Urinary monitoring of adrenal responses to psychological stressors in domestic and nondomestic felids

The potential of assessing adrenal responses to psychological stressors through the radioimmunoassay of free cortisol in urine was examined in the domestic cat ( Felis catus ) and in three nondomestic felid species ( Felis geoffroyi, Felis bengalensis , and Felis concolor ). To determine the approximate clearance rate of an acute increase in glucocorticoid secretion, serial plasma and bladder urine samples were collected from eight domestic cats...