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Felinotherapy from medical staff´s point of view
Fejtová, Petra ; Zita, Lukáš (advisor) ; Masopustová, Renata (referee)
The thesis is focused on animal-assisted therapy and cats interacting with humans as the main part of the therapy. Felinotherapy as officially called is less known than other more popular animal-assisted therapies such as canistherapy and hippotherapy but already considered for a valuable part of animal-assisted therapy. The beginning of thesis is focused on animal- assisted therapy in general, its methods and animals which can be used for therapeutic purposes. The next part of thesis is about felinotherapy, its history, forms and methods and theoretical possibilities of its use as well as about a selection and training of suitable cats. The different breeds of cats are described for use in felinotherapy. Thesis goal is to show advantages of a cat as a suitable animal therapist and compare it with other animals. We could apply felinotherapy to clients of all ages and with different types of distabilities and diseases. The most commonly used form of felinotherapy is visiting program. The last part describes different ways to use felinotherapy in various target groups of clients and patients. For newcomers to the client´s home for the elderly cat helps relieve the stress of moving, to replace the lack of social ties, promote cognitive fiction and may be a subject of conversation with other clients or participiants of felinotherapy. In children, the cat may even become involved in teaching through play. In the end there are all indications, contraindications and risks associated with this therapy being deemed and disscused. Risk of disease transmission from cat to clients is minimized if the cat used for felinotherapy is regularly vaccinated, wormed and is under regular veterinary supervision.
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Comparative analysis canistherapy and felinotherapy in therapeutic practice
Goldšmídová, Klára ; Zita, Lukáš (advisor) ; Dokoupilová, Adéla (referee)
This bachelors work deals with the differences in domestication for two types of animals, the cat and the dog. It deals with the religious perception of the dog and cat and highlights a fundamental difference between them. It describes the relationship between dog and man, as well as describing the beginnings of cat domestication. The bachelor work also explains the basic terminology of animal-assisted therapy, describes the types of animalassisted therapy by type of animal used and briefly mentions the positive and negative aspects
of using animals. It also states the methods used in animal-assisted therapy and the physiology of the effects of animal-assisted therapy in treatment processes for people. Main point of this work is a comparison of the ethology of dogs and cats, the outlining of their main character traits that are used in the therapy itself and describes two types of animal assisted therapy therapy dogs and therapy cats. It deals with the issue of choosing suitable breeds of dogs and cats, as well as describing the methods and forms of such types of
animal assisted therapy. Subsequent chapters discuss in more detail the use of a dog in therapeutic and medical social work with regard to the type of illness a person suffers from, and the use of therapy dogs in various facilities. The following chapters of this dissertation describe the therapeutic use of cats, as well
as the form and use of therapy cats in therapeutic practice. A cat is not so demanding from the
viewpoint of active movement outside and is suitable in particular where patients are frightened of dogs. It can also be used, in contrast to dogs, in residential programmes, because it is not tied to one person so much. Another type of cat therapy that has gradually started to
take hold in large cities is cat cafes, which provide people with this type of cat therapy and is a good choice for people who, for various reasons, cannot do this form of treatment themselves. The final chapters are devoted to the demands of caring for a dog or cat, the hygiene conditions for owning the animals.
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The Breeding of Dwarf Rabbits in Flats
Lakomá, Tereza ; Zita, Lukáš (advisor) ; Dokoupilová, Adéla (referee)
Breeding of dwarf rabbits as companion animals suitable to small flats in recent years is becoming more popular in recent years. Pet animal, however, is fully dependant on human activities. It is even more true about rabbits, as they are in many cases kept in the quarters (cages, terrariums, etc.) and is only up to their owners if they allow them to move outside such quarters, how common this will be and how much it will be beneficial for the rabbit (the toys in a room, dark corners for having a rest, cramped spaces simulating dens, the possibility of a sufficient racing). This work deals with a summary of the basic needs of dwarf rabbits through the available scientific and technical literature and valid legislation of the Czech Republic and the subsequent evaluation of the current situation in each of these breeding of rabbits for a wide spectrum of breeders.
In the framework of the questionnaire survey over 350 breeders were addressed and 423 dwarf rabbits recorded. The study included the owners from the general public,
university students and the owners of the patients of the two veterinary departments. The rated factors affecting the quality of life of the rabbit were, among others: the type of quarters, nutrition, the technique of watering, hygiene and diseases. The cause and the age at death of the individual were also surveyed.
