Background: Understanding the distribution and determinants of disease in animal populations must be underpinned by knowledge of animal demographics. For companion animals, these data have been difficult to collect because of the distributed nature of the companion animal veterinary industry. Here we describe key demographic features of a large veterinary-visiting pet population in Great Britain as recorded in electronic health records, and explore the association between a range of animal's characteristics and socioeconomic factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPresentation for pruritus comprised 6.5 per cent, 3.6 per cent and 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPresentation for respiratory disease comprised 1.7 per cent, 2.3 per cent and 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis is the first UK small animal disease surveillance report from SAVSNET. Future reports will expand to other syndromes and diseases. As data are collected for longer, the estimates of changes in disease burden will become more refined, allowing more targeted local and perhaps national interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Small Anim Pract
March 2013