Table 1 Overall cat numbers and mean Household Welfare Scores at first visit and revisits (2 and 12 months later).
From: A novel approach to welfare interventions in problem multi-cat households
Multi-cat house number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cats Visit 1 (following inspectorate referral) | 11 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 21 |
Number of cats Visit 2 (~ 2 months) | 0 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3a | 5 | 32 | 8 | 18 | 17 |
Number of cats Visit 3 (~ 12 months) | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 15 | 17 |
Number euthanased after discussion with owner over study period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Number died over study period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Number of new cats over study period | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Number of cats already neutered at initial visit | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Number of females spayed during study | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Number of pregnant spays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Total number of litters in household over period of cat ownership | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Potential for inbreeding? Yes/No (Y/N) | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Number of cats signed over to RSPCA | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Mean Welfare score Visit 1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 9.2 |
Mean Welfare score Visit 2 (2 months) | NA | 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 4.2a | 6.8 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
Mean Welfare score Visit 3 (12 months) | NA | 4.3 | 4.5 | NA | NA | 5.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.7 |