Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of cat and fetching demographics (N = 1154 cats).
Cat sex and neuter status | Cat status | Training status | Breed |
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Female spayed 501 (43.4%) |
Previous cat 301 (26.1%) |
Untrained 1089 (94.4%) |
Mixed 994 (86.1%) |
Female intact 36 (3.1%) |
Current cat 853 (73.9%) |
Trained 65 (5.6%) |
Purebred 160 (13.9%) |
Male neutered 601 (52.1%) |
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Male intact 15 (1.3%) |
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Male unknown 1 (0.1%) |
Cat age in months at time fetching first noticed (SD) | Life stage at time fetching first noticed | Duration of time in months the cat had fetched for (SD) | |
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15.90 (23.53) 0–204 |
Kitten (< 1 year) 701 (60.7%) |
51.53 (48.72) 0–244 |
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Young adult (< 7 years) 415 (36%) |
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Mature adult (< 10 years) 22 (1.9%) |
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Senior (≥ 10 years) 16 (1.4%) |
Count of who initiated the fetching sessions on average | Count of who ended the fetching sessions on average | ||
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Cat | 553 (47.9%) | Cat | 675 (58.5%) |
Owner | 249 (21.6%) | Owner | 248 (21.5%) |
About equal | 352 (30.5%) | About equal | 231 (20%) |
Frequencies and percentages are presented along with the mean, SD (in brackets) and ranges of age and duration.