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Tools for Managing Feline Problem Behaviours Psychoactive medications.

Sagi Denenberg^1,2, Maya Bräm Dubé^1,2

¹North Toronto Veterinary Behaviour Specialty Clinic, Toronto, Canada; Langford Vets, University of Bristol, UK.

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Summary

Psychoactive medications can help manage feline behavioral issues by reducing anxiety and excitability. They should complement behavior modification and environmental changes for optimal cat well-being.

Keywords:

Anxiety GABA arousal dopamine emotion fear gamma-aminobutyric acid noradrenaline psychoactive medication reactivity serotonin

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Area of Science:

Veterinary behavioral medicine
Feline psychiatry
Animal psychopharmacology

Background:

Feline problem behaviors negatively impact cat, owner, and cohabitant well-being.
Management requires considering behavior modification, environmental changes, and medications.
Medications can reduce negative emotional states but do not teach new behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

To guide veterinary practitioners in selecting, dosing, and duration of psychoactive medication use in cats.
To review commonly used, newer, and less common psychoactive medications for feline behavioral medicine.

Main Methods:

Review of psychoactive medications used in feline medicine.
Inclusion of data from human, canine, and rodent studies where feline-specific data is limited.
Consideration of anecdotal reports and expert opinions.

Main Results:

Psychoactive medications aim to improve animal well-being and aid management.
Medication use is adjunctive to behavioral and environmental modification.
Challenges include drug interactions, side effects, efficacy, and owner compliance.

Conclusions:

Careful consideration of medication choice, dosage, and duration is crucial.
Limited feline-specific research necessitates extrapolation from other species.
Psychoactive medications are valuable tools when integrated into a comprehensive behavioral management plan.