For many of us, pets are true family members.
When something hurts, we talk about it. Alas, beloved pets cannot share their problems, but cats and dogs also have them. Analysts of the Petstory TV service, together with experts from the Mango insurance company, analyzed user requests to determine what difficulties their owners encounter in raising pets.
Our latest research shows that more than 90% of owners consider their pet to be part of their family, two-thirds of cat owners and most dog owners today get their pet vaccinated, and the most popular paid service in the industry is a visit to a veterinarian. This is especially true for young pets, with whom every third owner applies to our doctors, – notes Ekaterina Dolgosheeva, Kinship Business Development Manager in Russia, Mars Petcare.
It turned out that most often they turn to a specialist in the study of character and behavior correction because of the aggressive disposition of the animal. At the same time, cat owners are most worried (30% versus 24% of dogs). Also popular reasons for counseling are pet phobias: fear of noise, people, street, traffic and loneliness. Another reason to contact a specialist is the desire to make friends with the pet with other tailed beasts.
It is noteworthy that women become clients of zoopsychologists more often (81%), and cats (57% of all consultations) become patients. The most difficult breeds among the mustachioed-striped are mestizo, Bengal, British Shorthair, Abyssinian and Scottish Fold. In dogs, problems were observed among German Shepherds, Chihuahuas, Pomeranians and Pugs.