Valavi, Elham https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4759-2977
Mohri, Mehrdad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3756-8890
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (3/57147)
Article History
Received: 28 January 2025
Accepted: 13 May 2025
First Online: 17 May 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This manuscript reports on a study involving domestic cats and adheres to the ethical standards set forth in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. All animal studies were approved by the appropriate ethics committee of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (IR.UM.REC.1401.028, 30.10.2021), ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines for the treatment of animals in research. The involvement of each cat was approved by its owner. Cat owners provided informed consent for participation and filled out a questionnaire about their cats.