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

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 4 Responses to seven Likert scale questions asking respondents to rank indices of cat wellness, with comparison between cats fed different diets

Wellness Indicator		Total		MB		PB+MB/H		PB
Wellness Indicator		n = 1025	%	n = 665	%	n = 138	%	n = 117	%
Frequency of vomiting	Not at all	629	61	395	59	100	72	76	65
	A little	369	36	256	39	37	27	38	32
	Quite a bit	24	2.3	14	2.1	1	0.7	3	2.6
Frequency of inactivity	Not at all	783	76	492	74	115	83	103	88
	A little	208	20	147	22	19	14	13	11
	Quite a bit	34	3.3	28	4.2	4	2.9	1	0.9
Happy appearance	Not at all	3	0.3	1	0.2	0	0	1	0.9
	A little	31	3.0	23	3.5	1	0.7	3	2.6
	A moderate amount	316	31	206	31	39	28	34	29
	A great deal	675	66	437	66	98	71	79	68
Distress vocalization	Not at all	826	81	530	80	112	82	99	85
	A little	174	17	119	18	22	16	17	15
	A moderate amount	19	1.9	14	2.1	2	1.5	1	0.9
	A great deal	4	0.4	3	0.5	1	0.7	0	0
Demonstration of affection	Not at all	7	0.7	6	0.9	0	0	0	0
	A little	54	5.3	26	3.9	6	4.4	8	6.8
	A moderate amount	309	30	217	33	38	28	24	21
	A great deal	654	64	417	63	94	68	85	73
Contact avoidance	Not at all	735	72	762	70	114	82	92	79
	A little	236	23	170	26	18	13	23	20
	A moderate amount	43	4.2	28	4.2	5	3.6	1	0.9
	A great deal	7	0.7	4	0.6	1	0.7	1	0.9
Curious behaviour	Not at all	10	1.0	8	1.2	2	1.5	0	0
	A little	94	9.2	64	9.6	8	5.9	7	6.0
	A moderate amount	417	41	268	40	58	42	52	44
	A great deal	502	49	326	49	69	50	58	50

MB meat-based, PB plant-based, PB+MB/H plant-based with animal-derived treats/snacks/supplements and/or ability to hunt

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