猫主人在紧急情况下对猫的体重估计并不比兽医专业人员更准确
摘要来源：
https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X241240321
一校：刘玲
二校：kenda
编辑：百可事乐
摘要
目的
本研究旨在评估宠物主人、兽医技术员、住院医生（实习医生和住院医生）以及急诊室主治医生对猫体重估计的准确性，另一个目标是确定抱猫是否有助于更准确地估计体重。
方法
本研究共纳入 72 只前来急诊室的猫。宠物主人、兽医技术员、住院医生和主治医生在个体数据手机卡上记录猫的估计体重，然后测量猫的实际体重，并将其与参与者的估计值进行比较。
结果
宠物主人、兽医技术员、住院医生和急诊室主治医生提供的体重估计值之间没有显著差异。同样，兽医人员的工作经验长短和抱猫也没有影响体重估计的准确性。
结论与临床相关性
在急诊室环境中，宠物主人对猫体重的估计并不比兽医专业人员准确。抱猫并没有提高兽医专业人员对猫体重的估计准确性。平均体重为4.9千克的猫可作为成年猫在急诊情况下的平均参考值。
原文：
Cat owners do not provide more reliable weight estimates for cats compared with veterinary professionals in an emergency setting
Abstract
Objectives
The aim of the present study was to assess the accuracy of weight estimation in cats provided by pet owners, veterinary technicians, house officers (interns and residents) and attending clinicians in an emergency room (ER). An additional objective was to determine whether carrying the cat contributed to a more accurate weight estimate.
Methods
A total of 72 cats presented to an ER and were enrolled in the study. Pet owners, veterinary technicians, house officers and attending clinicians were asked to record the cats’ estimated weights on individual data collection cards. The actual weights of the cats were then obtained and compared with participants’ estimations.
Results
There were no significant differences between weight estimates provided by pet owners, veterinary technicians, house officers and attending clinicians. Similarly, neither the length of experience of the veterinary staff nor carrying the cat had an effect on the provision of a more accurate weight estimate.
Conclusions and relevance
Pet owners are no better at weight estimation of cats in the ER setting compared with veterinary professionals. Carrying the cat did not improve the accuracy of weight estimation among veterinary professionals. The mean cat weight of 4.9 kg could be used as an average cat weight in an emergency situation for an adult cat.
