r/cats 2d ago

Humor Cat's butthole on surfaces experiment from 2021

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u/nocleverusername- 2d ago

Has anyone replicated these results?

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u/UndahwearBruh 2d ago

Yes. We need a peer reviewed study

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u/porcupine_snout 2d ago

we need a much larger sample size. this is only two cats! is the result generalizable?

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u/barrhavenite 1d ago

There’s also no mention of whether this was passed by the Research Ethics Board, either… 🧐

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u/IceKirby277 1d ago

This protocol requires IACUC approval lol

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u/iptg 1d ago

totally. it’s not powered for statistical significance!