{"id":103,"date":"2026-09-18T18:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvm.ncsu.edu\/comparative-behavioral-research\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:24:30","slug":"cats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cvm.ncsu.edu\/comparative-behavioral-research\/publications\/cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
\n To read more about our research with cat behavior, cognition, and pain management, explore the articles and abstracts below\n <\/blockquote>\n\n\n
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Artemin\/GFRA3 Axis and TRP Channels: Molecular Insights from a Feline Model of Osteoarthritis<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Wheeler JJ, Tamamoto-Mochizuki C, Gruen ME, Lascelles BDX, Mishra S. Front. Pain Res. 7:1716651. doi: 10.3389\/fpain.2026.1716651<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Low-dose radiation therapy for idiopathic or interstitial cystitis in male cats<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Kendall A, Vaden S, Gieger T, Harris T, Gruen ME, Nolan MW. J Vet Intern Med. 2026 Jan 21;40(1):aalaf029. doi: 10.1093\/jvimsj\/aalaf029.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Feline Chronic Pain
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Monteiro BP, Taylor S, Dowgray N, Eyre K, Gruen M. Feline Med Surg. 2025 Nov;27(11):1098612X251374161. doi: 10.1177\/1098612X251374161.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Factors Affecting Sleep Among Dogs and Cats in a Veterinary Intensive Care Unit<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Devereux EA, Ejezie AV, Lynch AM, Gruen ME, LaJuett SJ, Robertson JB, Scharf VF.\u00a02025 May-Jun;35(3):225-232.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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A Non-Randomized Pilot Study to Test the Feasibility of Developing a Frailty Scale for Pet Cats<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Colleran E, Delgado M, Ren Y, German A, Gruen ME, Gunn-Moore D, Romanowski K, Simpson W, Kirson C, Keefe Ternes K, Karnia J, Temples M, Taylor S, Bain M,
Buffington T. (2025) \u00a0Front Vet Sci. 2025 Feb 26;12:1549566<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Enrichment Preferences of FIV-infected and Uninfected Laboratory-housed Cats<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Kennedy, C. J., Thomson, A. E., Griffith, E. H., Fogle, J., Lascelles, B. D. X., Meeker, R. B., . . . Gruen, M. E. (2018). Viruses, 10<\/em>(7), 1-10.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Efficacy of a Single Dose of Trazodone Hydrochloride Given to Cats Prior to Veterinary Visits to Reduce Signs of Transport- and Examination-related Anxiety<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Stevens, B. J., Frantz, E. M., Orlando, J. M., Griffith, E., Harden, L. B., Gruen, M. E., & Sherman, B. L. (2016).\u00a0Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 249<\/em>(2), 202-207.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Conditioning Laboratory Cats to Handling and Transport<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Gruen, M. E., Thomson, A. E., Clary, G. P., Hamilton, A. K., Hudson, L. C., Meeker, R. B., & Sherman, B. L. (2013). Lab Animal, 42<\/em>, 385-389.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Cognition<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Improved Neurocognitive Performance in FIV Infected Cats Following Treatment with the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor Ligand LM11A-31<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Fogle, J. E., Hudson, L., Thomson, A., Sherman, B., Gruen, M, Lascelles, B. D., . . . Meeker, R. B. (2021). Journal of NeuroVirology, 27<\/em>(2), 302-324.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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The Use of a T-maze to Measure Cognitive-motor Function in Cats (Felis catus<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Sherman, B. L., Gruen, M. E., Meeker, R. B., Milgram, B., DiRivera, C., Thomson, A., . . . Hudson, L. (2013).\u00a0Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 8<\/em>(1), 32-39.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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2024 ISFM and AAFP Consensus Guidelines on the Long-Term Use of NSAIDs in Cats<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Taylor S, Gruen ME, KuKanich K, Lascelles BDX, Monteiro B, Robertson S, Sampietro
LR, Steagall P. (2024) J Feline Med Surg. 2024 Apr;26(4):1098612X241241951<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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2022 AAHA Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Gruen, M. E., Lascelles, B. D. X., Colleran, E., Gottlieb, A., Johnson, J., Lotsikas, P., . . . Wright, B. (2022). Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association<\/em>, 58<\/em>(2), 55-76. <\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Refinement of the Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index (FMPI) and Development of the Short Term FMPI<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Enomoto, M., Lascelles, B. D. X., & Gruen, M. E. (2022). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 24<\/em>(2), 142-151.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Evaluation of a Nutritional Supplement for the Alleviation of Pain Associated with Feline Degenerative Joint Disease: A Prospective, Randomized, Stratified, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Cunningham, R., Gruen, M. E., Thomson, A., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2021). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery<\/em>, 1-13.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Frunevetmab, a Felinized Anti-nerve Growth Factor Monoclonal Antibody, for the Treatment of Pain from Osteoarthritis in Cats<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Gruen, M. E., Myers, J. A. E., Tena, J. S., Becskei C., Cleaver, D. M., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2021). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine<\/em>, 35<\/em>, 2752-2762.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Efficacy and Safety of an Anti-nerve Growth Factor Antibody (Frunevetmab) for the Treatment of Degenerative Joint Disease-associated Chronic Pain in Cats: A Multisite Pilot Field Study<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Gruen, M. E., Myers, J. A. E., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2021). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8<\/em>, 1-13.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Robenacoxib Shows Efficacy for the Treatment of Chronic Degenerative Joint Disease-associated Pain in Cats: A Randomized and Blinded Pilot Clinical Trial<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Adrian, D., King, J. N., Parrish, R. S., King, S. B., Budsberg, S. C., Gruen, M. E., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2021). Scientific Reports, 11<\/em>(1), 1-14.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Development of a Checklist for the Detection of Degenerative Joint Disease-associated Pain in Cats<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Enomoto, M., Lascelles, B. D. X., & Gruen, M. E. (2020). Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 22<\/em>(12), 1137-1147.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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