4th Annual Meeting of the European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare

Dr Simona Cannas will participate in the 4th Annual Meeting of the European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare -EVCBMAW, with a poster entitled “Stress assessment in cats undergoing clinical examination in different experimental settings”. The congress was held in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) from 28 September to 1 October 2022.

Environmental olfactory enrichment could be a useful tool to reduce cat stress during the clinical visit. A reduction of stress in this situation improves the experience for the patient, provides a safer working environment for the vet and reassures the owner. It is unclear from our preliminary results whether environmental olfactory enrichment actually influences the behaviours exhibited by cats during a clinical examination and more data are needed to better understand its influence.

At the same congress will be presented the preliminary results of a project on the phenomenon of “staffette” for the adoption of dogs from Southern Italy to the North. This is a growing phenomenon that seriously endangers the welfare of these animals and often leads to problematic adoptions. The project is in collaboration with the Stray Dogs Association.