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SUBMITTER: Niessen SJM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5606606 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Niessen Stijn J M SJM Hazuchova Katarina K Powney Sonya L SL Guitian Javier J Niessen Antonius P M APM Pion Paul D PD Shaw James A JA Church David B DB
Veterinary sciences 20170514 2
Current pet diabetes mellitus (DM) treatment necessitates the active daily involvement of owners and can be costly. The current study aimed to investigate the owner population which opts for euthanasia instead of DM treatment. A survey was designed using multiple feedback steps and made available online to veterinarians world-wide. A total of 1192 veterinarians completed the survey and suggested a median one in 10 diabetic pets are euthanased at diagnosis; a further median one in 10 within one y ...[more]