stress
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FELISCRATCH by FELIWAY®
• Close to 10 years of research
• Copy of interdigital pheromone
• Indications
–Inappropriate scratching
117 households/166 catsProvided with new postsInstructed on application
79.7% of cats started scratching the post within 7 days.This percentage reached 87% at D 28.
Feliscratch by Feliway® Data
Synergism with Feliway
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Questions?