London Vet Show 2021 PFMA Survey

Industry Awareness & Educational Tools

INTRODUCTION

In 2022 the Pet Food Manufacturer’s Association (PFMA) will continue providing evidence-based pet nutrition education, and tools and resources for vets and pet owners. We greatly value your feedback which will help us shape the tools and resources we produce.

Please note:
- Your answers will remain anonymous and will be treated confidentially and according to the Data Protection Act.
- Providing your name and contact details is voluntary and will allow us to contact you about our educational resources, as well as entering you in our prize draw.
- In this questionnaire, pet refers to those small animals commonly kept as companion animals in the UK such as dogs, cats, small mammals and indoor birds.

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* 1. Were you aware of PFMA (the Pet Food Manufacturers' Association) before today?

Yes

If yes where did you hear about PFMA?

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* 2. Were you aware of the following PFMA educational resources and, if so, how often do you use them in your practice?

	Daily	Once or twice a week	Once or twice a month	Once or twice every 6 months	Once or twice a year	Aware but never used before	Didn’t know they existed
PFMA Factsheets	PFMA Factsheets Daily	PFMA Factsheets Once or twice a week	PFMA Factsheets Once or twice a month	PFMA Factsheets Once or twice every 6 months	PFMA Factsheets Once or twice a year	PFMA Factsheets Aware but never used before	PFMA Factsheets Didn’t know they existed
PFMA Posters	PFMA Posters Daily	PFMA Posters Once or twice a week	PFMA Posters Once or twice a month	PFMA Posters Once or twice every 6 months	PFMA Posters Once or twice a year	PFMA Posters Aware but never used before	PFMA Posters Didn’t know they existed
PFMA Online calorie calculators	PFMA Online calorie calculators Daily	PFMA Online calorie calculators Once or twice a week	PFMA Online calorie calculators Once or twice a month	PFMA Online calorie calculators Once or twice every 6 months	PFMA Online calorie calculators Once or twice a year	PFMA Online calorie calculators Aware but never used before	PFMA Online calorie calculators Didn’t know they existed
PFMA Training Courses / Webinars	PFMA Training Courses / Webinars Daily	PFMA Training Courses / Webinars Once or twice a week	PFMA Training Courses / Webinars Once or twice a month	PFMA Training Courses / Webinars Once or twice every 6 months	PFMA Training Courses / Webinars Once or twice a year	PFMA Training Courses / Webinars Aware but never used before	PFMA Training Courses / Webinars Didn’t know they existed
PFMA website in general	PFMA website in general Daily	PFMA website in general Once or twice a week	PFMA website in general Once or twice a month	PFMA website in general Once or twice every 6 months	PFMA website in general Once or twice a year	PFMA website in general Aware but never used before	PFMA website in general Didn’t know they existed

Other PFMA tools and resources (please specify)

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* 3. Do you refer pet owners to the PFMA Website?

Yes

Didn't know about it

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* 4. Were you aware of FEDIAF (The European Pet Food Industry Federation) before today?

Yes

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* 5. Were you aware of the nutritional tools from FEDIAF and WSAVA, and if so, how often do you use them?

	Daily	Once or twice a week	Once or twice a month	Once or twice every 6 months	Once or twice a year	Aware but never used before	Didn’t know they existed
FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Cats and Dogs	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Cats and Dogs Daily	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Cats and Dogs Once or twice a week	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Cats and Dogs Once or twice a month	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Cats and Dogs Once or twice every 6 months	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Cats and Dogs Once or twice a year	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Cats and Dogs Aware but never used before	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Cats and Dogs Didn’t know they existed
FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Rabbits	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Rabbits Daily	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Rabbits Once or twice a week	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Rabbits Once or twice a month	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Rabbits Once or twice every 6 months	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Rabbits Once or twice a year	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Rabbits Aware but never used before	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Rabbits Didn’t know they existed
BSAVA Online Guide to Nutrition	BSAVA Online Guide to Nutrition Daily	BSAVA Online Guide to Nutrition Once or twice a week	BSAVA Online Guide to Nutrition Once or twice a month	BSAVA Online Guide to Nutrition Once or twice every 6 months	BSAVA Online Guide to Nutrition Once or twice a year	BSAVA Online Guide to Nutrition Aware but never used before	BSAVA Online Guide to Nutrition Didn’t know they existed
WSAVA Global Nutrition Assessment guidelines and toolkit	WSAVA Global Nutrition Assessment guidelines and toolkit Daily	WSAVA Global Nutrition Assessment guidelines and toolkit Once or twice a week	WSAVA Global Nutrition Assessment guidelines and toolkit Once or twice a month	WSAVA Global Nutrition Assessment guidelines and toolkit Once or twice every 6 months	WSAVA Global Nutrition Assessment guidelines and toolkit Once or twice a year	WSAVA Global Nutrition Assessment guidelines and toolkit Aware but never used before	WSAVA Global Nutrition Assessment guidelines and toolkit Didn’t know they existed

Other pet nutrition tools (please specify)

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* 6. Do you use any nutritional assessment tools in your practice? Please choose all that apply.

Diet History Forms

Puppy growth charts

Body Condition Score Charts

Muscle condition score charts

Calorie calculation tools

Feeding Guide Calculators

No, we don’t use any of these

Other nutritional assessment tools (please specify)

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* 7. Does your practice offer any pet nutrition advice or services? Please choose all that apply.

Basic / commercial diet recommendations

Prescription diet recommendations

Weight management programs

Referral to veterinary nutrition specialists

Formulation of recipes for home-prepared diets

Other nutrition advice or services (please specify)

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* 8. Do you run any weight management or pet nutrition sessions at your practice?

Yes (please specify in comment box)

No, but interested in setting up

No (please tell us why, e.g. time, profitability, etc)

Please specify

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* 9. Approximately what percentage of these pets seen in your practice would you consider overweight or obese? Please enter numbers between 0 to 100 (%)

Dogs

Cats

Small mammals

Pet birds

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* 10. Reflecting on the last five years, do you believe that the prevalence of pet obesity has changed?

it has decreased

It has increased

It hasn't changed

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