Dog Owners’ Attitude toward Veterinary Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance with a Focus on Canine Diarrhea Management
An ad hoc questionnaire was designed in order to investigate AMR knowledge amongst Italian dog owners, owner expectations concerning pharmacological treatment of canine AD, and client attitudes towards and compliance with alternative strategies to antimicrobial administration. A total of 250 questio...
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| author | Alessia Candellone Paola Badino Flavia Girolami Ugo Ala Floriana Mina Rosangela Odore |
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| description | An ad hoc questionnaire was designed in order to investigate AMR knowledge amongst Italian dog owners, owner expectations concerning pharmacological treatment of canine AD, and client attitudes towards and compliance with alternative strategies to antimicrobial administration. A total of 250 questionnaires were returned. Most of respondents were female, aged 36–70 and workers. More than a half of participants owned one dog with mixed breed, with Labrador retriever, golden retriever, dachshund, and border collie being the most represented breeds. On average, each dog was treated with an oral antibiotic 1.044 times per year. Intestinal diseases were among the main reasons (19%) for antibiotic prescription. Oral antibiotic courses without veterinary consultation (21%) and anticipated termination of the therapy (17.1%) were less common than reported elsewhere. The majority of respondents knew the meaning of AMR with a significant inverse association between the level of education and the tendency to administer antimicrobials without consulting a clinician (<i>p</i> = 0.004). Most of the owners expected a rapid recovery of clinical signs after a first episode of AD and accepted natural dietary supplementation for treating the condition. Ninety-five percent of the respondents believed that public funding should be spent to study AMR. Even though an acceptable degree of AMR awareness emerged, we feel that further efforts should be made to increase public AMR knowledge and to stimulate proactive measures to fight the phenomenon. On the other hand, the development of guidelines for the treatment of uncomplicated canine AD would help clinicians to rationalize antimicrobial use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9e45c46952c4e5ab6c0fbcf7ea02f842023-11-17T09:11:48ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-03-01136106110.3390/ani13061061Dog Owners’ Attitude toward Veterinary Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance with a Focus on Canine Diarrhea ManagementAlessia Candellone0Paola Badino1Flavia Girolami2Ugo Ala3Floriana Mina4Rosangela Odore5Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyDuregger srl, 12038 Savigliano, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyAn ad hoc questionnaire was designed in order to investigate AMR knowledge amongst Italian dog owners, owner expectations concerning pharmacological treatment of canine AD, and client attitudes towards and compliance with alternative strategies to antimicrobial administration. A total of 250 questionnaires were returned. Most of respondents were female, aged 36–70 and workers. More than a half of participants owned one dog with mixed breed, with Labrador retriever, golden retriever, dachshund, and border collie being the most represented breeds. On average, each dog was treated with an oral antibiotic 1.044 times per year. Intestinal diseases were among the main reasons (19%) for antibiotic prescription. Oral antibiotic courses without veterinary consultation (21%) and anticipated termination of the therapy (17.1%) were less common than reported elsewhere. The majority of respondents knew the meaning of AMR with a significant inverse association between the level of education and the tendency to administer antimicrobials without consulting a clinician (<i>p</i> = 0.004). Most of the owners expected a rapid recovery of clinical signs after a first episode of AD and accepted natural dietary supplementation for treating the condition. Ninety-five percent of the respondents believed that public funding should be spent to study AMR. Even though an acceptable degree of AMR awareness emerged, we feel that further efforts should be made to increase public AMR knowledge and to stimulate proactive measures to fight the phenomenon. On the other hand, the development of guidelines for the treatment of uncomplicated canine AD would help clinicians to rationalize antimicrobial use.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/6/1061antimicrobial resistancedogscanine acute diarrheapet ownerssurvey |
| spellingShingle | Alessia Candellone Paola Badino Flavia Girolami Ugo Ala Floriana Mina Rosangela Odore Dog Owners’ Attitude toward Veterinary Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance with a Focus on Canine Diarrhea Management Animals antimicrobial resistance dogs canine acute diarrhea pet owners survey |
| title | Dog Owners’ Attitude toward Veterinary Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance with a Focus on Canine Diarrhea Management |
| title_full | Dog Owners’ Attitude toward Veterinary Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance with a Focus on Canine Diarrhea Management |
| title_fullStr | Dog Owners’ Attitude toward Veterinary Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance with a Focus on Canine Diarrhea Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dog Owners’ Attitude toward Veterinary Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance with a Focus on Canine Diarrhea Management |
| title_short | Dog Owners’ Attitude toward Veterinary Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance with a Focus on Canine Diarrhea Management |
| title_sort | dog owners attitude toward veterinary antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance with a focus on canine diarrhea management |
| topic | antimicrobial resistance dogs canine acute diarrhea pet owners survey |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/6/1061 |
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