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Jul 29, 2015 · Fear and Anxiety Affect the Health and Life Span of Dogs Increased stress can shorten the lifespans of both humans and dogs Posted ... the more likely the dog was going to have a reduced life span.
- Acute Or Chronic Stress?
- Physiological Or Psychogenic?
- Measuring Psychogenic Stress in Dogs
- Other Stress Measurements
- When Psychogenic Stress Causes Long-Term Physiological Health Conditions
First, stress is categorized as either acute or chronic. Acute stress is modulated by the sympatho-adreno-medullary (SAM) axis. It is commonly known as the “fight or flight” syndrome and lasts for a very short period of time. Indications can include increased blood pressure and heart rate. Chronic stress is a slower response to a stressor that mani...
Now that we have the biological reaction to stress, we need to categorize what initiates the stress: physiological or psychogenic. Physiological stress is due to such issues as trauma, surgery, injections including vaccinations, sex hormonal and other hormonal changes, systemic illness and shock. Psychogenic stress is how the body responds to emoti...
Measuring cortisol in blood and in particular, saliva, has become popular these days in figuring out the stress response in dogs and other species. One study simulated a thunderstorm in a home setting. Saliva samples were collected to measure cortisol levels before, as well as 20 and 40 minutes after the exposure. During the thunderstorm, dogs pres...
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) measurement can be used to determine the stress level in humans. In dogs, we can find out their IgA level either through blood or saliva. However, there is concern that it may not be a reliable indicator of the stress level in dogs since IgA levels, like cortisol, vary during the day and may not differentiate between psychoge...
As discussed above, fear and anxiety caused by stress can impact bodily systems such as the metabolic, glandular and immune. But, do we know the exact long-term diseases that can ensue in dogs? We could not find any definitive studies that linked stress to one particular disease in dogs, but experts assert that many affected species and individuals...
Jul 1, 2010 · The causes of fear and anxiety in working dogs are multifactorial and may include inherited characteristics that differ between individuals (e.g. Goddard and Beilharz, 1982, Goddard and Beilharz, 1984a, Goddard and Beilharz, 1984b), influences of the environment (Lefebvre et al., 2007), and learned experiences during particular sensitive periods (Appleby et al., 2002) and throughout life.
- Nancy A. Dreschel
- 2010
Jul 1, 2010 · Behavior problems related to fear and anxiety are common in the domestic dog. Fear and anxiety-related problems can include separation anxiety, noise phobias and fear-related aggression (Overall, 1997). While it is known that these problems have profound effects on dogs’ interactions with their human and animal companions, the effect on their ...
- Nancy A. Dreschel
- 2010
Jan 22, 2023 · This research is an important step in exploring the relationship between fear or anxiety and the health and lifespan of companion dogs. As a correlational study, Dreshel adds, “we can hypothesize about the mechanisms of interaction and treatments that might be effective, but it is impossible to determine cause and effect of particular diseases and personality traits without longitudinal data.”
Thus, not only can health affect behaviour but behaviour can affect health. Therefore, improving or resolving any underlying stress and anxiety can be essential to the health and welfare of the pet. The first component of the stress response is the HPA axis, in which the hypothalamus releases corticotropic-releasing hormone (CRH), which stimulates the release of ACTH.
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Jul 1, 2010 · Regular exposure to anxiety-inducing stimuli over a period can negatively affect the physical, mental, or social health of the dog and thus reduce the quality of life ( Dreschel, 2010 ). According ...
