Population demographic survey and ownership of pet dogs and cats from a small city of southern Brazil

Autores

  • Sílvia Manduca Trapp Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Mayara Suellen Castilho de Faria Maeda Universidade Norte do Paraná
  • Bernardo Kemper Universidade Norte do Paraná
  • Flávio Antonio Barca Junior Universidade Norte do Paraná
  • Roberta Lemos Freire Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Lucienne Garcia Pretto-Giordano Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Selwyn Arligton Headley Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n5p3211

Palavras-chave:

Feline and canine population, Zoonosis, Epidemiology.

Resumo

This study evaluated the population dynamics and ownerships of dogs and cats from the city of Jaguapitã, southern Brazil. The human to dog and cat ratios were 4.6 and 21.5, respectively. Comparatively more dogs (n=2,460) than cats (n=571) were within the households and there were significantly more male (55.8%; 679/1,217) dogs relative to females (44.2%; 538/1217). Most cats (69.2%; 180/260) did not received any antiparasitic medication, were not immunized against rabies (91.2%; 237/260) or any specific infectious disease (91.5%; 238/260). Less than half (40.8%; 106/260) of these was below oneyear-of age, but a significant number of cats was without any definite breed (81.2%; 211/260), and not spayed (93.5%; 243/260). Most dogs were of the mixed breed (69.5%; 846/1217), between one and four-years old (42.6%; 519/1217), and not spayed (96.3%; 1172/1,217). An elevated population of dogs received anthelminthic drugs (71%; 865/1,217), but most of these were not immunized against rabies (63.8% 777/1,217) or other infectious disease (58.6%; 713/1,217). Most (68.7%; 770/1,120) households were owners of a pet dog and/or cat; 54.4% (610/1,120) of these owned only dogs, 4.9% (55/1,120) were the owners of cats only, while 9.4% (105/1,120) owned pet dogs and cats. The results obtained are similar to those described in populated cities of Brazil and other countries. However, the free street access of pets associated with the reduced level of immunization against canine and feline infectious diseases coupled with the responsibility of ownership demonstrated by most residents make these animals highly susceptible to zoonotic and infectious diseases. Additionally, the free street access of unsprayed pets increases the risk of contact with other animals and the transmission of disease.

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Biografia do Autor

Sílvia Manduca Trapp, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Profª Drª, Deptº de Clínicas Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brasil.

Mayara Suellen Castilho de Faria Maeda, Universidade Norte do Paraná

Discente de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Norte do Paraná, UNOPAR, Arapongas, PR, Brasil.

Bernardo Kemper, Universidade Norte do Paraná

Prof. Dr., UNOPAR, Arapongas, PR, Brasil.

Flávio Antonio Barca Junior, Universidade Norte do Paraná

Prof. M.e, UNOPAR, Arapongas, PR, Brasil.

Roberta Lemos Freire, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Profa Dra, Deptº de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brasil.

Lucienne Garcia Pretto-Giordano, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Profa Dra, Deptº de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brasil.

Selwyn Arligton Headley, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Prof. Dr., Deptº de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brasil.

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2015-10-21

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Trapp, S. M., Maeda, M. S. C. de F., Kemper, B., Barca Junior, F. A., Freire, R. L., Pretto-Giordano, L. G., & Headley, S. A. (2015). Population demographic survey and ownership of pet dogs and cats from a small city of southern Brazil. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 36(5), 3211–3226. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2015v36n5p3211

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