AAFP and ISFM feline environmental needs guidelines.

ABSTRACT: GUIDELINES RATIONALE: A cat's level of comfort with its environment is intrinsically linked to its physical health, emotional wellbeing and behavior. Having a basic understanding of the cat's species-specific environmental needs and how cats interact with their environment will provide a foundation for addressing these fundamental requirements. ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS: Addressing environmental needs is essential (not optional) for optimum wellbeing of the cat. Environmental needs include those relating not only to the cat's physical surroundings (indoors or outdoors; in the home environment or at the veterinary practice) but also those affecting social interaction, including responses to human contact. FIVE 'PILLARS' FRAMEWORK: The authorship panel has organized the Guidelines around five prim

SUBMITTER: Ellis SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11383066 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature