Table 1.
Pet-owner interview questions and answers.
| Healthy (N.28) |
Diseased (N.43) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet life environment | Home | 14 (50%) | 29 (67%) |
| Garden | 3 (11%) | 3 (7%) | |
| Both | 11 (39%) | 11 (26%) | |
| Pet habits | Pet bed | 23 (82%) | 31 (72%) |
| Bed-allowed | 21 (75%) | 29 (67%) | |
| Sofa-allowed | 18 (64%) | 30 (70%) | |
| Use of parasite cleaners | Anti-tick and -flea drugs | 26 (93%) | 36 (84%) |
| Repellent substances | 10 (36%) | 7 (16%) | |
| Regularly used | 15 (54%) | 15 (35%) | |
| Sporadically used | 5 (18%) | 5 (12%) | |
| Once a month | 9 (32%) | 6 (14%) | |
| Seasonally used | 7 (25%) | 13 (30%) | |
| Feed habits | Homemade diet | 2 (7%) | 4 (9%) |
| Commercial diet | 14 (50%) | 30 (70%) | |
| Mixed diet | 12 (43%) | 9 (21%) | |
| Snacks | 18 (64%) | 6 (14%) | |
|
Owner–pet
relationship |
Cuddles | 28 (100%) | 40 (93%) |
| Kisses | 26 (93%) | 30 (70%) | |
| Hugs | 26 (93%) | 33 (77%) | |
| Hand washing | Always | 4 (14%) | 18 (42%) |
| Sometimes | 20 (71%) | 15 (35%) | |
| Never | 4 (14%) | 10 (23%) | |
| Time spent together | All day long | 7 (25%) | 20 (47%) |
| Half a day | 16 (57%) | 16 (37%) | |
| Only in the evening/night | 5 (18%) | 7 (16%) | |
|
Drug treatment
(dog) |
Recent | 4 (14%) | 6 (14%) |
| Remote | 6 (21%) | 20 (47%) | |
| No one | 18 (64%) | 17 (40%) | |
|
Antibiotic
administration (dog) |
Yes | 6 (21%) | 6 (14%) |
| No | 22 (79%) | 37 (86%) | |
|
Drug treatment
(owner) |
Recent | 0 | 0 |
| Remote | 19 (68%) | 10 (23%) | |
| No one | 9 (32%) | 33 (77%) | |
|
Antibiotic
administration (owner) |
Yes | 5 (18%) | 6 (14%) |
| No | 23 (82%) | 37 (86%) |