scholarly journals THE “DOGPLACE” INN AND COVD 19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Soraya Abrantes Pinto de Brito ◽  
Grazielly Diniz Duarte ◽  
Martin Lindsey Christoffersen ◽  
Gil Dutra Furtado
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Information ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Natural Food ◽  
Business Owner ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
International Media ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Dog Owners ◽  
Pet Owner

A lodging facility for domestic dogs is a development that provides accommodation services among its main activities. Other services, such as the provision of natural food, of baths, and of shearing, among others, are also offered when required. The inn aims to care for animals during the absence of the pet owner. While the animals are adequately accommodated, the pet owners must be assured that their pets will be well cared for during the periods in which they plan to be absent. The “DOGPLACE” Inn, a well-managed business, indicates that the branch of entertainment for domestic dogs can be a promising investment. It is important that the business owner and manager possess a strong liking of animals and demonstrate satisfaction in dealing with people, as they will need to maintain constant communication with the pet owner. During times of pandemics, the sanitation of the inn, and knowledge of the latest scientific information concerning the transmission of the ailment of most concern, contribute to the suitability of the business. At “DOGPLACE” Inn, sanitation of all spaces is constant, contributing to avoid “Covid-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Recent news in the international media accounting cases of positive infections in dogs for Covid-19 have caused much worry among dog owners in general. Veterinarians elucidate that recommendations remain the same as the good sanitation practices among humans. Until the present time, there is no evidence that in natural conditions pets will become ill by contraction of Covid-19, nor that they are able to transmit the illness to human beings. The whole issue nevertheless points to the importance of promoting prevention actions aiming to maintain the health of animals and their human guardians in the “DOGPLACE” Inn. Frequent visits of pets to the veterinarian are also recommended. 

scholarly journals Pet owners’ and veterinarians’ perceptions of information exchange and clinical decision-making in companion animal practice

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0245632
Author(s):  
Natasha Janke ◽  
Jason B. Coe ◽  
Theresa M. Bernardo ◽  
Cate E. Dewey ◽  
Elizabeth A. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Exchange Process ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Pet Owner

One of the most complex aspects of the veterinarian-client-patient interaction is the clinical decision-making process. Research suggests that the approach to communication used by veterinarians can impact veterinary clients’ involvement in the decision-making process and their ultimate satisfaction. Using different approaches to the decision-making process may affect how information is exchanged and consequently how decisions are made. The objective of this study was to determine pet owners’ expectations with respect to information exchange and decision-making during veterinarian-client-patient interactions and to compare veterinarians’ perceptions of those expectations and the challenges they face in meeting them. Five pet owner focus groups (27 owners) and three veterinarian focus groups (24 veterinarians) were conducted with standardized open-ended questions and follow-up probes. Thematic analysis of the transcribed data was conducted to identify trends and patterns that emerged during the focus groups. Three pet owner-based themes were identified: 1) understanding the client; 2) providing information suitable for the client; and 3) decision-making. In addition, three barriers for veterinarians affecting information exchange and decision-making were identified: 1) time constraints; 2) involvement of multiple clients; and 3) language barriers. Results suggest that pet owners expect to be supported by their veterinarian to make informed decisions by understanding the client’s current knowledge, tailoring information and educating clients about their options. Breakdowns in the information exchange process can impact pet owners’ perceptions of veterinarians’ motivations. Pet owners’ emphasis on partnership suggests that a collaborative approach between veterinarians and clients may improve client satisfaction.

scholarly journals Knowledge analysis on some zoonosis in a private school in the municipality of Bom Jesus-PI, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Héllen De Almeida França ◽  
Isael de Sousa Sá ◽  
Naicy Maria Alencar ◽  
Yago Gabriel da Silva Barbosa ◽  
Jessica Sebastião Dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Private School ◽  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mosquito Nets ◽  
Prevention Measure ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The City

