Table 3 Assessment of demographic characteristics, cat acquisition styles, cat owning experience and basic cat husbandry facilities of participating households
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 years cat ownership | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 10 |
Number of people living in house | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Gender of people in house Male (M) Female (F) | M,F | M,F | M | F | M,F | M | M,F | M,F | M,F | M,F |
Age range, in years, of people in house | 13–45 | 22–48 | 67 | 29 | 22–49 | 71 | 59–90 | 22–52 | 54–64 | 52–80 |
Any history of mental health disorders? (Y/N) | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N |
Acquisition of cats? Active/Passive/Both (A/P/B) | P | A | P | A | A | B | P | P | P | B |
Other animals? (Y/N) | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y |
Feed cats: Inside/Outside/Both (In/Out/B) | In | B | In | In | In | In | In | In | In | In |
Number of litter trays | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Number of cats per litter tray at Visit 1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | NA | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 11 | 7.5 | 21 | 5.3 |
Total number of rooms | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |