Odendaal J S, Weyers A
Department of Veterinary Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1990 Mar;61(1):14-23.
A questionnaire, based on 14 years' private practice experience and psychological principles, was compiled to establish the reasons why veterinary clients are involved with their pets. Questionnaires were sent to South African veterinarians country-wide and only clients visiting veterinarians were requested to complete the questionnaires anonymously. Questionnaires (n = 612) were returned and the data was processed by computer. The results indicated that clients are involved with their companion animals for emotional, social and relaxational reasons, which all have psychological implications. They are, however, also involved with their animals by caring for them, and they keep them for utility or economical reasons and also due to their general interest in nature. The latter reasons could be seen as natural reasons for keeping pets. The same relationship between clients and their pets continue during veterinary consultations. Because of this continuing involvement, some clients may consult veterinarians mainly for psychological reasons and others mainly for clinical reasons. There is a constant interaction between these motivations for veterinary consultations. Client consultations of veterinarians could thus be categorised into psychological consultations which are predominantly human/client orientated and clinical consultations which are predominantly animal/patient orientated.
基于14年的私人执业经验和心理学原理，编制了一份问卷，以确定兽医客户与宠物互动的原因。问卷被发送给南非全国的兽医，只有前来就诊的客户被要求匿名填写问卷。共收回问卷612份，并通过计算机对数据进行处理。结果表明，客户与伴侣动物互动是出于情感、社交和放松的原因，这些都具有心理层面的意义。然而，他们也通过照顾动物来与它们建立联系，并且出于实用、经济原因以及对自然的普遍兴趣而饲养它们。后一种原因可被视为养宠物的自然原因。在兽医咨询过程中，客户与宠物之间的这种关系依然存在。由于这种持续的互动，一些客户咨询兽医可能主要是出于心理原因，而另一些客户主要是出于临床原因。兽医咨询的这些动机之间存在持续的相互作用。因此，客户向兽医咨询可分为以人类/客户为主导的心理咨询和以动物/患者为主导的临床咨询。
