Table 1 Characteristics of cats as reported by participants in the “Pet Health and Wellbeing” survey
MB (n = 667) | PB (n = 187) | PB+MB (n = 69) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male (n = 611) | 321 (48%) | 94 (50%) | 34 (49%) |
Female (n = 653) | 342 (51%) | 93 (50%) | 35 (51%) |
Sex status | |||
Intact (n = 41) | 17 (3%) | 10 (5%) | 3 (4%) |
Desexed (n = 1223) | 646 (97%) | 177 (95%) | 66 (96%) |
Breed type | |||
DSH (n = 660) | 362 (54%) | 93 (50%) | 36 (52%) |
DMH (n = 60) | 35 (5%) | 6 (3%) | 5 (7%) |
DLH (n = 95) | 66 (10%) | 8 (4%) | 1 (1%) |
Asian (n = 50) | 32 (5%) | 8 (4%) | 2 (3%) |
American (n = 35) | 21 (3%) | 4 (2%) | 1 (1%) |
European (n = 58) | 34 (5%) | 8 (4%) | 2 (3%) |
Other (n = 9) | 2 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Mix (n = 134) | 58 (9%) | 29 (16%) | 9 (13%) |
Unknown (n = 131) | 46 (7%) | 25 (14%) | 11 (16%) |
Age (years) | |||
Less than 1 | 29 (4%) | 7 (4%) | 3 (4%) |
1–2 | 92 (14%) | 28 (15%) | 6 (9%) |
3–4 | 105 (16%) | 24 (13%) | 6 (9%) |
5–6 | 83 (12%) | 34 (18%) | 14 (20%) |
7–8 | 90 (13%) | 24 (13%) | 6 (9%) |
9–10 | 65 (10%) | 19 (10%) | 12 (17%) |
11–12 | 61 (9%) | 21 (11%) | 5 (7%) |
13–14 | 41 (6%) | 18 (10%) | 5 (7%) |
15–16 | 40 (6%) | 6 (3%) | 6 (9%) |
17–18 | 16 (2%) | 6 (3%) | 2 (3%) |
19–20 | 9 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
Greater than 20 | 1 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |