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022 Diets and Pheromones with Dr Hannah Rowles from SV Animal Health Dubai


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Episode 22 – Diets and Pheromones with Dr Hannah Rowles from SV Animal Health Dubai

 

This is an episode you won’t want to miss if you are looking for products to support your pet’s behavioural health without the prescription of psychotropic medication.

 

In this episode, Dr Katrin chats to the wonderful Dr Hannah Rowles, veterinarian, and Head of Scientific Communications at SV Animal Health, one of the largest veterinary health supply companies in the Middle East.

 

Their conversation begins by taking a look at the Royal Canin Calm Diet, a veterinary prescription diet for cats and small dogs that contains a number of ingredients that promote behavioural health and wellbeing. Dr Katrin explains how she uses the diet in her behaviour patients, and both stress the practicalities and economic gains when using a diet (you feed your pet anyway!) as a therapeutic agent.

 

They then move on to chatting about another wonderful group of products, the pheromone products, specifically Feliway® and Adaptil®, which are both made by Ceva, and how they can successfully be implemented into a treatment plan for complex behaviour cases, but also how they are so beneficial in many everyday life situations.

 

Here are some takeaways from the episode:

1.      When using diets and supplements, always make sure you are choosing products based on scientific evidence.

2.      Diets are a great way to positively influence your pet’s health without breaking the bank! You feed your pet anyway, so why not choose a diet that will enhance their health and wellbeing!

3.      Diets and pheromones are GREAT options for multi-pet households (think herd health!).

4.      EVERY puppy should have the benefit of an Adaptil® puppy collar to help them adjust to their new life, family, and environment!

 

Here are the scientific papers mentioned by Dr Katrin and Dr Hannah in this episode:

·         DePorter, T. L., Bledsoe, D. L., Beck, A., & Ollivier, E. (2019). Evaluation of the efficacy of an appeasing pheromone diffuser product vs placebo for management of feline aggression in multi-cat households: a pilot study. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 21(4), 293–305. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X18774437

·         Pereira, J. S., Fragoso, S., Beck, A., Lavigne, S., Varejão, A. S., & da Graça Pereira, G. (2016). Improving the feline veterinary consultation: the usefulness of Feliway spray in reducing cats’ stress. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 18(12), 959–964. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X15599420

·         Chadwin, R. M., Bain, M. J., & Kass, P. H. (2017). Effect of a synthetic feline facial pheromone product on stress scores and incidence of upper respiratory tract infection in shelter cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 251(4), 413–420. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.251.4.413

 

·         Landsberg, G., Milgram, B., Mougeot, I., Kelly, S., & de Rivera, C. (2017). Therapeutic effects of an alpha-casozepine and L-tryptophan supplemented diet on fear and anxiety in the cat. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 19(6), 594–602. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X16669399

·         Griffith, C. A., Steigerwald, E. S., & Buffington, C. A. T. (2000). Effects of a synthetic facial pheromone on behavior of cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 217(8), 1154–1156. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.2000.217.1154

 

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