Understanding Feline Pruritis From The Pet Owner's Perspective: Can Social Media Listening Identify And Describe A Pet Patients Pathway Through A Disease Process In Veterinary Medicine?

Social media are seldom explored in animal health despite the potential for insights into pet owners’ perceptions. Owners often seek information and advice online before seeking veterinary care. The aim was to investigate owners’ perceptions of feline allergic skin disease using Social Asset, a proof-of-concept social listening (SL) platform to create a dataset concerning information-seeking behaviours.