OVC Bulletin

Pet your cat for science

Posted: March 8, 2021

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Researchers at the Ontario Veterinary College are launching a new study examining how your cat responds to petting!

Participation will involve video recording a couple of petting sessions with your cat, and completing online survey check-ins over a 4-week period.

Participants must

  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Be a primary caregiver for at least one cat (eg. routine financial and care responsibilities)
  • The cat must be a least one year old.

To see if you are eligible for this study, complete the recruitment survey by following this link: http://uoguel.ph/catpetting

Individuals that are selected to participate and complete the study will be provided with a $25 gift card.

For the health of all species, including our own.

The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) is a world leader in veterinary health care, learning and research. We work at the intersection of animal, human and ecosystem health: training future veterinarians and scientists, improving the health of our animal companions, ensuring the safety of the food we eat and protecting the environment that we all share. It's been that way since 1862.

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