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

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 6 Resources used to acquire feline nutrition information as reported by participants in the “Pet Health and Wellbeing” survey, with comparison between owners of cats fed different diets

Source of information	Total		MB		PB		PB+MB
Source of information	n = 1022	%	n = 665	%	n = 187	%	n = 69	%
Book, pamphlet or printed resource	174	16	95	14^a	43	23^b	16	23^b
Breeder or shelter	20	2	17	2.6	1	0.5	0	0
Discussion group	272	25	145	22^a	67	36^b	24	35^b
Friends and/or family	186	17	100	15^a	30	16^a	18	26^b
Internet and social media	681	62	361	54^a	164	88^b	53	76^c
Manufacturer	21	2	13	2.0	3	1.6	3	4.4
Pet store or vendor	229	21	143	22^a	26	14^b	17	25^a
School or courses	39	4	31	4.7	2	1.1	0	0
Veterinary technician, clinician, specialist, student	707	64	465	70^a	87	47^b	38	55^b

MB meat-based, PB plant-based, PB+MB plant-based with animal-derived treats/snacks/supplements
Superscript characters denote significant (P < 0.05) differences between the diet categories
Values may add up to > 100% since respondents could indicate that they sought information from more than one source and numbers of cats per category may not add up to total due to non-responders and indeterminable diet type

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