A cross sectional study of the prevalence and risk factors for owner misperception of canine body shape in first opinion practice in Glasgow

Courcier, Emily; Mellor, D. J.; Thomson, Rachel; Yam, P.S.

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.06.010

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“…Neutering was significantly associated with overweight in the current and previous studies. [35][36][37] A prevalence of underweight between 4.2 and 11% has been reported in the adult dog population, 35,38,40,41 which is slightly higher than in the current study. The discrepancy between BCS and MCS in some of these dogs underlines the importance of evaluating muscle mass and body fat separately, as these scoring systems are not directly correlated.…”

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Results of Screening of Apparently Healthy Senior and Geriatric Dogs

Willems

Paepe

Marynissen

et al. 2016

Veterinary Internal Medicne

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BackgroundThere is a growing interest in health care of elderly dogs; however, scientific information about physical and laboratory examination findings in this age group is limited.ObjectivesTo describe systolic blood pressure (SBP), and results of physical examination and laboratory tests in senior and geriatric dogs that were judged by the owner to be healthy.AnimalsHundred client‐owned dogs.MethodsDogs were prospectively recruited. Owners completed a questionnaire. SBP measurement, physical, orthopedic and neurologic examination, direct fundoscopy and Schirmer tear test were performed. Complete blood count, serum biochemistry, and urinalysis were evaluated.ResultsForty‐one senior and 59 geriatric dogs were included. Mean SBP was 170 ± 38 mmHg, and 53 dogs had SBP > 160 mmHg. Thirty‐nine animals were overweight. A heart murmur was detected in 22, severe calculus in 21 and 1 or more (sub)cutaneous masses in 56 dogs. Thirty‐two dogs had increased serum creatinine, 29 hypophosphatemia, 27 increased ALP, 25 increased ALT, and 23 leukopenia. Crystalluria, mostly amorphous crystals, was commonly detected (62/96). Overt proteinuria and borderline proteinuria were detected in 13 and 18 of 97 dogs, respectively. Four dogs had a positive urine bacterial culture. Frequency of orthopedic problems, frequency of (sub)cutaneous masses, and platelet count were significantly higher in geriatric compared with senior dogs. Body temperature, hematocrit, serum albumin, and serum total thyroxine concentration were significantly lower in geriatric compared with senior dogs.Conclusions and Clinical ImportancePhysical and laboratory abnormalities are common in apparently healthy elderly dogs. Veterinarians play a key role in implementing health screening and improving health care for elderly pets.

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Results of Screening of Apparently Healthy Senior and Geriatric Dogs

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Paepe

Marynissen

et al. 2016

Veterinary Internal Medicne

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“…Approximately 26 per cent of the show dogs examined were overweight, which is less than the recently reported prevalence of overweight dogs in the UK pet dog population (Courcier and others 2011). However, the findings are similar to results from a previous study that assessed the body condition of show dogs in the Netherlands, where 19 per cent of dogs were overweight (Corbee 2013).…”

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Best in show but not best shape: a photographic assessment of show dog body condition

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German

2015

Veterinary Record

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Previous studies suggest that owners often wrongly perceive overweight dogs to be in normal condition. The body shape of dogs attending shows might influence owners' perceptions, with online images of overweight show winners having a negative effect. This was an observational in silico study of canine body condition. 14 obese-prone breeds and 14 matched non-obese-probe breeds were first selected, and one operator then used an online search engine to identify 40 images, per breed, of dogs that had appeared at a major national UK show (Crufts). After images were anonymised and coded, a second observer subjectively assessed body condition, in a single sitting, using a previously validated method. Of 1120 photographs initially identified, 960 were suitable for assessing body condition, with all unsuitable images being from longhaired breeds. None of the dogs (0 per cent) were underweight, 708 (74 per cent) were in ideal condition and 252 (26 per cent) were overweight. Pugs, basset hounds and Labrador retrievers were most likely to be overweight, while standard poodles, Rhodesian ridgebacks, Hungarian vizslas and Dobermanns were least likely to be overweight. Given the proportion of show dogs from some breeds that are overweight, breed standards should be redefined to be consistent with a dog in optimal body condition.

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“…8 Similar results have also been reported for dog owners. 9 Taken together, these data suggests an unmet need during regular veterinary evaluations that can be addressed to improve the health and well-being of cats.…”

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Trained vs untrained evaluator assessment of body condition score as a predictor of percent body fat in adult cats

Shoveller¹,

DiGennaro²,

Lanman³

et al. 2014

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

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Body condition scoring (BCS) provides a readily available technique that can be used by both veterinary professionals and owners to assess the body condition of cats, and diagnose overweight or underweight conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate a five-point BCS system with half-point delineations using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Four evaluators (a veterinarian, veterinary technician, trained scorer and untrained scorer) assessed 133 neutered adult cats. For all scorers, BCS score was more strongly correlated with percent body fat than with body weight. Percent body fat increased by approximately 7% within each step increase in BCS. The veterinarian had the strongest correlation coefficient between BCS and percent fat (r = 0.80). Mean body fat in cats classified as being in ideal body condition was 12 and 19%, for 3.0 and 3.5 BCS, respectively. Within BCS category, male cats were significantly heavier in body weight than females within the same assigned BCS category. However, DXA-measured percent body fat did not differ significantly between male and female cats within BCS category, as assigned by the veterinarian (P >0.13). Conversely, when assessed by others, mean percent body fat within BCS category was lower in males than females for cats classified as being overweight (BCS >4.0). The results of this study show that using a BCS system that has been validated within a range of normal weight to moderately overweight cats can help to differentiate between lean cats and cats that may not be excessively overweight, but that still carry a higher proportion of body fat.

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A cross sectional study of the prevalence and risk factors for owner misperception of canine body shape in first opinion practice in Glasgow

Cited by 59 publications

References 32 publications

Results of Screening of Apparently Healthy Senior and Geriatric Dogs

Results of Screening of Apparently Healthy Senior and Geriatric Dogs

Best in show but not best shape: a photographic assessment of show dog body condition

Trained vs untrained evaluator assessment of body condition score as a predictor of percent body fat in adult cats

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