The respondents were mostly women (92%), the age of the respondents was most often ranged between 21-30 years (58%), the experience with breeding was less than 5 years (62%). One rabbit was bred (73%), in case of higher number of rabbits the quarters were separated (75%). Another animal in the household was the dog. (44%). Rabbits were under the age of five years (75%), from 1.00 up to 2.00 kg (72%), male was non-castrated (46%), female non-castrated (38%). Unlimited amount of feeding (99.5%) provided by feeding pumps (71%). Nutrition consisted of hay (95%) and succulent fodder (91%). The quarters were the cages with the possibility of racing (55%). A rabbit toilet used 74% of the respondents, 67% used the toys. 76% of the rabbits were vaccinated The most common disease was the diarrhea (12%). The average life expectancy was 5-8 years. The most common cause of death was old age (26%).
The situation in the breeding of dwarf rabbits in the domestic (residential) conditions is satisfactory. The public should be informed in more detail with the dietary needs of dwarf rabbits. Attention should also be paid to the elimination of the occurrence of the disease.
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Dairy cattle breeding in terms of organic farming
Kapusňáková, Kateřina ; Toušová, Renata (advisor) ; Zita, Lukáš (referee)
Bachelor thesis aimed to create a comprehensive set of issues of breeding dairy cattle breeds in terms of organic farming as a literary review. In the first part I described the importance of breeding dairy cattle in organic farming states of dairy cattle in the EU and the Czech Republic (currently in the Czech Republic behaves 224,873 head of cattle, of which 7,402 cows), the different breeds of dairy cattle used in the Czech Republic organic farming, both milk (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Montbeliard) and a dual purpose (Czech pied cattle), as I have announced legislation which are mandatory for organic farmers (Act no. 242/2000 Coll., NR no. 834/2007, NK no. 889/2008). In my work I have summarized the findings of breeding dairy cattle breeds and their uses including non-production functions (grazing and landscape maintenance) technique and technology of the various categories of animals (methods of housing - is the most appropriate free housing with enclosure), milk yields (differences in milk composition in conventional and organic farming) and its control, acquisition and processing of milk and production of dairy products, issues of health and disease (prevention, treatment, mastitis as the biggest cause of economic losses in dairy cows), reproduction (permitted by biotechnological methods, methods of heat detection, methods dimpling). In chapter grazing cattle I have summarized the findings about the effects of cattle grazing on the landscape formation, and also highlighted the impact of grazing on biodiversity and protected plants and animals that are on pasture may occur. In conclusion, I summarized the economy breeding dairy cattle and described the subsidy policy conditions and income subsidies for organic farmers.
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The kea and the kaka, their distribution, state of endangerment and cognitive abilities
Vrbenská, Šárka ; Ledvinka, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Zita, Lukáš (referee)
The kea and the kaka are parrots endemic to the New Zealand. The kea occures mainly in mountains, the kaka has it's habitat in the native forests. The kea can be easily tamed and is by then often seen around touristic locations. Eventhough, he is quite rare. His population is estimated on 5 000 individuals. Both species are threatened by introduced mammals, who predate on their eggs, chicks and rearing females. Their numbers are decreasing also because of a competition about honeydew with introduced wasps and the lost of their natural habitat. The last two reasons occur especialy with the kaka.
Both species feed generally on vegetal food supplemented with a small amount of animal protein, which is obtained principally from insects. Rumors about keas hunting and killing sheep are today considered being overstated, however there is a high possibility they like to nibble meat and fat from dead sheep. Despite this settlement and the fact they are both protected by law, some farmers keep shooting them.
There is only about 40 kakas and 250 keas in zoological gardens and other institutions over the world. Both species need to be kept in spacious aviaries that are firm enough to resist their strong beeks. They are very social so they must be kept in pairs or flocks.
These parrots are very inteligents, inquisitives and social. Therefore, there is a lot of experiments about the cognitive abilities of the kea. It has been found that he is able to learn simple tasks like pulling a string with a treat on it or opening a box with several locks. It is also possible that the individuals learn to perform operations only by simple observation of another bird.
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