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A Meta-Analysis of Studies of Treatments for Feline Urine Spraying

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  • Daniel S Mills
  • Sarah E Redgate
  • Gary M Landsberg

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Feline urine spraying inside the home is a common problem behaviour that owners seek advice for from veterinarians. Individual trials relating to a variety of interventions produce variable results, and to date, no consensus on the value of different treatments has emerged. This study therefore aimed to meta-analyse, current data from appropriate published clinical trials that evaluate treatments for feline urine spraying. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for study selection were predefined and methodological quality was assessed by two independent reviewers. Ten studies in nine publications that either evaluated pharmacotherapy or pheromonatherapy (the use of a synthetic analogue of the F3 facial fraction in the cat) were suitable for analysis. There was a significant (P

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  • Daniel S Mills & Sarah E Redgate & Gary M Landsberg, 2011. "A Meta-Analysis of Studies of Treatments for Feline Urine Spraying," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(4), pages 1-10, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0018448
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018448
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    1. Naïma Kasbaoui & Jonathan Cooper & Daniel S Mills & Oliver Burman, 2016. "Effects of Long-Term Exposure to an Electronic Containment System on the Behaviour and Welfare of Domestic Cats," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(9), pages 1-20, September.

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