Behavioral Differences Between Indoor and Indoor-Otdoor Felines Elizabeth Terilli
Feline Development 37 million felines in American hoseholds (73 million in America) (ASPCA 2015) 50-60% are indoor Socialization begins at early stages in life - two-seven weeks (Beaver, 2015) Anxiety develops from 12-36 months (Beaver, 2015) Solitary hnters and territorial animals http://blog.minitab.c om/ blog/t he- stats-cat/a- look- at- pet- owners hip-nmbers- with -the-stats -cat
Adoption and Ethanasia 7.6 million sheltered cats yearly, 37% adopted (ASPCA, 2015) 1.4 million felines ethanized yearly (ASPCA, 2015) Adoption isses leading to ethanasia, relinqishment (Jongman, 2007) https://d3td2int7n7fhj.clodfront.net/cdn/farftre/gwaoasvxz6u2pgjnrjecf0gyga1fsq4wfsrr Zw-EOB8/mtime:1447700819/sites/defalt/files/Eth_species.PNG
Addressing Feline Behavioral Problems Gentling a type of relaxed petting (Gorkow, 2014) Adopting cat at a yong age (Stella, 2014) Drg therapy sed to decrease elimination/rination (Beaver, 2004) Parameters (sch as bondaries) for cats can be beneficial in a mlti-animal environment (Heldenberger, 1997) Daily play with felines (Arhent, 2013)
Hman-Feline Interactions The more daily play there is, the more commnication there will be (De Gracca, et al., 2014) Commitment and loyalty can inflence the level of interaction (Frank, 2015) Stress can come from lack of environmental management, mistrst, and miscommnication (Wedl, 2011)
Indoor Verss Indoor-Otdoor Felines Indoor-otdoor have a shorter life span Indoor felines exhibit more attachment behaviors (Şerbănoi, 2006) Indoor-otdoor felines showed higher play and aggressive behaviors (Şerbănoi, 2006) Şerbănoi, Carmena. "COMPARATIVE STUDY REGARDING SOME BEHAVIOR ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC FELINES RAISED INSIDE WITH AND WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF GOING OUTSIDE."ResearchGate. ResearchGate, Feb. 2006. Web. 14 Dec. 2016.
Research Qestion What are the behavioral differences of an indoor feline verss an indoor-otdoor feline?
Goals Helps to solve social and commnication problems between owners and felines Decrease the risk of stress and separation anxiety
Hypotheses H 0 : There will be no differences in how the indoor or indoorotdoor feline interacts with their owner. H 1 : If the indoor-otdoor feline is more cognitively aware of the otdoors, then they will interact less with their owner. H 2 : If the indoor feline is less cognitively aware of the otdoors, then they will be more interactive with their owners.
Methods 1. (Eleven) Felines, adjstment period of 10-15 mintes 2. Informed consent & srvey 3. Toys are handed ot to owners 4. Observation of seven mintes (felines and owners) 5. Recording of data 6. Felines are broght back into cages 7. Stipend
Srvey
Age Gender Mlti-Cat or Single Cat Indoor or Indoor-Otdoor Felines 13 Female Mlti-cat Indoor-otdoor 15 Female Mlti-cat Indoor 4.5 Male Mlti-cat Indoor-otdoor 3 Female Single cat Indoor 8 Male Mlti-cat Indoor-otdoor 3 Female Mlti-cat Indoor 2 Male Mlti-cat Indoor 5 Male Mlti-cat Indoor-otdoor 5 Female Mlti-cat Indoor-otdoor 1 Female Single cat Indoor 3 Male Mlti-cat Indoor-otdoor
Ears Perked Looked ot window Unengaged with Owner F#1 F#1 F#1 F#1 Engaged with Owner Ppil dilation Relaxed Exploring Environment F#2 F#2 F#2 M#1 M#1 M#1 M#1 F#3 F#3 F#3 M#2 M#2 M#2 M#3 M#3 M#3 M#3 F#4 F#4 F#4 F#4 F#4 M#4 M#4 M#4 M#4 F#5 F#6 F#6 F#6 F#6 F#6 F#6 M#5 M#5 M#5
9 Feline Interactions 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 0 Ears Perked Looked ot Window Unengaged with Owner Ppil Dilation Relaxed Exploring Environment Engaged with Owner
7 Indoor-Otdoor Felines Response to Bird Calls 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 0 Harsh meow Wagging Tail Head/eyes focs Head tilt Ppil Dilation
Indoor-Felines (ot of 5) Indoor-Otdoor Felines (ot of 6) Chi-Sqared Ears perked 4 4 3.256 Ppil dilation 4 4 3.256 Looked ot window 3 4 1.317 Exploring environment 4 1 5.02 Relaxed 4 0 11.85 Engaged with owner 4 1 5.03 Total Felines: 11 Avg.: 4.95
Feline Behavior Comparisons Total Felines: 11 Engaged with owner Relaxed Exploring environment Looked ot window Ppil dilation Ears perked 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Indoor-Felines (ot of 5) Indoor-Otdoor Felines (ot of 6) Chi-Sqared
Discssion P-vale >.05 Feline type did not affect stdy Feline adjstment period, anxiety or changes in environment Mlti-cat vs. single cat
Conclsion More time felines spent otside, less receptive they were to owners Significantly different behaviors Bird calls identified receptive behaviors Confirms indoor felines show more attached behaviors to their owners
Ftre Research Larger data set Stdy gender roles of felines Frther assess behavioral differences Stdying felines in environments Vocalization Feline interactions with other animals
Acknowledgments Mr. Michael Inglis, Mrs. Annmarie O Brien, Mrs. Melissa Carnahan Pala Garber Helena Terilli, Terence Terilli http://lifelinecatbehavior.com/pala-garber/
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