Table 2.
Loading for 18 problem behaviours reported by cat guardians, generated by means of a Principal Component Analysis
| Summary indices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problem behaviour | Inappropriate excretion | Aggression towards unknown animals’ | Annoyance behaviour | Aggression towards people | Stress behaviour | Aggression towards known animals |
| Urinating outside of the litter-box | 0.795 | |||||
| Defaecating outside the litter-box | 0.480 | |||||
| Spraying | 0.663 | |||||
| Urinating and/or defaecating on furniture | 0.788 | |||||
| Aggression towards unknown cats | 0.865 | |||||
| Aggression towards unknown animals | 0.865 | |||||
| Scratching furniture | 0.633 | |||||
| Overly active at night | 0.761 | |||||
| Excessive vocalisation | 0.586 | |||||
| Aggression to household members | 0.838 | |||||
| Aggression to unknown people | 0.744 | |||||
| Aggression during play (play aggression) | 0.349 | |||||
| Overgrooming | 0.606 | |||||
| Pica | 0.374 | |||||
| Anxiety | 0.672 | |||||
| Sucking* | 0.052 | |||||
| Aggression towards familiar household cats | 0.709 | |||||
| Aggression towards other household animals | 0.697 | |||||
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