How are you sleeping, my beloved dog? Healthy sleep of pet dogs as a factor of welfare: a review

• Published in: Veterinarska stanica
• Main Authors: Fomina, Anna, Vakulenko, Maya, Krakhmalev, Tikhon, Burok, Tatiana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1480
• Subjects: sleep; pet dog; polysomnography; sleep cycles; co-sleeping; sleep deprivation; san; pas ljubimac; polisomnografija; ciklusi spavanja; zajedničko spavanje; nedostatak sna; Pasa; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://hrcak.srce.hr/283707; https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/410600

Pets living in urban agglomerations are subject to numerous risk factors that provoke health problems. One of these factors is a violation of the “wakefulness-sleep” cycle. A sleep-deprived animal is in a state of serious stress, since this condition is more difficult to tolerate than food deprivation, making the animal more susceptible to health decline factors. Due to this problem, sleep hygiene plays an important role in ensuring the wellfare of pet dogs. The article provides an overview of modern studies on the specificities of the sleep-wake cycles in domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris L.). Modern data on the general physiology of mammal sleep, especially pet dogs, are examined. Methods to analyses the features of the sleep cycles of dogs and their possible disorders are given. Also, we discuss the influence of co-sleeping of a person and a dog on the quality of sleep of both. Kućni ljubimci koji žive u urbanim sredinama podložni su brojnim čimbenicima rizika koji mogu prouzročiti zdravstvene tegobe. Jedan od tih čimbenika jest i remećenje ciklusa budnostispavanja. Životinja je s nedostatkom sna u stanju ozbiljnog stresa, jer se ovo stanje podnosi teže od nedostatka hrane, stoga jer je životinja podložnija uzrocima koji narušavaju zdravlje. Zbog nedostatka sna, higijena spavanja ima važnu ulogu u osiguravanju dobrobiti psa ljubimca. U ovom članku dat je pregled suvremenih istraživanja o Kako spavaš, moj voljeni psu? Zdrav san psa ljubimca čimbenik je dobrobiti posebnostima važnosti ciklusa spavanja-budnosti domaćih pasa (Canis lupus familiaris L.). U članku se istražuju suvremeni podatci o općoj fiziologiji spavanja sisavaca, a posebice obiteljskih pasa. Prikazane su i metode za analizu karakteristika ciklusa spavanja psa i njegovih mogućih poremećaja, a u članku se napominje i utjecajzajedničkog spavanja vlasnika i psa na kvalitetu snavlasnika i psa (ljubimca).