Dogs with chronic enteropathy and low disease activity show signs consistent with compromised emotional health compared to matched healthy control dogs

The findings suggest that a veterinary approach integrating physical and emotional dimensions of health may be of importance. Further studies are warranted to explore whether emotional interventions may influence gastrointestinal outcomes.

Authors

Gunilla Ölmedal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4199-3227)
Linda Toresson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2003-9554)
Ulrika Ludvigsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4686-1708)
Josefin Hellgren
Carrie Tooley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-0771)
Michaela Toni
Sarah Heath

Institutions

University of Liverpool (GB)
Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service (GB)
Helsingborgs lasarett (SE)
Texas A&M University (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Published: 2026-03-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.25.09.0623
Primary Topic: Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Type: article
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article

Dogs with chronic enteropathy and low disease activity show signs consistent with compromised emotional health compared to matched healthy control dogs

Gunilla Ölmedal, Linda Toresson, Ulrika Ludvigsson, Josefin Hellgren et al.

Mar 4, 2026

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Human-Animal Interaction Studies

article

Dogs with chronic enteropathy and low disease activity show signs consistent with compromised emotional health compared to matched healthy control dogs

Gunilla Ölmedal, Linda Toresson, Ulrika Ludvigsson, Josefin Hellgren, Carrie Tooley, Michaela Toni, Sarah Heath

March 4, 2026article en

Abstract

The findings suggest that a veterinary approach integrating physical and emotional dimensions of health may be of importance. Further studies are warranted to explore whether emotional interventions may influence gastrointestinal outcomes.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

University of Liverpool (GB), Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service (GB), Helsingborgs lasarett (SE), Texas A&M University (US)

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Human-Animal Interaction Studies

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