This study aimed to analyze the knowledge about some zoonosis in a private school in the city of Bom Jesus-PI, Brazil, through the application of questionnaires intended for primary school students, teachers and students´ parents. Zoonosis are transmissible illnesses in natural conditions between the animals and the human beings, and knowledge about them does not always reach the population exposed to constant risks, and it is necessary to plan health education actions in these areas. On the analysis of surveys noted significant numbers in relation to lack of knowledge on the part of interviewed in all groups. In relation to cutaneous larva migrans 37 (46,83%) of the students answered don´t know which factors were associated to the contamination, about to the prevention, 35 (44,30%) didn´t know the measures to be taken. Relating to Leishmaniasis, observed that 43 (54,43%) of the students have already heard about the disease, 37 (46,83%) answered that the dog is the responsible for transmitting and 34 (43,03%) the mosquito. In relation to the prevention, 36 (45,56%) answered combat to the mosquitoes, 35 (44,30%) using repellents, protection screens in windows and use of mosquito nets, as long as 07 (8,86%) didn´t know any prevention measure. In the amount of 79 students that answered the survey, 93,67% affirmed don´t have knowledge about giardiasis and 74,68% answered don´t know about how occurs the transmission about this zoonosis. Therefore, there is a need to carry out works that aim to provide this information to the population, especially the children because they are considered more susceptible as well as agents disseminating this information.

scholarly journals Characterizing Pet Acquisition and Retention During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy L. Hoffman ◽  
Melissa Thibault ◽  
Julie Hong
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Pet Ownership ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Market Research Company ◽  
Research Company ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Pet Owner

In March 2020, Americans began experiencing numerous lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some reports have suggested that pet acquisition and ownership increased during this period, and some have suggested shelters and rescues will be overwhelmed once pandemic-related restrictions are lifted and lifestyles shift yet again. In May 2021, the ASPCA hired the global market research company Ipsos to conduct a general population survey that would provide a more comprehensive picture of pet ownership and acquisition during the pandemic. Although pet owners care for a number of species, the term pet owner in this study specifically refers to those who had dogs and/or cats. One goal of the survey was to determine whether data from a sample of adults residing in the United States would corroborate findings from national shelter databases indicating that animals were not being surrendered to shelters in large numbers. Furthermore, this survey gauged individuals' concerns related to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, and analyses examined factors associated with pet owners indicating they were considering rehoming an animal within the next 3 months. The data showed that pet ownership did not increase during the pandemic and that pets may have been rehomed in greater numbers than occurs during more stable times. Importantly, rehomed animals were placed with friends, family members, and neighbors more frequently than they were relinquished to animal shelters and rescues. Findings associated with those who rehomed an animal during the pandemic, or were considering rehoming, suggest that animal welfare organizations have opportunities to increase pet retention by providing resources regarding pet-friendly housing and affordable veterinary options and by helping pet owners strategize how to incorporate their animals into their post-pandemic lifestyles.

Physical Activity and Pet Ownership in Year 3 of the Health ABC Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland J. Thorpe ◽  
Regina A. Kreisle ◽  
Lawrence T. Glickman ◽  
Eleanor M. Simonsick ◽  
Anne B. Newman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Pet Ownership ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Longitudinal Investigation ◽  
Dog Owners ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

Pet ownership among older adults was investigated to determine whether dog owners were more likely to engage in physical activity than non-dog-pet or non–pet owners. The relationship between pet ownership and physical activity was examined using data from the Health ABC study. After age, race, education level, number of assets, family income, and site were adjusted for dog owners were more likely than non–pet owners to have engaged in non-exercise-related walking in the preceding week but did not differ from non–pet owners in walking for exercise or any physical activity. In contrast, non-dog-pet owners did not differ from non–pet owners in non-exercise-related walking in the preceding week and were less likely than non–pet owners to have engaged in walking for exercise or any physical activity in the preceding week. The activity-related benefits of pet ownership in older adults were limited to dog owners, who engaged in greater overall physical activity—non-exercise-related walking, in particular. Whether pet-related physical activity is sufficient to provide health benefits requires longitudinal investigation.

scholarly journals Pet dog disease pre-diagnosis system for caregiver with possibilistic C-means clustering and disease database

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Kwang Baek Kim ◽  
Doo Heon Song
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Disease Symptom ◽  
Abnormal Behavior ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithm ◽  
Unsupervised Machine Learning ◽  
Diagnosis System ◽  
Pet Dogs ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Pet Owner

