A survey on husbandry practices by cat owners in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Submitted By:
Aneek Chanda Roll No:16/11 Reg.No:01619 Intern ID: 89 Session: 2015-2016
A production report submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
A survey on husbandry practices by cat owners in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Approved by:
Dr. Mizanur Rahman
Assistant Professor
Teaching and Training Pet Hospital and Research Center Purbachal, Dhaka
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Science University
Khulshi, Chattogram-4225, Bangladesh
Statements of Author
I, Aneek Chanda, hereby firmly assure that I have completed all tasks. The data was gathered through publications, websites, and other resources on a national and international scale. There has been proper citation of all sources. Because of this, I am solely responsible for gathering, organizing, keeping, and disseminating all of the data that was gathered for this report.
The Author August, 2023
Contents
Statements of Author ...iii
List of Tables...…...v
List of Figures……...v
Abstract... vi
1. Introduction…... 1
2. Materials and Methods ... 3
2.1 Study area and population. ... 3
2.2 Data collection tools and process ... 3
2.3 Data analysis ... 4
3. Results... 5
3.1 Pet owing households…….………...………….…… 5
3.2 General information of cats………... 6
3.3 Housing and feeding ... 6
3.4 Vaccination and deworming ... 7
3.5 Health status….………..……….… 8
4. Discussion ... 9
4.1 Single versus multi pet households ... 9
4.2 Age, gender and breed consideration of the owned cats …... 9
4.3 Housing system and feeding practices of cats ... 10
4.4Vaccinationanddewormingstatus….…………...………...…. 10
4.5 Veterinary visitation………....………... 11
5. Limitations ... 12
6. Conclusion ... 13
7. References ... 14
8. Appendix ... 17
Acknowledgment ... 18
Biography ... 19
List of Tables
Table No Name of Tables Page No
Table 1 Frequency and percentage of pets kept by 100 families in Dhaka city
05 Table 2 Frequency and percentage of age category, breed, sex
and sterilization status of cats
06 Table 3 Frequency and percentage of housing system and feeding
process
07
Table: 4 Frequency of vaccination and deworming 07
List of figures
Figures No Name of Figures Page No
1 Geographical location of Teaching and Training Pet Hospital and Research Centre (TTPHRC)
03 2
Pie chart of different health issues of the cats visited at TTPHRC
08
The present study was accomplished at Teaching and Training Pet Hospital and Research Centre, Dhaka, during May-June, 2023. The study was aimed to know the husbandry practices by cat owners of Dhaka city. In this study, about 100 cats were induced. The data were collected from the owners through a conducted questionnaire.
The data demonstrated that most of the owners were keen to keep Local breed (50%) and Persian (43%) cats and most of them preferred only one or two cats. Most of the cats visited the hospital were less than 1 year of age. The practice of sterilization was not so common (28%) and owners mostly preferred intensive housing system to rear their pets. Homemade feed (46%) and a combination of homemade and commercial feeds (42%) was main preference of owners to feed their cats. Vaccination (60%) and deworming (42%) was pretty common in those cats although a huge variety of health issues were observed among the cats. The study was performed in a limited area. As a result, large scale study is required to find out the real scenario of husbandry practices by cat owners across the country.
