Nutritional management of domiciled cats and dogs in the municipality of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

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Levi Auto Lopes
Rosa Cavalcante Lira
Karine Silva Camargo
Elton Lima Santos

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the nutritional management of dogs and cats domiciled in the city of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, based on the owners’ profile, by means of an applied questionnaire, obtaining information on the level of education related to the feeding offered to their animals, as well as the degree of knowledge about the importance of nutrition for the health of dogs and cats. According to the interviewees, in this municipality, the presence of dogs as pets was predominant compared to cats. However, most of the owners stated that they did not have knowledge about food and did not follow a correct nutritional management of the domiciled animals, despite having been instructed by professionals. We thus conclude that awareness must be raised among the owners of dogs and cats on the importance of the correct feeding management of domiciled animals.

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AUTO LOPES, L.; CAVALCANTE LIRA, R.; SILVA CAMARGO, K.; LIMA SANTOS, E. Nutritional management of domiciled cats and dogs in the municipality of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 17, n. 3, p. 36-40, 17 Dec. 2019.
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CLÍNICA VETERINÁRIA DE PEQUENOS ANIMAIS