The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech Republic
Maintaining appropriate living conditions and good health of the animals should be one of the main priorities of cat shelters. The aim of this study was to assess the morbidity of shelter cats on the basis of analysis of the shelter health records in terms of the nature and quantity of medicaments a...
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| author | Veronika Vojtkovská Michal Kaluža Eva Voslářová Vladimír Večerek Lenka Tomečková |
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| description | Maintaining appropriate living conditions and good health of the animals should be one of the main priorities of cat shelters. The aim of this study was to assess the morbidity of shelter cats on the basis of analysis of the shelter health records in terms of the nature and quantity of medicaments and other supportive products administered in two no-kill shelters in the Czech Republic. The subject of the study were the health records of 1,884 cats, which were admitted to the selected shelters from 1.1.2013 to 31.12.2021 and their stay in the shelter was terminated in the monitored period. More than half of all cats whose records were analyzed had at least one health record made during their stay in the shelter. The overall length of stay of cats in the shelter (regardless of the outcome) in which one or more health records were found was significantly longer compared to the length of stay of cats without any health records. The highest number of health records was found in kittens <6 months old. Antibiotics, antiparasitics, and complementary/protective substances were the most used among all administered drugs. Broad-spectrum antibiotics have been administered to cats most often. In terms of classification of antibiotics according to the active substance, the most used antibiotics were penicillins, tetracyclines, and fluoroquinolones. Antibiotics were mostly used to treat diseases related to the upper and lower respiratory tract and their symptoms and gastrointestinal problems. The findings of the study contribute to understanding health problems and approaches to treating the shelter cats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d26d001aa984e6cb13af6130a3499a72022-12-22T04:17:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692022-12-01910.3389/fvets.2022.10251971025197The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech RepublicVeronika Vojtkovská0Michal Kaluža1Eva Voslářová2Vladimír Večerek3Lenka Tomečková4Department of Animal Protection and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, CzechiaDepartment of Animal Protection and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, CzechiaDepartment of Animal Protection and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, CzechiaDepartment of Animal Protection and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, CzechiaDepartment of Public Veterinary Medicine and Animal Welfare, The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Košice, SlovakiaMaintaining appropriate living conditions and good health of the animals should be one of the main priorities of cat shelters. The aim of this study was to assess the morbidity of shelter cats on the basis of analysis of the shelter health records in terms of the nature and quantity of medicaments and other supportive products administered in two no-kill shelters in the Czech Republic. The subject of the study were the health records of 1,884 cats, which were admitted to the selected shelters from 1.1.2013 to 31.12.2021 and their stay in the shelter was terminated in the monitored period. More than half of all cats whose records were analyzed had at least one health record made during their stay in the shelter. The overall length of stay of cats in the shelter (regardless of the outcome) in which one or more health records were found was significantly longer compared to the length of stay of cats without any health records. The highest number of health records was found in kittens <6 months old. Antibiotics, antiparasitics, and complementary/protective substances were the most used among all administered drugs. Broad-spectrum antibiotics have been administered to cats most often. In terms of classification of antibiotics according to the active substance, the most used antibiotics were penicillins, tetracyclines, and fluoroquinolones. Antibiotics were mostly used to treat diseases related to the upper and lower respiratory tract and their symptoms and gastrointestinal problems. The findings of the study contribute to understanding health problems and approaches to treating the shelter cats.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.1025197/fullshelter catmorbiditytreatmentdrugslength of stay |
| spellingShingle | Veronika Vojtkovská Michal Kaluža Eva Voslářová Vladimír Večerek Lenka Tomečková The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech Republic Frontiers in Veterinary Science shelter cat morbidity treatment drugs length of stay |
| title | The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech Republic |
| title_full | The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech Republic |
| title_fullStr | The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech Republic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech Republic |
| title_short | The morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the Czech Republic |
| title_sort | morbidity and the spectrum of applied drugs in shelter cats in the czech republic |
| topic | shelter cat morbidity treatment drugs length of stay |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.1025197/full |
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