Cats vs. Dogs: The Efficacy of Feliway Friends^TM and Adaptil^TM Products in Multispecies Homes.

ABSTRACT: Seven percent of UK households are estimated to own both a cat and a dog, despite a popular view that the two do not live well together. This is the first study to evaluate the effects of pheromone products Feliway Friends^TM and Adaptil^TM on cat-dog interactions, in homes where owners perceived the potential for improvement in the relationship between their cat and dog. A blinded parallel randomized trial design over a 6-week period was used to evaluate the effect of each of the two products, with 17 participants in each group completing the trial. Owners reported weekly on the frequency of 10 specific undesirable interactions and seven specific desirable interactions. Total undesirable and desirable interaction scores both showed significant linear contrasts over tim

SUBMITTER: Prior MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7366870 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature