Physiological and Behavioral Evaluation of Shelter Dogs During Veterinary Routine Health Checks
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Experimental Setting and Procedure
2.3. Blood Collection, Storage and Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dog ID | Sex | Age (Months) | Heart Rate (BPM) | Temp. (C°) | Behav. Score | 5-HT (µM/L) | TRP (µM/L) | CRT (ng/mL) | OXT (ng/mL) | IL-6 (ng/mL) |
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1 | F | 72 | 78 | 39.0 | 1 | 0.48 | 29.1 | 47.41 | 51.99 | 0.010 |
2 | M | 120 | 90 | 38.2 | 1 | 1.09 | 16.8 | 49.3 | 99.43 | 0.45 |
3 | M | 180 | 96 | 38.5 | 1 | 0.73 | 19.1 | 16.29 | 92.4 | 0.42 |
4 | M | 48 | 118 | 39.6 | 1 | 0.36 | 11.5 | 38.83 | 42.06 | 0.14 |
5 | M | 36 | 90 | 38.3 | 1 | 0.82 | 11.1 | 48.1 | 34.83 | 0.38 |
6 | F | 72 | 150 | 37.9 | 1 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 61.35 | n.d. |
7 | M | 24 | 144 | 39.1 | 1 | 1.28 | 12.4 | 8.53 | 55.9 | 0.09 |
8 | F | 120 | 84 | 38.6 | 1 | 0.91 | 21.7 | 49.81 | 22.69 | 0.78 |
9 | M | 108 | 138 | 38.6 | 1 | 1.03 | 8.7 | 71.36 | 21.82 | 0.011 |
10 | F | 24 | 132 | 38.6 | 1 | 0.47 | 10.1 | 0.85 | 225.77 | 0.21 |
11 | F | 96 | 72 | 38.5 | 1 | 0.77 | 14.3 | 10.12 | 303.64 | 0.67 |
12 | M | 6 | 90 | 39.5 | 2 | 1.46 | 13.5 | n.d. | 14.01 | 0.061 |
13 | M | 96 | 84 | 39.0 | 2 | 0.63 | 18.6 | 41.08 | 39.2 | 0.42 |
14 | M | 96 | 78 | 38.7 | 2 | 0.33 | 9.1 | 37.28 | 81.66 | 0.012 |
15 | M | 60 | 101 | 38.0 | 2 | 0.96 | 24.5 | 74.56 | 82.97 | n.d. |
16 | M | 84 | 100 | 39.0 | 3 | 1.28 | 12.4 | 0.87 | 107.96 | 0.06 |
17 | F | 36 | 98 | 39.5 | 3 | 0.21 | 20.0 | 31.94 | 14.04 | n.d. |
18 | M | 84 | 102 | 39.1 | 3 | 0.63 | 18.6 | 71.23 | 14.03 | n.d. |
19 | F | 24 | 118 | 38.3 | 3 | 1.04 | 23.9 | 0.88 | 90.83 | 3.06 |
20 | M | 132 | 104 | 37.4 | 3 | 0.52 | 15.7 | 24.67 | 71.72 | 0.009 |
21 | M | 132 | 78 | 38.2 | 3 | 0.69 | 17.7 | 79.87 | 40.63 | 0.22 |
22 | F | 36 | 84 | 38.5 | 4 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 71.09 | n.d. |
23 | M | 36 | 96 | 39.2 | 4 | 0.52 | 15.7 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
24 | M | 60 | 102 | 38.2 | 5 | 0.89 | 15.0 | 35.5 | 45.01 | 0.45 |
25 | M | 60 | 96 | 39.1 | 5 | 0.91 | 21.7 | 43.39 | n.d. | n.d. |
26 | M | 60 | 108 | 39.4 | 6 | 1.17 | 20.1 | 0.89 | 42.56 | n.d. |
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Gazzano, V.; Curadi, M.C.; Baragli, P.; Mariti, C.; Cecchi, F.; Cavallo, S.; Sacchettino, L.; Gazzano, A. Physiological and Behavioral Evaluation of Shelter Dogs During Veterinary Routine Health Checks. Vet. Sci. 2025, 12, 583. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12060583
Gazzano V, Curadi MC, Baragli P, Mariti C, Cecchi F, Cavallo S, Sacchettino L, Gazzano A. Physiological and Behavioral Evaluation of Shelter Dogs During Veterinary Routine Health Checks. Veterinary Sciences. 2025; 12(6):583. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12060583
Chicago/Turabian StyleGazzano, Valentina, Maria Claudia Curadi, Paolo Baragli, Chiara Mariti, Francesca Cecchi, Stefano Cavallo, Luigi Sacchettino, and Angelo Gazzano. 2025. "Physiological and Behavioral Evaluation of Shelter Dogs During Veterinary Routine Health Checks" Veterinary Sciences 12, no. 6: 583. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12060583
APA StyleGazzano, V., Curadi, M. C., Baragli, P., Mariti, C., Cecchi, F., Cavallo, S., Sacchettino, L., & Gazzano, A. (2025). Physiological and Behavioral Evaluation of Shelter Dogs During Veterinary Routine Health Checks. Veterinary Sciences, 12(6), 583. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12060583