Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 This is a study about noise intolerance in dogs. Sound like a familiar phenomenon? It's worth participating just to see what the other accompanying sysmptoms are. I have written the project leader about possible vaccine influence. _____________________________________________________________ Dear all, Happy new year, I hope you all had a chance to relax over the holidays and are refreshed for the new year. We are currently running a large project on noise fears and would appreciate the help of all dog owners out there. We need responses from both those with and without noise fearful dogs as we are conducting an extensive epidemiological study to examine risk factors and aetiology in different populations. It has taken some time to set up the database, but we hope we can now attract several thousand respondents. Please pass on the press release below to anyone, anywhere who may be able to help. Can you encourage clients to complete the questionnaire as well. Many thanks Press release Distressed dogs - a new investigation At this time of year it is easy to forget that many dogs are scared of noises, such as fireworks etc., but if you own one such animal, then you know how sad it can be to see your faithful companion suffer. Indeed it has been estimated that perhaps 20% or more dogs may suffer from this problem in one form or another. They tremble and pant and may harm either themselves and/or their owners in their panic to escape. Methods have been developed to help these animals and are available from vets or behaviour clinics across the country, but still some animals don't respond to these treatments and surprising as it may seem, we know very little about how these problems come about. Whilst some clearly follow a bad experience many do not. Therefore, researchers in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the University of Lincoln have instigated a global study of the problem of noise fears in dogs. This research aims to look more closely at the possible causes of these fears and how they respond to treatment by comparing the backgrounds of dogs that are afraid of noises and those that are not. A number of scenarios are being explored on the basis of what we know about how these problems develop in people and indeed this study may even help us understand the human problem better too! The team need to hear from all types of dog owner, whether their dogs are afraid of noises (e.g., thunderstorms or fireworks etc or not. An online questionnaire has been set up at <http://hemswell.lincoln.ac.uk/~slawson/dogs_and_noise/> It should only take 5-15 minutes of your time to complete, but will help us to make real progress in understanding this problem. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Kumiko Iimura kiimura @ lincoln.ac.uk. S. Mills BVSc PhD ILTM CBiol MIBiol MRCVS Professor & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine Animal Behaviour, Cognition & Welfare Group University of Lincoln, Dept of Biological Sciences, Riseholme Park, Lincoln, U.K. LN2 2LG tel 44 (0)1522 895356 email dmills @ lincoln.ac.uk web page: <http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/dbs/staff/479.asp> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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