Clarification of the population of Dourados MS on the indiscriminated use of contraceptives as a causing agent of mammary hyperplasia

Abstract

The population density of dogs and cats increases exponentially each year and the adoption of methods of interruption of the reproductive cycle have been described for the control of this, being the widely used pharmacological form consisting of the application of effective contraceptive contraceptives, but with effects adverse effects. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of enlightenment of the population of Dourados-MS on the responsible possession of dogs and cats with respect to the forms of reproductive control as well as the knowledge of the possible pathologies resulting from the use of contraceptive drugs. For this purpose, a questionnaire containing questions related to the subject matter was applied, which was filled manually or electronically by 200 randomly chosen interviewees. It was verified that the population that composed the research consisted of individuals with academic instruction (74% had a higher level) and high purchasing power (33% with a family income higher than 3 minimum salaries) who claimed to know the risks of administering contraceptive drugs ( 88.5%) but still use this method (14%) as a form of population control, allowing the occurrence of reproductive changes in their animals (19.9%). Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the population about animal welfare since it was verified that the financial factor did not consist in a parameter that determined the non-adoption of surgical methods of sterilization.