Objects. Evaluation of most frequent feline behavioural problems and in particular of aggression behaviours. Material and methods. Assessment of Behavioural Clinic data collected in the period between November 1998 and October 2007. Results. The 53% of 87 cats was affected by human directed aggression and 47% by inter-cat aggression. About human directed aggression, 56% of cat showed offensive aggression towards human being. The majority of cats was male and between 0 and 1 year old. Age of adoption was between 0 and 50 days in 56% of cases. All subjects didn’t have the possibility to go out and didn’t cohabit with other animals. In 45% of cats the family was compound by 1 person. A anxiety related disorder was diagnosed in 56%. The favoured victim of feline attacks was owner. About inter-cat aggression, 78,5% was affected by social pressure aggression. The male cats were more represented than female, in the majority of case the age was between 1 and 5 years. 46% cohabited with 3 or more cats and with 2 or more persons. House soiling was diagnosed in 36,5% of subjects. The introduction of new cat was the triggering event in 82% of cases. Conclusions. The results are similar with literature. The male cats are more inclined to aggression than female. The age of adoption and the poor environment can promote the offensive aggression toward human being. High animal density and introduction of new cats can be triggering events of social pressure aggression toward household cats.
Obiettivi. Valutare i problemi comportamentali più frequenti nel gatto e in particolare l’aggressività Materiali e metodi. Rilievi percentuali dei dati raccolti dal Consultorio per i Problemi Comportamentali del Piccoli Animali nel periodo compreso tra novembre 1998 e ottobre 2007. Risultati. Su 87 gatti, il 53% ha riportato aggressività interspecifica e il 47% intraspecifica. Nella prima il 56% ha manifestato aggressività offensiva. Di questi la maggioranza era di sesso maschile e di età inferiore a 1 anno. L’età di adozione era tra 0 e 50 giorni nel 56% dei casi. Tutti i gatti non avevano possibilità di uscire e non convivevano con nessun altro animale. Il nucleo familiare nel 45% dei casi era composto da una sola persona. Un disturbo correlato all’ansia è stato riscontrato nel 56% dei gatti. La vittima preferita degli attacchi era il proprietario. Invece, tra i gatti con aggressività intraspecifica il 78,5% manifestava un’aggressività da pressione sociale. I maschi erano più rappresentati, l’età era compresa tra 1 e 5 anni nella maggior parte dei casi. Il 46% conviveva con più di tre gatti e con un nucleo familiare composto da due o più persone. Nel 36,5% dei soggetti è stato diagnosticato anche un disturbo eliminatorio. L’evento scatenante è stato l’introduzione di un nuovo gatto nell’82% dei casi. Conclusioni. I risultati ottenuti sono sovrapponibili con i dati presenti in letteratura. I maschi sono più propensi a manifestare aggressività. L’età di adozione e un ambiente poco stimolante possono favorire l’aggressività offensiva. L’aggressività da pressione sociale sembrerebbe favorita dall’introduzione di un nuovo gatto e dal sovraffollamento.
Focus sui problemi comportamentali del gatto : seconda parte: aggressività felina=Focus on feline behavioural disorders : part 2: feline agression / G. Berteselli, S. Cannas, M. Michelazzi, L. Volontè, C. Palestrini. - In: VETERINARIA. - ISSN 0394-3151. - 22:4(2008), pp. 27-33.
Focus sui problemi comportamentali del gatto : seconda parte: aggressività felina=Focus on feline behavioural disorders : part 2: feline agression
G. BerteselliPrimo
;S. CannasSecondo
;M. Michelazzi;C. PalestriniUltimo
2008
Abstract
Objects. Evaluation of most frequent feline behavioural problems and in particular of aggression behaviours. Material and methods. Assessment of Behavioural Clinic data collected in the period between November 1998 and October 2007. Results. The 53% of 87 cats was affected by human directed aggression and 47% by inter-cat aggression. About human directed aggression, 56% of cat showed offensive aggression towards human being. The majority of cats was male and between 0 and 1 year old. Age of adoption was between 0 and 50 days in 56% of cases. All subjects didn’t have the possibility to go out and didn’t cohabit with other animals. In 45% of cats the family was compound by 1 person. A anxiety related disorder was diagnosed in 56%. The favoured victim of feline attacks was owner. About inter-cat aggression, 78,5% was affected by social pressure aggression. The male cats were more represented than female, in the majority of case the age was between 1 and 5 years. 46% cohabited with 3 or more cats and with 2 or more persons. House soiling was diagnosed in 36,5% of subjects. The introduction of new cat was the triggering event in 82% of cases. Conclusions. The results are similar with literature. The male cats are more inclined to aggression than female. The age of adoption and the poor environment can promote the offensive aggression toward human being. High animal density and introduction of new cats can be triggering events of social pressure aggression toward household cats.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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