Owner׳s Perception for Detecting Feline Body Condition Based on Questionnaire and Scores

• Published in: Topics in companion animal medicine Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 122 - 124
• Main Authors: Peron, Letícia, Rahal, Sheila C., Castilho, Maíra S., Melchert, Alessandra, Vassalo, Flávia G., Mesquita, Luciane R., Kano, Washington T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2016
• Subjects: activities; Animals; Body Composition; body score; Brazil; cat; Cat Diseases - diagnosis; Cat Diseases - physiopathology; Cats; Female; Humans; Male; obesity; Observer Variation; Ownership; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; body score; activities; obesity; cat

To evaluate the owner׳s ability to identify body condition in cats, based on questionnaire and scores, as well as to obtain others׳ information about the cat and the owner that may be related to the body condition. Seventy-seven owned cats, aged above 11 months, were evaluated. Initially, informatio...