A survey of Italian cat owners' attitudes towards cat vaccination through a web-based questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccination plays an important role in feline healthcare as it is the most effective measure for prevention against feline infectious diseases. Therefore, it is important to know owners' opinion towards cats' vaccination and current veterinary practices in order to advice owners on the use of the correct vaccination protocol. This study aimed to investigate the proportion of cats regularly vaccinated and identify the main factors motivating cat owners' decisions related to vaccination in Italy. A questionnaire was disseminated online (mainly via social networks) to collect data regarding Italian cat owners' demographics, information about cats, factors regarding cats' vaccination, and veterinary-owner relationship.

Results

A total of 1264 owners participated in th

SUBMITTER: Filipe JFS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature