Table 1.
Time line of data collection and stressor application. All cats in the study were subjected to events on the same day.
Day 1 | Day 1 baseline SB data collection |
Day 10 | Day 10 baseline SB data collection |
Day 11 | Baseline blood collection |
Day 18- application of stressors begins | Day 1- no EE (removal of food treats, social interactions with JS, auditory EE, and playtime out of cage), new caretaker #1, change in husbandry and feeding time (from AM to PM) |
Day 19 | Day 2- no EE(removal of food treats, social interactions with JS, auditory EE, and playtime out of cage), new caretaker #2, change in husbandry and feeding time (from AM to PM) |
Day 20 | Day 3- no EE(removal of food treats, social interactions with JS, auditory EE, and playtime out of cage), new caretaker #3, change in husbandry and feeding time (from PM to AM) |
Day 21 | Day 4-no EE(removal of food treats, social interactions with JS, auditory EE, and playtime out of cage), food removed in PM |
Day 22- application of stressors ends | Day 5- no EE(removal of food treats, social interactions with JS, auditory EE, and playtime out of cage), restraint in carrier, anesthesia, blood draw |
Day 29 | End of stress period data collection |