The end-of-year holiday period introduces a range of atypical stimuli into the animal’s environment and is capable of triggering neurophysiological stress responses. Changes in routine, traveling, boarding in unfamiliar environments, and, most prominently, exposure to high-intensity auditory stimuli such as fireworks activate neuroendocrine mechanisms associated with fear, leading to clinical presentations that range from mild agitation to full panic reactions. The response t

Nowadays we are aware that the gut microbiota is fundamental not only to our health, but also to the health of our pets. The gut plays a...