Evaluación de una dieta casera complementaria utilizada en la alimentación de gatos (Felis catus silvestre) del refugio de animales Amigos con Cola y su efecto sobre el estado de salud del animal.

Abstract

This project was carried out in the animal shelter Amigos con Cola, located in the city of Guayaquil. The project was divided into 2 types of feeding administered to 2 groups of 20 cats. A group that was called Group A was administered dry food along with complementary homemade food, the second group called Group B consumed only dry food. The objective of the project was to evaluate the effect of a complementary homemade diet on the health of the cats from the pet shelter. To obtain these results it was necessary to establish the composition and adequate ration of complementary food to be able to administer it to cats, and they were analyzed blood biochemistry, body score and muscle condition of the animals before and after administering both types of food, these analyzes represented the health of the cats. This research had a quantitative approach, being a descriptive, non-experimental field study in which quantitative and qualitative variables were evaluated. At the end of the project, after analyzing the results, it was concluded that Group A showed better health as they presented significant and positive changes compared with their initial condition.