Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats
Summary: Olfactory enrichment is a strategy that can improve welfare among animals managed in captivity, such as household domestic cats. Catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) that produce iridoids are used as olfactory enrichments for cats, but little is known about the safet...
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| author | Reiko Uenoyama Sae Ooka Tamako Miyazaki Hiroki Mizumoto Toshio Nishikawa Jane L. Hurst Masao Miyazaki |
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| description | Summary: Olfactory enrichment is a strategy that can improve welfare among animals managed in captivity, such as household domestic cats. Catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) that produce iridoids are used as olfactory enrichments for cats, but little is known about the safety or the best plant resources to use that maximize positive cat responses. We report physiological effects and suitable harvest and drying methods for using silver vine as olfactory enrichment. Continuous exposure of cats to silver vine showed no hallmarks of addictive behavior, while blood indicators of stress and hepatic or renal injury showed no increase in cats stimulated with it. Drying the leaves changed the iridoid profile, enhancing the feline response. In conclusion, dried silver vine leaves are the most suitable resource for developing olfactory enrichment that maximizes feline typical response, which would not result in dependence, stress, or toxicity to the liver or kidneys in cats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28675acc77134ff4897e3179e78b5b132023-10-28T05:08:44ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422023-10-012610107848Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for catsReiko Uenoyama0Sae Ooka1Tamako Miyazaki2Hiroki Mizumoto3Toshio Nishikawa4Jane L. Hurst5Masao Miyazaki6Department of Bioresources Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, JapanLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, JapanCooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, JapanLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, JapanLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, JapanMammalian Behaviour & Evolution Group, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston CH64 7TE, UKDepartment of Bioresources Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan; Department of Biological Chemistry and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan; Corresponding authorSummary: Olfactory enrichment is a strategy that can improve welfare among animals managed in captivity, such as household domestic cats. Catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) that produce iridoids are used as olfactory enrichments for cats, but little is known about the safety or the best plant resources to use that maximize positive cat responses. We report physiological effects and suitable harvest and drying methods for using silver vine as olfactory enrichment. Continuous exposure of cats to silver vine showed no hallmarks of addictive behavior, while blood indicators of stress and hepatic or renal injury showed no increase in cats stimulated with it. Drying the leaves changed the iridoid profile, enhancing the feline response. In conclusion, dried silver vine leaves are the most suitable resource for developing olfactory enrichment that maximizes feline typical response, which would not result in dependence, stress, or toxicity to the liver or kidneys in cats.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223019259AnimalsToxicologyPhytochemistry |
| spellingShingle | Reiko Uenoyama Sae Ooka Tamako Miyazaki Hiroki Mizumoto Toshio Nishikawa Jane L. Hurst Masao Miyazaki Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats iScience Animals Toxicology Phytochemistry |
| title | Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats |
| title_full | Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats |
| title_short | Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats |
| title_sort | assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats |
| topic | Animals Toxicology Phytochemistry |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223019259 |
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