20.500.12556/RUL-169043 Behavioral changes in cats following deslorelin implantation or surgical gonadectomy Few studies address behavioral changes after deslorelin treatment in cats. As increasingly more owners opt for pharmacological sterilization, understanding deslorelin effects on behavior is critical. This multicentric study compared behavioral changes in cats that were surgically sterilized with those that were treated with deslorelin using an anonymous survey of 19 behavioral changes. Owners of deslorelin-implanted cats completed two questionnaires related to the flare-up and downregulation periods, while owners of gonadectomized cats completed only one questionnaire. A total of 66 answers were collected (24 for surgical sterilization, 24 for flare-up, and 18 for downregulation). Decrease in urine marking, excessive vocalization, intact male cat urine odor, and disobedience were significantly higher in downregulated cats compared to gonadectomized ones. In the flare-up group, 68% of females exhibited behavioral manifestation of induced heat. Males displayed flare-up behaviors less frequently and intensively than females after implantation with deslorelin. Age at sterilization exerted a significant effect on five behaviors in deslorelin-implanted cats. Owners of deslorelin treated cats in the downregulation phase reported a more pronounced decrease in undesirable behaviors than the owners of surgically sterilized cats. felines flare-up pharmacological sterilization castration true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2025-05-08 11:36:34 2025-05-08 11:36:38 2025-10-13 11:02:27 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 15 str. iss. 5, art. 430 Vol. 12 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 617:618.1:636.09 2306-7381 10.3390/vetsci12050430 234925571 Behavioral-Zakosek_Pipan.pdf Behavioral-Zakosek_Pipan.pdf 1 354517818CF649A07645D7C2722A8F97 7cfdd73ade785213506dec7a57d287c18255fcc2111edddb659fe5b0d7bb14db 4ecb7020-2bef-11f0-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=210168 https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/12/5/430 1 beb373e4-2bee-11f0-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=210165 Veterinarska fakulteta 0 0 0