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Table 2 Prevalence of feline health disorders as reported by participants in the “Pet Health and Wellbeing” survey, with comparison between cats fed different diets

From: A cross-sectional study of owner-reported health in Canadian and American cats fed meat- and plant-based diets

Health disorder

Total

MB

PB

PB+MB/H

n = 1208

%

n = 667

%

n = 117

%

n = 139

%

Cardiac disease

26

2.2

17

2.6

2

1.7

20

0

Dental disease

208

17

131

20

21

18

16

11.5

Dermatopathy

137

11

82

12

12

10.3

13

9.4

Endocrinopathy

38

3.2

24

3.6

3

2.6

3

2.2

GI and hepatic diseases

126

10

90

13

3

2.6

11

7.9

Lower urinary tract disease

132

11

74

11

13

11

12

13

Neoplasia

21

1.7

10

1.5

2

1.7

4

2.9

Neurological

19

1.6

15

2.3

3

2.6

0

0

Obesity

100

8

64

9.6

7

6.0

9

6.5

Ocular disorders

57

5

39

5.9

4

3.4

1

0.7

Renal disease

42

3

31

4.7

1

0.9

2

1.4

  1. MB meat-based, PB plant-based, PB+MB/H plant-based with animal-derived treats/snacks/supplements and/or ability to hunt
  2. Numbers of cats per category may not add up to total due to non-responders and indeterminable diet type. No statistically significant differences were detected