Survey: Assessment of body condition in cats and dogs in Australia

 

Most veterinary clinics perform some type of body assessment of their patient as part of their regular consult. The objective of this study is to evaluate how often veterinarians and veterinary nurses in Australia assess body composition of dogs and cats. This is important to prevent obesity in small animals as this can lead to significant health problems such as musculoskeletal diseases, cardiovascular diseases and many more.   

I am seeking your participation to take part in this interesting study investigating what methods of body composition are commonly used in veterinary clinics and the attitudes about them. Any veterinarians and nurses who assess body composition in small animals can take part.

If interested, please complete this short survey which should take about 10 -15 minutes to complete and can be accessed through the link below:

https://redcap.sydney.edu.au/surveys/?s=T8RWEAX8HM

Any information collected will be kept anonymous and will only be used for the purpose of this study.

 

Maisy Tran
Student Year 3
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
University of Sydney

 

 

 

 

This news article was published on 20 March 2020.