Cat–Owner Relationship and Cat Behaviour: Effects of the COVID-19 Confinement and Implications for Feline Management
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects and Recruitment
2.2. Measurement
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographics of the Owners and Their Cats
3.2. The Effect of Confinement on Cat-Owner Relationship
3.3. The Effect of Confinement on Cat Behaviour and Welfare
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Riggio, G.; Borrelli, C.; Piotti, P.; Grondona, A.; Gazzano, A.; Di Iacovo, F.P.; Fatjó, J.; Bowen, J.E.; Mota-Rojas, D.; Pirrone, F.; et al. Cat–Owner Relationship and Cat Behaviour: Effects of the COVID-19 Confinement and Implications for Feline Management. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9, 369. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9070369
Riggio G, Borrelli C, Piotti P, Grondona A, Gazzano A, Di Iacovo FP, Fatjó J, Bowen JE, Mota-Rojas D, Pirrone F, et al. Cat–Owner Relationship and Cat Behaviour: Effects of the COVID-19 Confinement and Implications for Feline Management. Veterinary Sciences. 2022; 9(7):369. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9070369
Chicago/Turabian StyleRiggio, Giacomo, Carmen Borrelli, Patrizia Piotti, Anna Grondona, Angelo Gazzano, Francesco P. Di Iacovo, Jaume Fatjó, Jonathan E. Bowen, Daniel Mota-Rojas, Federica Pirrone, and et al. 2022. "Cat–Owner Relationship and Cat Behaviour: Effects of the COVID-19 Confinement and Implications for Feline Management" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 7: 369. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9070369