Uenoyama, Reiko, Ooka, Sae, Miyazaki, Tamako, Mizumoto, Hiroki, Nishikawa, Toshio, Hurst, Jane L 
ORCID: 0000-0002-3728-9624 and Miyazaki, Masao
(2023)
Assessing the safety and suitability of using silver vine as an olfactory enrichment for cats.
iScience, 26 (10).
107848-.
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Abstract
Olfactory enrichment is a strategy that can improve welfare among animals managed in captivity, such as household domestic cats. Catnip (<i>Nepeta cataria</i>) and silver vine (<i>Actinidia polygama</i>) 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Animals, Phytochemistry, Toxicology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2023 17:05 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2023 17:06 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107848 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107848 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3177122 |
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