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Besides demographic parameters, variables related to the daily management of dogs and cats were analyzed in relation to behavioral problems, stress-related behaviors, and anxiety-related behaviors before and during the lockdown. A total of 261 questionnaires were collected. In general, behavioral problems and stress-related behaviors in dogs (p &lt; 0.001) and cats (p &lt; 0.001) decreased DL compared to BL, while anxiety-related behaviors in cats did not show any differences between the two periods considered. On the other hand, anxiety-related behaviors were more frequent in dogs DL (36.3%) compared to BL (35%), which were associated with reduced frequency of play activities with the owners (p = 0.016) and altered sleeping habits (p &lt; 0.01). During the lockdown, dogs\u2019 and cats\u2019 daily routines and management (feeding and sleeping habits, dogs\u2019 walks, dogs\u2019 and cats\u2019 play activities, litter box management, and cats\u2019 lifestyle) experienced changes, but they were not associated with any behavioral issues. On the other hand, the behavioral issues considered for dogs and cats were more frequent BL, which were influenced by the daily management of the pets. The current study showed how critical the attention the owners can provide to the pets could be, to improve their companion animals\u2019 welfare. Therefore, it is important to provide pet owners with behavioral management support both during particularly difficult periods such as a lockdown and during regular daily routines.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani12192596","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,28]],"date-time":"2022-09-28T20:58:47Z","timestamp":1664398727000},"page":"2596","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Changes in the Dog\u2019s and Cat\u2019s Behaviors, as Reported by the Owners, before and during the Lockdown in China"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0987-791X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sara","family":"Platto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Agathe","family":"Serres","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 28 Luhuitou Road, Jiyang District, Sanya 572000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3978-1487","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Simona","family":"Normando","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, 35020 Padua, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanqing","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"China Conservation and Green Development Foundation, Beijing 110108, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5347-2245","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dennis C.","family":"Turner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for applied Ethology and Animal Psychology, I.E.A.P.\/I.E.T., 8810 Horgen, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Attachment and Perceived Stress among Pet Owners before and during the Lockdown in China","volume":"5","author":"Platto","year":"2022","journal-title":"People Anim. 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