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11/19/2018 1 Practical Pheromone Use in  Shelters Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW Veterinary Services Specialist Ceva Animal Health [email protected] Synthetic analogues of: Appeasing pheromones – ADAPTIL ® and FELIWAY Multicat ® Ceva’s Pheromones ADAPTIL® 15 years of research and customer satisfaction Indications Noise phobias Separation anxiety Travel Puppy socialization and training Decreasing stress in shelters and veterinary clinics
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Page 1: Practical Pheromone Use in Shelters · 2018-11-19 · 11/19/2018 1 Practical Pheromone Use in Shelters Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW Veterinary Services Specialist Ceva Animal

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Practical Pheromone Use 

in  SheltersValarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAWVeterinary Services SpecialistCeva Animal [email protected]

• Synthetic analogues of:

–Appeasing pheromones – ADAPTIL® and FELIWAY Multicat®

Ceva’s Pheromones

ADAPTIL®

• 15 years of research and customer satisfaction 

• Indications

–Noise phobias

–Separation anxiety

–Travel

–Puppy socialization and training

–Decreasing stress in shelters and veterinary clinics

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Barking in the Shelter

Tod, et al. 2005. Efficacy of dog appeasing pheromone in reducing stress and fear related behaviour in shelter dogs  

BlindedPlacebo controlled

37 Treatment 17 Control

In a kennel with diffusersBarking measured in decibels  over time 

and under different test conditions 

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Barking in the Shelter

Barlow, et al 2009. Proceedings of the Companion Animal Behaviour Therapy Study Group, 

BlindedPlacebo controlled

31 Adaptil collars29 Placebo collars30 Control

Barking frequency measured on days 2 and 10 after admission.

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What About The New Puppy/Dog?

Decreases night time waking

Decreases vocalization Decreases signs of fear 

associated with novelty

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Recently Adopted Dogs

Newly adopted dogs behavior improved over a period of 2 months with the use of Adaptil

diffusers.

FELIWAY® MultiCat

• Relatively new

• Several peer reviewed published studies

• Copy of feline appeasing pheromone

• Indications

–Conflict between cats in the multi cat household

• Synthetic analogues of:

–Feline facial pheromone  (F3) – FELIWAY Classic®

Ceva’s Pheromones

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FELIWAY® CLASSIC

• 20 years of research and customer satisfaction

• Copy of a feline facial pheromone

• Indications

oTravel

oUrine marking

oVeterinary visits

o Movingo Scratchingo Hiding

FELIWAY® Classic Research

Contreras, et al. 2017 Effect of a Pheromone on Stress‐Associated Reactivation of Feline Herpesvirus‐1 in Experimentally Inoculated Kittens

Effects of Feliway® Classic on Stress

Randomized double blind, placebo controlled 

trial

12 purpose bred kittens infected 

with FHV‐1

8 week study period 

alternated between group and individual housing

Feliwaykittens 

experienced less 

sneezing

Pheromone decreased signs of stress

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FELISCRATCH by FELIWAY®

• Close to 10 years of research

• Copy of interdigital pheromone 

• Indications

–Inappropriate scratching

117 households/166 catsProvided with new postsInstructed on application

79.7% of cats started scratching the post within 7 days.This percentage reached 87% at D 28.

Feliscratch by Feliway® Data

Synergism with Feliway

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Questions?