<p>While the population of pet dogs and veterinary clinics are increasing, there is no reliable and useful software for pet owners/caregivers who have limited knowledge on the pet diseases. In this paper, we propose a pre-diagnosis system working on the mobile platform that the pet owner can take a pre-diagnosis from his/her observation of pet dog’s abnormality. Technically, the system needs a reliable databases for disease-symptom association thus we provide it based on the textbook and encyclopedia. Then, we apply Possibilistic C-Means algorithm that is an unsupervised machine learning algorithm to form the connections between disease and symptoms from database. The system outputs five most probable diseases from the observed symptoms of pet dog. The utility of this system is to alert the owner’s attention on the pet dog’s abnormal behavior and try to find the diseases as soon as possible.</p>

scholarly journals Rising evidence of COVID-19 transmission potential to and between animals: do we need to be concerned?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrei R. Akhmetzhanov ◽  
Natalie M. Linton ◽  
Hiroshi Nishiura
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Reproduction Number ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Transmission Potential ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Basic Reproduction Number

AbstractSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)—the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19)—has been detected in domestic dogs and cats, raising concerns of transmission from, to, or between these animals. There is currently no indication that feline- or canine-to-human transmission can occur, though there is rising evidence of the reverse. To explore the extent of animal-related transmission, we aggregated 17 case reports on confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals as of 15 May 2020. All but two animals fully recovered and had only mild respiratory or digestive symptoms. Using data from probable cat-to-cat transmission in Wuhan, China, we estimated the basic reproduction number R0 under this scenario at 1.09 (95% confidence interval: 1.05, 1.13). This value is much lower than the R0 reported for humans and close to one, indicating that the sustained transmission between cats is unlikely to occur. Our results support the view that the pet owners and other persons with COVID-19 in close contact with animals should be cautious of the way they interact with them.

scholarly journals Understanding the context for pet obesity; self-reported beliefs and factors influencing pet feeding and exercise behaviour among pet owners

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J Downes ◽  
Catherine Devitt ◽  
Marie Downes ◽  
Simon J More
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Control ◽  
Pet Food ◽  
Specific Exercise ◽  
Feeding Regime ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Feeding Regimes ◽  
Pet Owner ◽  
Weight Management Programs ◽  
Targeted Approach

Pet obesity contributes to increased risk of various diseases, such as cancer and diabetes mellitus as well as worsening of orthopaedic problems, and a reduction in survival rate. Changes in feeding regimes and increased amounts of exercise have been an important component of weight management programs. This study identifies the self-reported beliefs and factors that influence owner behaviour around feeding and exercising their pet. Pet owners were recruited through six different private veterinary practices (three city practices; two in regional towns; and one in a rural area). Seven focus groups were conducted with 43 participants in total. Feeding one’s pet is influenced by beliefs about pet specific needs and pet food and pet health, pet owners’ perceived control over the feeding regime, and the implications for feeding for the pet owner. Treats are used in the absence of owner control over pet begging and emotional attachment, and to influence pet behaviour. Pet exercise is influenced by beliefs about pet specific exercise needs, and the implications of exercising one’s pet for the pet owner. Beliefs, and barriers to appropriate feeding and exercise are useful in explaining pet owners’ behaviour and are; associated with the level of control over the feeding regime, control relating to pet behaviour, and the perceived ease of feeding and exercise. Understanding owner behaviours on feeding and exercise allows for a more targeted approach to preventing and treating pet obesity.

scholarly journals Understanding the context for pet obesity; self-reported beliefs and factors influencing pet feeding and exercise behaviour among pet owners

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J Downes ◽  
Catherine Devitt ◽  
Marie Downes ◽  
Simon J More
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Control ◽  
Pet Food ◽  
Specific Exercise ◽  
Feeding Regime ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Feeding Regimes ◽  
Pet Owner ◽  
Weight Management Programs ◽  
Targeted Approach

