Brazilian owners perception of the body condition score of dogs and cats.
BMC Vet Res
; 16(1): 463, 2020 Nov 27.
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| ID: mdl-33246455
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The knowledge of how owners view the body condition of their animals is an important factor for the success of the prevention/treatment of obesity and the engagement/adherence to nutritional interventions, which are fundamental to improve the animal prognosis. For this reason, the objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of the owners regarding the body condition score of their animals, compare the perception between cat vs. dog owners, and owners from the countryside vs. metropolitan region of São Paulo State in Brazil.RESULTS:
601 dogs and 110 cats were included in this study. There was no significant difference in body condition score assigned by owners by species. Owners of dogs and cats classified by the veterinarian as ideal, overweight, and obese who disagree with body condition score assigned by veterinarian mainly underestimate the body condition score of their animals, while lean dogs' owners overestimate it. Countryside dog owners had a higher rate of disagreement with the veterinarian and more often underestimate the body condition score than owners from the metropolitan region. The owners of lean cats have the same judgments with veterinarians.CONCLUSIONS:
Owners of dogs and cats have difficulty assessing the body condition score, especially owners from countryside.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Composição Corporal
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Doenças do Gato
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Doenças do Cão
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article