Feeding Cats for Optimal Mental and Behavioral Well-Being.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract
; 50(5): 939-953, 2020 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32653265
ABSTRACT
In this article, we review cats' feeding behaviors, and discuss ways of feeding cats that promote physical and mental/behavioral health, while providing cats with choices that allow expression of preferences. We address the management of several feeding issues that cat owners may face, such as obesity, pickiness, begging for food, and feeding in multi-cat households. Food puzzles are one way to provide environmental enrichment for cats, and food can be used in multiple ways for behavior modification in the clinical setting, including counterconditioning and differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Comportement animal
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Chats
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Aliment pour animaux
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Besoins nutritifs
Limites:
Animals
Langue:
En
Journal:
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract
Année:
2020
Type de document:
Article