Pet obesity contributes to increased risk of various diseases, such as cancer and diabetes mellitus as well as worsening of orthopaedic problems, and a reduction in survival rate. Changes in feeding regimes and increased amounts of exercise have been an important component of weight management programs. This study identifies the self-reported beliefs and factors that influence owner behaviour around feeding and exercising their pet. Pet owners were recruited through six different private veterinary practices (three city practices; two in regional towns; and one in a rural area). Seven focus groups were conducted with 43 participants in total. Feeding one’s pet is influenced by beliefs about pet specific needs and pet food and pet health, pet owners’ perceived control over the feeding regime, and the implications for feeding for the pet owner. Treats are used in the absence of owner control over pet begging and emotional attachment, and to influence pet behaviour. Pet exercise is influenced by beliefs about pet specific exercise needs, and the implications of exercising one’s pet for the pet owner. Beliefs, and barriers to appropriate feeding and exercise are useful in explaining pet owners’ behaviour and are; associated with the level of control over the feeding regime, control relating to pet behaviour, and the perceived ease of feeding and exercise. Understanding owner behaviours on feeding and exercise allows for a more targeted approach to preventing and treating pet obesity.

scholarly journals Can We Apply the Psychology of Risk Perception to Increase Earthquake Preparation?

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Lok ◽  
Evan Eschelmuller ◽  
Terje Haukaas ◽  
Carlos Ventura ◽  
Armin Bebamzadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Local School

Can we encourage people to prepare for a natural disaster by altering the way that scientific information about risk is presented? In assessing the risk posed by a particular hazard, people tend to be guided more strongly by their emotional reactions than by logical or statistical analysis; human beings are driven to protect themselves from risks that that they have actually experienced, that are easy to envision, or that are linked to vivid, concrete images. Thus, even if people recognize that earthquakes pose an important threat, they may be unmotivated to take action to prepare for this abstract risk in the absence of direct personal experience. Harnessing past research and theorizing, we developed a novel intervention to transform scientific information into vivid, emotionally evocative imagery. In a pre-registered study, 411 participants were shown publicly available statistics or a vivid, scientifically-grounded image of what a local school would look like after a major earthquake. When invited to sign a petition to make schools safer, 77.3% participants agreed after looking at the image compared to 68% who agreed after looking at statistics. These findings suggest that using vivid images to communicate scientific information can be an effective strategy for motivating people to support risk mitigation initiatives.

Communicating Climate Change to broad public through Educations - Project KlimaAlps

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Baumann ◽  
Inga Beck
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Background Information ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
The Alps

&lt;p&gt;Education is key in order to create a generation that thinks and acts sustainable and that considers nature as one of the most important good.Within the three years Interreg Project &amp;#8216;KlimaAlps&amp;#8217; (www.klimaalps.eu) &amp;#8211; making climate change visible - one major task is the establishment of a training for educators, to become a certified &amp;#8216;Climate-Pedagogue&amp;#8217; for the alpine region. The &amp;#8216;Climate-Pedagogue&amp;#8217;-training contains background information of climate change in the Alps and a variety of innovative educational tools and methods. It covers aspects of the high mountain areas, rivers and lakes, human beings, agriculture as well as moors. &amp;#160;The project is managed by the &amp;#8216;Energiewende Oberland&amp;#8217;; five additional partners from Austria and Bavaria are responsible for e. g. a high quality of the taught scientific information (Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus), the didactical input (University of Innsbruck, Department of Geography), the outreach activities and the implementation (Naturpark Karwendel, Klimab&amp;#252;ndnis Ober&amp;#246;sterreich, Landratsamt Garmisch-Partenkirchen).&amp;#160;During the last one and half years, the concept for the &amp;#8216;Climate-Pedagogue&amp;#8217;- training was worked out in cooperation with other environmental facilities and in March 2021 the first lectures of a pilot run with over 30 selected participants were held. In total there will be two runs in 2021 in order to evaluate the recent version of the training as good as possible.&amp;#160;The next and long-term steps will be the firm establishment of a chargeable &amp;#8216;Climate-Pedagogue&amp;#8217; &amp;#8211; Training for every interested person for at least the coming ten years, as well as the strengthening and growing of the network.&amp;#160;The presentation will give a short overview about the entire project as well as details about the &amp;#8216;Climate-Pedagogue&amp;#8217; &amp;#8211; Training and some first impressions of the already hold lectures in 2021.&lt;/p&gt;

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