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The Impact of COVID on Cat Guardians: Veterinary Issues
SIMPLE SUMMARY: COVID-19 has impacted veterinary medicine and cat guardians in numerous ways. The purpose of this study was to better understand cat guardians’ fears and concerns pertaining to veterinary care and the ability to obtain pet care products and food during the initial months of the COVID...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7996145/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33668841 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11030603 |
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author | Kogan, Lori R. Erdman, Phyllis Currin-McCulloch, Jennifer Bussolari, Cori Packman, Wendy |
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description | SIMPLE SUMMARY: COVID-19 has impacted veterinary medicine and cat guardians in numerous ways. The purpose of this study was to better understand cat guardians’ fears and concerns pertaining to veterinary care and the ability to obtain pet care products and food during the initial months of the COVID pandemic. We distributed an anonymous online survey to cat guardians that included questions pertaining to guardians’ relationship with their cat and their veterinary related concerns and experiences as a result of the pandemic. The results, from 956 participants revealed that the increased amount of time guardians spent with their cat had a positive impact on their bond. Participants’ primary veterinary related concerns centered around the availability of their veterinarian for both emergency and non-emergency care. Other concerns they shared included fears about the ability to afford emergency veterinary care and obtain cat food and supplies. Awareness of these concerns can help veterinarians better meet the needs of cat guardians by directly communicating their continued availability and presence in the face of a pandemic as well as other challenging times. ABSTRACT: The onset of COVID has impacted the field of veterinary medicine and the lives of cat guardians in numerous ways, yet the subject remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study was to better understand cat guardians’ fears and concerns pertaining to veterinary care and obtainment of pet care products and food during the initial lock down phase of the COVID pandemic to better address these concerns now and in the future. To this end, an anonymous online survey was distributed to cat guardians during the first two months of the pandemic. The survey included questions pertaining to guardians’ relationship with their cat and their veterinary related concerns and experiences as a result of the pandemic. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 956 participants. The results revealed that the increased amount of time guardians spent with their cat had a positive impact on their bond. Participants’ veterinary related concerns, particularly for participants between 18–29 years of age, centered around availability of their veterinarian for both emergency and non-emergency care. Other concerns included fears about the ability to afford emergency veterinary care and obtain cat food and supplies. Awareness of these concerns can help veterinarians better support cat guardians by directly communicating their continued availability and presence in the face of a pandemic as well as other challenging times. |
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spelling | pubmed-79961452021-03-27 The Impact of COVID on Cat Guardians: Veterinary Issues Kogan, Lori R. Erdman, Phyllis Currin-McCulloch, Jennifer Bussolari, Cori Packman, Wendy Animals (Basel) Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: COVID-19 has impacted veterinary medicine and cat guardians in numerous ways. The purpose of this study was to better understand cat guardians’ fears and concerns pertaining to veterinary care and the ability to obtain pet care products and food during the initial months of the COVID pandemic. We distributed an anonymous online survey to cat guardians that included questions pertaining to guardians’ relationship with their cat and their veterinary related concerns and experiences as a result of the pandemic. The results, from 956 participants revealed that the increased amount of time guardians spent with their cat had a positive impact on their bond. Participants’ primary veterinary related concerns centered around the availability of their veterinarian for both emergency and non-emergency care. Other concerns they shared included fears about the ability to afford emergency veterinary care and obtain cat food and supplies. Awareness of these concerns can help veterinarians better meet the needs of cat guardians by directly communicating their continued availability and presence in the face of a pandemic as well as other challenging times. ABSTRACT: The onset of COVID has impacted the field of veterinary medicine and the lives of cat guardians in numerous ways, yet the subject remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study was to better understand cat guardians’ fears and concerns pertaining to veterinary care and obtainment of pet care products and food during the initial lock down phase of the COVID pandemic to better address these concerns now and in the future. To this end, an anonymous online survey was distributed to cat guardians during the first two months of the pandemic. The survey included questions pertaining to guardians’ relationship with their cat and their veterinary related concerns and experiences as a result of the pandemic. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 956 participants. The results revealed that the increased amount of time guardians spent with their cat had a positive impact on their bond. Participants’ veterinary related concerns, particularly for participants between 18–29 years of age, centered around availability of their veterinarian for both emergency and non-emergency care. Other concerns included fears about the ability to afford emergency veterinary care and obtain cat food and supplies. Awareness of these concerns can help veterinarians better support cat guardians by directly communicating their continued availability and presence in the face of a pandemic as well as other challenging times. MDPI 2021-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7996145/ /pubmed/33668841 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11030603 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Article Kogan, Lori R. Erdman, Phyllis Currin-McCulloch, Jennifer Bussolari, Cori Packman, Wendy The Impact of COVID on Cat Guardians: Veterinary Issues |
title | The Impact of COVID on Cat Guardians: Veterinary Issues |
title_full | The Impact of COVID on Cat Guardians: Veterinary Issues |
title_fullStr | The Impact of COVID on Cat Guardians: Veterinary Issues |
title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of COVID on Cat Guardians: Veterinary Issues |
title_short | The Impact of COVID on Cat Guardians: Veterinary Issues |
title_sort | impact of covid on cat guardians: veterinary issues |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7996145/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33668841 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11030603 |
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