The Great British Pet Weight Survey: Help us to help the UK’s pets maintain a healthy weight

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Pet obesity has been identified by veterinary professionals as one of the top three welfare concerns.

To find out more, one of the UK’s leading pet food manufacturers, Burgess Pet Care, and veterinary scales manufacturer, Marsden, are conducting this nationwide survey.

This will take around five minutes to complete and will provide valuable information to help pet health professionals provide better weight-management support to the UK’s pets and their owners.

To thank you for taking part, you can also enter a prize draw to win six months’ supply of Burgess pet food of your choice, and a Marsden V-24 or V-180 pet weighing scale.

What pet/s do you have?

Dog

Cat

Rabbit

Guinea pig

Ferret

Chinchilla

Small pet (hamster, gerbil, degu, rat, mouse)

Do you think your pet/s is/are?

Underweight

The ideal weight

Slightly overweight but OK

Overweight

Very overweight

Don't know

Do you know the ideal weight range for you pet/s?

Yes

Not sure

Clear selection

How often do you weigh your pet/s at the vets?

Never

Occasionally

Annually

Monthly

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Do you ever weigh your pets elsewhere?

Yes, at a pet store

Yes, at home

Clear selection

Have you ever asked your vet for advice about weight management for your pet/s?

Yes

Clear selection

Do you measure out your pet's food accurately?

No, I just guess

Sometimes

Always

Clear selection

If you feed treats, do you count them in your pet/s' daily ration?

Yes

Sometimes

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Do you feed your pet/s scraps or leftovers from your own dinner?

Yes

Sometimes

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Do you feel you have a good knowledge of what constitutes a healthy diet for your pet/s?

Yes definitely

Yes, but I could improve my knowledge

No, not really

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Do you know what foods could be dangerous for your pet/s?

Yes definitely

Yes, but I could improve my knowledge

No, not really

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If your vet advised you not to feed treats to help your pet/s get to a healthy weight, how would you feel?

I know it would be in the best interests of my pet/s health so I would follow the advice

I’d feel really bad that they’d be missing out on their favourite treats so I’d find it hard to follow the advice

I would probably ignore the advice as my pet/s looks forward to treats

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How important do you feel your pet/s weight is in terms of helping them lead a healthy life?

Very important

Quite important

Not that important

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If you felt that your pet/s could be protected from certain illnesses by losing weight, would you actively work with your vet to help them to slim down by carefully measuring and monitoring their food intake and increasing their exercise?

Yes, definitely

I'd try, but it would be difficult

Possibly

Probably not

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