Percepção de médicos veterinários sobre alimentação natural para cães e gatos na região metropolitana de Belém.

Abstract

It is notorious that the pet food industry is constantly improving, due to the ties created between the human and the animal, and most of the time these animals become indispensable members of the family. In order to offer the best for your pets, tutors are getting more demanding and the market has been shaping itself with the use of technologies and new diet formulations, to provide health and quality of life for dogs and cats, such as natural food. Given this scenario, it is interesting that professionals in the area, such as veterinarians and zootechnicians are aware and familiar with the range of foods offered on the market, so that when making the prescription indicate the best food according to the need of the animal. In view of this context, the present study aimed to evaluate the veterinarian's perception of natural food in the Metropolitan Region of Belém (RMB), in order to characterize the understanding of the VM about natural food, as well as to quantify the followers. A questionnaire was made with 13 mixed questions applied in veterinary clinics, hospitals and pet shops with veterinary care from April 15 to May 20, 2022. Through it, it was found that natural eating is little indicated in clinical routines, one of the main obstacles being the tutor not being able to prepare, as well as the time that the tutor most often does not have. In addition, when asked about the level of knowledge on the subject, 70% answered that it is regular. In this way, the subject in question should be further debated in the region, to provide the best for pets.