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The Thinking Pets Program

Cats

Publications and Past Research

To read more about our research with cat behavior, cognition, and pain management, explore the articles and abstracts below

Behavior

Enrichment Preferences of FIV-infected and Uninfected Laboratory-housed Cats

Kennedy, C. J., Thomson, A. E., Griffith, E. H., Fogle, J., Lascelles, B. D. X., Meeker, R. B., . . . Gruen, M. E. (2018). Viruses, 10(7), 1-10.

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Efficacy of a Single Dose of Trazodone Hydrochloride Given to Cats Prior to Veterinary Visits to Reduce Signs of Transport- and Examination-related Anxiety 

Stevens, B. J., Frantz, E. M., Orlando, J. M., Griffith, E., Harden, L. B., Gruen, M. E., & Sherman, B. L. (2016). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 249(2), 202-207.

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Conditioning Laboratory Cats to Handling and Transport

Gruen, M. E., Thomson, A. E., Clary, G. P., Hamilton, A. K., Hudson, L. C., Meeker, R. B., & Sherman, B. L. (2013). Lab Animal, 42, 385-389.

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Cognition

Improved Neurocognitive Performance in FIV Infected Cats Following Treatment with the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor Ligand LM11A-31

Fogle, J. E., Hudson, L., Thomson, A., Sherman, B., Gruen, M, Lascelles, B. D., . . . Meeker, R. B. (2021). Journal of NeuroVirology, 27(2), 302-324.

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The Use of a T-maze to Measure Cognitive-motor Function in Cats (Felis catus)

Sherman, B. L., Gruen, M. E., Meeker, R. B., Milgram, B., DiRivera, C., Thomson, A., . . . Hudson, L. (2013). Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 8(1), 32-39.

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pain manangement

2022 AAHA Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats

Gruen, M. E., Lascelles, B. D. X., Colleran, E., Gottlieb, A., Johnson, J., Lotsikas, P., . . . Wright, B. (2022). Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 58(2), 55-76.

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Refinement of the Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index (FMPI) and Development of the Short Term FMPI

Enomoto, M., Lascelles, B. D. X., & Gruen, M. E. (2022). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 24(2), 142-151.

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Evaluation of a Nutritional Supplement for the Alleviation of Pain Associated with Feline Degenerative Joint Disease: A Prospective, Randomized, Stratified, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial

Cunningham, R., Gruen, M. E., Thomson, A., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2021). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 1-13.

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Frunevetmab, a Felinized Anti-nerve Growth Factor Monoclonal Antibody, for the Treatment of Pain from Osteoarthritis in Cats

Gruen, M. E., Myers, J. A. E., Tena, J. S., Becskei C., Cleaver, D. M., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2021). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 35, 2752-2762.

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Efficacy and Safety of an Anti-nerve Growth Factor Antibody (Frunevetmab) for the Treatment of Degenerative Joint Disease-associated Chronic Pain in Cats: A Multisite Pilot Field Study

Gruen, M. E., Myers, J. A. E., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2021). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 1-13.

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Robenacoxib Shows Efficacy for the Treatment of Chronic Degenerative Joint Disease-associated Pain in Cats: A Randomized and Blinded Pilot Clinical Trial

Adrian, D., King, J. N., Parrish, R. S., King, S. B., Budsberg, S. C., Gruen, M. E., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2021). Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-14.

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Development of a Checklist for the Detection of Degenerative Joint Disease-associated Pain in Cats

Enomoto, M., Lascelles, B. D. X., & Gruen, M. E. (2020). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 22(12), 1137-1147.

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