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Egzotični kućni ljubimci se sve češće sreću u veterinarskim ambulantama u Srbiji. Međutim, veterinari u Srbiji još uvek nisu prilagodili svoj rad ovoj vrsti pacijenata. U ovoj studiji je analiziran broj pacijenata na Klinici za male životinje Fakulteta veterinarske medicine, Univerziteta u Beogradu. Poređenjem broja egzotičnih kućnih ljubimaca i pasa i mačaka, koji su dovođeni na pregled u periodu 2015. do 2020. godine, utvrđeno je da se broj egzotičnih kućnih ljubimaca iz godine u godinu povećava, dok broj pasa i mačaka stagnira. Grupa koja je zabeležila najveći apsolutni rast su bile ptice, dok je vrsta životinja sa najvećim relativnim rastom bio afrički patuljasti jež. Jedina grupa egzotičnih kućnih ljubimaca koja nije zabeležila rast su bili gmizavci. Za povećanje broja egzotičnih kućnih ljubimaca u maloj praksi, odgovoran je veći broj faktora i to od promene načina života ljudi, u koje se ove životinje bolje uklapaju od tradicionalnih ljubimaca, preko sve veće dostupnosti egzotičnih kućnih ljubimaca, do toga da ove životinje predstavljaju svojevrstan statusni simbol. Kada se sve ovo uzme u obzir, jasno je da su egzotični kućni ljubimci na putu da postanu vrlo značajna grana veterinarske medicine u Srbiji i da veterinari moraju da se prilagode novim trendovima. Exotic pets are increasingly present in veterinary clinics in Serbia. However, veterinarians in Serbia have not yet adapted to this group of patients. This study analyzed the number of patients at the Clinic for Small Animals of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade. By comparing the number of exotic pets and dogs and cats that came for exemination in the period from 2015 to 2020, it was determined that the number of exotic pets increases from year to year, while the number of dogs and cats stagnates. As for the number of exotic pets, the group that recorded the highest absolute growth were birds, while the species of animals with the highest relative growth were African pigmy hedgehogs. The only group of exotic pets that did not made any growth were reptiles. A number of factors are responsible for the increase in the number of exotic pets in small practice, from the change in peoples’ lifestyle, in which these animals fit better, through the increasing availability of exotic pets, to the fact that these animals represent a status symbol. When all this is taken into account, it is clear that exotic pets are on their way to becoming a very important branch of veterinary medicine in Serbia and that veterinarians must adapt to new trends. |
