Importância do manejo alimentar adequado e levantamento diagnóstico de obesidade em cães atendidos no Hospital Veterinário Universitário da UEMA

Abstract

Deregulated feeding can lead to a series of disorders due to nutritional imbalance resulting from inadequate food management. Among the various problems related to dog and cat malnutrition, obesity is one of the most frequent and important, as it has become one of the great challenges of nutritionists and researchers in the 21st century, as this number is increasing. Based on this scenario, this project was developed in order to emphasize the importance of adequate food management and to make a diagnostic survey of the number of obese dogs attended at the university veterinary hospital of the State University of Maranhão-HVU-UEMA, "Francisco Edilberto Uchoa Lopes". A questionnaire was drawn up with open and closed questions ending with a sample of 51 tutors interviewed and the same number for animals assessed for body condition score (ECC) according to the Laflamme method and characteristics about eating habits and other factors related to Nutritional management. A profile of the tutors and the animals served was drawn up based on the collection of data extracted from the questionnaire and, consecutively, a correlation was made between the results and the current scenario, as well as interventions and proposals to tutors on good food management practices With their animals in order to promote improvements in the welfare and quality of life of the pets.