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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Vet Med. 2011 May 28;101(1-2):107–112. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.04.016

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for information collected at the veterinary examination at the time of intake for puppies (n=333) and kittens (n = 365) entering an adoption-guarantee animal shelter. N/A = Not applicable.

Puppies Kittens
Variable n % n %
Skin disease present 40 12.01 42 11.54
Respiratory disease present 72 21.62 162 44.51
Digestive disease present 127 38.14 143 39.29
Gender
 Male 167 50.15 182 50.00
 Female 166 49.85 182 50.00
Source
 Stray 92 28.13 125 34.72
 Owner relinquished 149 45.57 196 54.45
 Transferred from another shelter 86 26.30 39 10.83
Breed
 Canine mixed breed 308 93.05 N/A N/A
 Canine - not mixed breed 23 6.95 N/A N/A
 Feline - Domestic medium hair N/A N/A 34 9.34
 Feline - Domestic longhair N/A N/A 16 4.40
 Feline - Domestic shorthair N/A N/A 308 84.62
 Feline - Siamese mix N/A N/A 6 1.64
Age (weeks) Median = 11 Range = 6–26 Median = 10 Range = 6–26