ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2020
A UK-based survey of cat owners' perceptions and experiences of antibiotic usage.
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- An exploratory mixed methods study on shared decision-making and antibiotic prescribing for pet cats and dogs in Singapore veterinary clinics.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Pet Owners' Knowledge of Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance and Their Antibiotic Practices: Comparison Between Contexts of Self and Pet.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Companion Animal Owners' Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions Regarding Antibiotic Use in Portugal.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Online-Assisted Survey on Antibiotic Use by Pet Owners in Dogs and Cats.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Expectation of antibiotics amongst owners of dogs and/or cats during non-routine visits to veterinary clinics in Singapore: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and influencers of cat owners in North America around antimicrobials and antimicrobial stewardship.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Pet Owners and Antibiotics: Knowledge, Opinions, Expectations, and Communication Preferences.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Analysing incompliant attitudes towards antibiotic prescription completion in the UK.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to explore owners' knowledge of antibiotics, experience of antibiotic use in their cats and involvement in decision-making regarding antibiotic prescriptions.
methodsCat owners were recruited via social media and veterinary practices to complete a survey designed to evaluate general knowledge of antibiotics, attitudes to antibiotic stewardship and experiences of antibiotic use in their own cat between November 2017 and March 2018. Data were analysed descriptively.
resultsA total of 1436 surveys were completed; 247 respondents (17.2%) had a veterinary background. The majority of the remaining respondents correctly identified that antibiotics treat bacterial infections (84.0%; n = 999) but do not treat viral infections (72.8%; n = 865). A minority (n = 338; 28.4%) agreed that antibiotic resistance was a problem in cats in the UK; 92.3% (n = 1097) identified that resistance was a problem in human medicine. Seventy percent (n = 832) of the respondents' cats had received antibiotics; 29.6% (n = 246) received a long-acting injectable antibiotic (14 days' duration). Diagnostic tests were performed before antibiotic prescription in 38.7% (n = 322) of cats; 1.4% (n = 7) of respondents reported declining suggested tests and 65.8% (n = 778) indicated that they would be happy to pay for diagnostic tests to allow selection of the most appropriate antibiotic. Most respondents (95.8%; n = 792) indicated that they were happy to follow their veterinarian's advice and recommendations; however, 49.2% (n = 405) had expected antibiotics to be prescribed. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Cat owners demonstrated good knowledge of antibiotic action; however, greater owner education regarding the potential for veterinary antibiotic resistance, requirement for diagnostic testing and training in the administration of oral medication with first-line antibiotics, as well as the use of veterinary antibiotic guidelines, will improve antibiotic stewardship. Good communication between veterinarians and owners is necessary for rational antibiotic use.
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