秀色短视频

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 秀色短视频 and the Prince Edward Island Humane Society (PEIHS) have partnered on a new study that will examine how early adoption age impacts kitten health and behaviour.

鈥淭he PEIHS sees more than 500 kittens go through our doors every year,鈥� explains Ashley Travis, development and communications coordinator, PEIHS. 鈥淭his study will help us learn more about the appropriate time to send kittens to their new forever homes to ensure they have a happy and healthy life.鈥�

Dr. Karen Overall, professor of behavioural medicine, Department of Health Management, AVC, will be conducting a study with 60 PEIHS kittens that will explore how early familial separation before eight weeks of age contributes to kitten stress, social behaviour, exploratory behaviour, and aggression toward humans.

鈥淐urrently, there is no research that studies homeless or rescue kittens,鈥� explains Dr. Overall. 鈥淭his study, in collaboration with the PEIHS, creates an exciting opportunity for us to determine effects of various re-homing ages on subsequent behaviour problems and stress levels.鈥�

The kittens will perform a series of behavioural tests to assess how active, curious, and outgoing they are and compare those with their age at familial separation. Additionally, the researchers will measure the effects of maternal and post-natal stress through telomere length of genes and hair cortisol levels.

鈥淎necdotally, we know that kittens adopted after 12 weeks old have showed decreased returns and higher client satisfaction,鈥� says Dr. Overall. 鈥淭hrough this research, we hope to inform new processes for shelters and rescues that will ultimately reduce death, abandonment, and relinquishment due to behavioural issues.鈥