"You can be blind because of loving them so much": the impact on owners in the United Kingdom of living with a dog with osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing awareness that caring for a chronically ill pet may have a detrimental impact on their owner's quality of life. Companion animal orthopaedic disease has received little research interest in this context. Canine osteoarthritis is known to negatively affect the welfare of many dogs in the United Kingdom, but its consequences for their owners has not previously been described. The aim of this study was to use a qualitative methodology to explore the impacts on a dog owner that occur following their dog's diagnosis with osteoarthritis. Owners of osteoarthritic dogs based in the United Kingdom (UK) were recruited through veterinary practices to participate in semi-structured interview about life with their dog. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and themati

SUBMITTER: Belshaw Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7291569 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature