TY - JOUR KW - canine KW - shelter KW - disease KW - adoption KW - mortality KW - animal welfare AU - S Vitulova AU - E Voslarova AU - V Vecerek AU - I Bedanova AU - M Volfova AB - The subject of this retrospective study were dogs impounded at a Czech municipal shelter over a ten-year period. While 63.4% of dogs at the monitored shelter were clinically healthy, 36.6% of dogs showed single or multiple signs of disease. Sex, size, age and purebred vs crossbred categories differed (p lt;0.05) in terms of the frequency of clinical signs of disease. A greater prevalence of clinical signs of disease was found in males, in large dogs, in senior dogs (aged 9 years and more) and in purebred dogs. The dogs with impaired health stayed at the shelter longer (p lt; 0.001) than dogs with no clinical signs of disease. The dogs showing multiple clinical signs stayed at the shelter longest. Their median length of stay (LOS) at the shelter was 170 days in comparison to a median LOS of 45 days in dogs with a single diagnosis and 26 days in healthy dogs. Gastrointestinal disease was the most frequent single diagnosis, followed by respiratory diseases, skin diseases and injuries. In conclusion, dogs with clinical signs of disease are at risk of long-term stay at the shelter. Targeted advertising campaigns may be needed to increase their adoption rate. BT - Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift C1 - {"oldId":110808,"title":"The health of shelter dogs and its impact on their adoption","topline":"","teaserText":"Die Gesundheit von Hunde aus dem Tierheim und der Einfluss auf ihre Adoption","content":"

Summary<\/span>
The subject of this retrospective study were dogs impounded at a Czech municipal shelter over a ten-year period. While 63.4% of dogs at the monitored shelter were clinically healthy, 36.6% of dogs showed single or multiple signs of disease. Sex, size, age and purebred vs crossbred categories differed (p lt;0.05) in terms of the frequency of clinical signs of disease. A greater prevalence of clinical signs of disease was found in males, in large dogs, in senior dogs (aged 9 years and more) and in purebred dogs. The dogs with impaired health stayed at the shelter longer (p lt; 0.001) than dogs with no clinical signs of disease. The dogs showing multiple clinical signs stayed at the shelter longest. Their median length of stay (LOS) at the shelter was 170 days in comparison to a median LOS of 45 days in dogs with a single diagnosis and 26 days in healthy dogs. Gastrointestinal disease was the most frequent single diagnosis, followed by respiratory diseases, skin diseases and injuries. In conclusion, dogs with clinical signs of disease are at risk of long-term stay at the shelter. Targeted advertising campaigns may be needed to increase their adoption rate. <\/p>

Keywords<\/span>
canine, shelter, disease, adoption, mortality, animal welfare<\/p>

Zusammenfassung<\/span>
Der Untersuchungsgegenstand waren Hunde, die \u00fcber zehn Jahre in einem tschechischen Tierheim abgeben wurden. W\u00e4hrend 63,4 % der Hunde in dem \u00fcberwachten Tierheim klinisch gesund waren, zeigten 36,6 % der Hunde ein oder mehrere Krankheitszeichen. Geschlecht, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe, Alter und reinrassige vs. gekreuzte Hunderassen unterschieden sich (p lt; 0,05) in der Frequenz der Krankheitsanzeichen. Die gr\u00f6\u00dfere Pr\u00e4valenz klinischer Krankheitsanzeichen wurde bei M\u00e4nnchen, bei gro\u00dfen Hunden, bei \u00e4lteren Hunden (ab 9 Jahren) und bei reinrassigen Hunden gefunden. Die Hunde mit eingeschr\u00e4nkter Gesundheit blieben l\u00e4nger im Tierheim (p lt; 0,001) als Hunde ohne klinische Krankheitsanzeichen. Die Hunde, die mehrere klinische Symptome aufwiesen, blieben am l\u00e4ngsten im Tierheim. Der Median der Aufenthaltsdauer im Tierheim betrug 170 Tage, verglichen mit dem Median der Aufenthaltsdauer von 45 Tagen bei Hunden mit einer einzigen Diagnose und 26 Tagen bei gesunden Hunden. Gastrointestinale Erkrankungen waren die h\u00e4ufigste Diagnose, gefolgt von Atemwegserkrankungen, Hauterkrankungen und Verletzungen. Zusammenfassend kann festgehalten werden, dass bei Hunden mit klinischen Krankheitsanzeichen das Risiko hoch ist, dass sie langfristig im Tierheim verbleiben. Gezielte Kampagnen sind erforderlich, um die Adoption von diesen Hunden aus dem Tierheim zu erh\u00f6hen.<\/p>

Schl\u00fcsselw\u00f6rter<\/span>
canine, Tierheim, Krankheit, Adoption, Mortalit\u00e4t, Tierwohl<\/p>","categories":["Tier\u00e4rztliche Wochenschrift","Abostufe BMTW","Fachartikel"],"fromDate":"Apr 18, 2019 8:28:10 AM","oldUrls":["http:\/\/vetline.de\/the-health-of-shelter-dogs-and-its-impact-on-their-adoption\/150\/3130\/110808"],"doiLanguage":"englisch","doiProductFormat":"online","doiPublisher":"Schl\u00fctersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG","doiSerialWorkTitle":"Berl M\u00fcnch Tier\u00e4rztl Wochensch","doiDocumentUri":"https:\/\/vetline.de\/files\/smfiledata\/7\/5\/1\/0\/0\/4\/BMTW_AOP_18040_Voslarova.pdf","doiSource":"Berl M\u00fcnch Tier\u00e4rztl Wochenschc","doiissn":"0005-9366","doiNr":"10.2376\/0005-9366-18040","doiFirstPage":".","doiLastPage":"..","doiTransmitted":true,"doiAuthor":"Vitulova S, Voslarova E, Vecerek V, Bedanova I, Volfova M","pdf":{"path":"http:\/\/data\/BMTW_AOP_18040_Voslarova.pdf","title":"BMTW_AOP_18040_Voslarova","description":"The health of shelter dogs and its impact on their adoption"},"authors":[{"firstName":"S","middleName":"","lastName":"Vitulova"},{"firstName":"E","middleName":"","lastName":"Voslarova"},{"firstName":"V","middleName":"","lastName":"Vecerek"},{"firstName":"I","middleName":"","lastName":"Bedanova"},{"firstName":"M","middleName":"","lastName":"Volfova"}],"contentOptimised":"

Summary<\/strong>
The subject of this retrospective study were dogs impounded at a Czech municipal shelter over a ten-year period. While 63.4% of dogs at the monitored shelter were clinically healthy, 36.6% of dogs showed single or multiple signs of disease. Sex, size, age and purebred vs crossbred categories differed (p lt;0.05) in terms of the frequency of clinical signs of disease. A greater prevalence of clinical signs of disease was found in males, in large dogs, in senior dogs (aged 9 years and more) and in purebred dogs. The dogs with impaired health stayed at the shelter longer (p lt; 0.001) than dogs with no clinical signs of disease. The dogs showing multiple clinical signs stayed at the shelter longest. Their median length of stay (LOS) at the shelter was 170 days in comparison to a median LOS of 45 days in dogs with a single diagnosis and 26 days in healthy dogs. Gastrointestinal disease was the most frequent single diagnosis, followed by respiratory diseases, skin diseases and injuries. In conclusion, dogs with clinical signs of disease are at risk of long-term stay at the shelter. Targeted advertising campaigns may be needed to increase their adoption rate. <\/p>

Keywords:<\/strong>
canine, shelter, disease, adoption, mortality, animal welfare<\/p>

Zusammenfassung<\/strong>
Der Untersuchungsgegenstand waren Hunde, die \u00fcber zehn Jahre in einem tschechischen Tierheim abgeben wurden. W\u00e4hrend 63,4 % der Hunde in dem \u00fcberwachten Tierheim klinisch gesund waren, zeigten 36,6 % der Hunde ein oder mehrere Krankheitszeichen. Geschlecht, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe, Alter und reinrassige vs. gekreuzte Hunderassen unterschieden sich (p lt; 0,05) in der Frequenz der Krankheitsanzeichen. Die gr\u00f6\u00dfere Pr\u00e4valenz klinischer Krankheitsanzeichen wurde bei M\u00e4nnchen, bei gro\u00dfen Hunden, bei \u00e4lteren Hunden (ab 9 Jahren) und bei reinrassigen Hunden gefunden. Die Hunde mit eingeschr\u00e4nkter Gesundheit blieben l\u00e4nger im Tierheim (p lt; 0,001) als Hunde ohne klinische Krankheitsanzeichen. Die Hunde, die mehrere klinische Symptome aufwiesen, blieben am l\u00e4ngsten im Tierheim. Der Median der Aufenthaltsdauer im Tierheim betrug 170 Tage, verglichen mit dem Median der Aufenthaltsdauer von 45 Tagen bei Hunden mit einer einzigen Diagnose und 26 Tagen bei gesunden Hunden. Gastrointestinale Erkrankungen waren die h\u00e4ufigste Diagnose, gefolgt von Atemwegserkrankungen, Hauterkrankungen und Verletzungen. Zusammenfassend kann festgehalten werden, dass bei Hunden mit klinischen Krankheitsanzeichen das Risiko hoch ist, dass sie langfristig im Tierheim verbleiben. Gezielte Kampagnen sind erforderlich, um die Adoption von diesen Hunden aus dem Tierheim zu erh\u00f6hen.<\/p>

Schl\u00fcsselw\u00f6rter:<\/strong>
canine, Tierheim, Krankheit, Adoption, Mortalit\u00e4t, Tierwohl<\/p>","primaryLanguage":"englisch","summary":"The subject of this retrospective study were dogs impounded at a Czech municipal shelter over a ten-year period. While 63.4% of dogs at the monitored shelter were clinically healthy, 36.6% of dogs showed single or multiple signs of disease. Sex, size, age and purebred vs crossbred categories differed (p lt;0.05) in terms of the frequency of clinical signs of disease. A greater prevalence of clinical signs of disease was found in males, in large dogs, in senior dogs (aged 9 years and more) and in purebred dogs. The dogs with impaired health stayed at the shelter longer (p lt; 0.001) than dogs with no clinical signs of disease. The dogs showing multiple clinical signs stayed at the shelter longest. Their median length of stay (LOS) at the shelter was 170 days in comparison to a median LOS of 45 days in dogs with a single diagnosis and 26 days in healthy dogs. Gastrointestinal disease was the most frequent single diagnosis, followed by respiratory diseases, skin diseases and injuries. In conclusion, dogs with clinical signs of disease are at risk of long-term stay at the shelter. Targeted advertising campaigns may be needed to increase their adoption rate. <\/p>

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","schluesselwoerter":["canine","Tierheim","Krankheit","Adoption","Mortalit\u00e4t","Tierwohl"],"translatedTitle":"Die Gesundheit von Hunde aus dem Tierheim und der Einfluss auf ihre Adoption","abstractE":"The subject of this retrospective study were dogs impounded at a Czech municipal shelter over a ten-year period. While 63.4% of dogs at the monitored shelter were clinically healthy, 36.6% of dogs showed single or multiple signs of disease. Sex, size, age and purebred vs crossbred categories differed (p lt;0.05) in terms of the frequency of clinical signs of disease. A greater prevalence of clinical signs of disease was found in males, in large dogs, in senior dogs (aged 9 years and more) and in purebred dogs. The dogs with impaired health stayed at the shelter longer (p lt; 0.001) than dogs with no clinical signs of disease. The dogs showing multiple clinical signs stayed at the shelter longest. Their median length of stay (LOS) at the shelter was 170 days in comparison to a median LOS of 45 days in dogs with a single diagnosis and 26 days in healthy dogs. Gastrointestinal disease was the most frequent single diagnosis, followed by respiratory diseases, skin diseases and injuries. In conclusion, dogs with clinical signs of disease are at risk of long-term stay at the shelter. Targeted advertising campaigns may be needed to increase their adoption rate. ","date":{"year":2019,"date":"04\/2019","accepted":"2019-04-18"},"volume":132,"openAccess":false,"journal":"Berliner und M\u00fcnchener Tier\u00e4rztliche Wochenschrift","titleImageId":944,"pages":"","redirects":["the-health-of-shelter-dogs-and-its-impact-on-their-adoption\/150\/3130\/110808"],"tierartCategories":[],"artikelartCategories":["Tier\u00e4rztliche Wochenschrift","Abostufe BMTW","Fachartikel"]} CY - Hannover DA - 04/2019 DO - 10.2376/0005-9366-18040 LA - English N2 - The subject of this retrospective study were dogs impounded at a Czech municipal shelter over a ten-year period. While 63.4% of dogs at the monitored shelter were clinically healthy, 36.6% of dogs showed single or multiple signs of disease. Sex, size, age and purebred vs crossbred categories differed (p lt;0.05) in terms of the frequency of clinical signs of disease. A greater prevalence of clinical signs of disease was found in males, in large dogs, in senior dogs (aged 9 years and more) and in purebred dogs. The dogs with impaired health stayed at the shelter longer (p lt; 0.001) than dogs with no clinical signs of disease. The dogs showing multiple clinical signs stayed at the shelter longest. Their median length of stay (LOS) at the shelter was 170 days in comparison to a median LOS of 45 days in dogs with a single diagnosis and 26 days in healthy dogs. Gastrointestinal disease was the most frequent single diagnosis, followed by respiratory diseases, skin diseases and injuries. In conclusion, dogs with clinical signs of disease are at risk of long-term stay at the shelter. Targeted advertising campaigns may be needed to increase their adoption rate. PB - Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG PP - Hannover PY - 2019 T1 - The health of shelter dogs and its impact on their adoption T2 - Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift TI - The health of shelter dogs and its impact on their adoption TT - Die Gesundheit von Hunde aus dem Tierheim und der Einfluss auf ihre Adoption VL - 132 SN - 0005-9366 ER -