Bristol Cats study calls for participants
Researchers in the University of Bristol's Bristol Cats study have called for veterinary practices to raise awareness of the program after they were able to secure additional funding to allow the study to continue through 2012. The study was launched in June 2010 in Bristol and was subsequently expanded to the UK as a whole in March 2011.
With over 1000 cats and kittens already enrolled and hopes of recruiting 1000 more, the study aims to collect information from the owners of cats and kittens via regular online or postal questionnaires to help shed light on common diseases and behaviour patterns. Should further funding become available, it is hoped that the study can expand to cover the entire lifetimes of the subjects.
Veterinary practices are encouraged to e-mail the study's organisers to request a supply of flyers and posters with which to raise awareness amongst cat-owners. The study's website can be found here.
Anyone who would like to discuss the study further is invited to contact:
Dr Jane Murray,
Cats Protection Research Fellow,
FREEPOST RSHR-AGRJ-UABZ,
Bristol Cats,
University of Bristol
Langford House, Langford,
BRISTOL,
BS40 5DU
Tel: 07827 981412
Email: cat-study@bristol.ac.uk
Veterinary practices are being urged to help owners safely dispose of any unused and expired pet medicines - not just antibiotics - during November's Animal Medicines Amnesty. 
