TABLE 1:

Ethogram for quantitative behavioural observations (adapted from UK Cat Behaviour Working Group 1995)

Behavioural class	Behaviour	Definition
Activity	Resting	Cat remained generally inactive
	Grooming	Cat licked its body or licks its paw and passed the paw over its head
	Eating	Cat consumed (or appeared to consume) food
	Drinking	Cat lapped water
	Manipulation	Cat manoeuvred or attempted to manoeuvre an object with its paw
	Locomotion	Cat moved position within its enclosure
	Out of cage	Cat was not present in cage
	Other activity	Any activity not defined above
Location	On shelf	Cat was positioned on top of a towel covered shelf
	In litter pan	Cat was positioned in the provided litter pan
	Behind litter pan	≥50% of the cat was positioned behind the provided litter pan
	Cage front	Cat was positioned at the cage bars at the front of the enclosure
	Floor other	Cat was positioned on the cage floor, other than at the cage front or behind the litter pan
	Out of cage	Cat was not present in cage
	Other location	Any location not defined above
Posture	Lying head down	One side of cat was in complete contact with the ground, head on side or extended
	Lying head up	One side of cat was in complete contact with the ground, head not in contact with ground
	Sitting	Pads of the front paws were on the ground with the front legs straight and the rump on the ground
	Standing	Cat was positioned with four paws on the ground, rump raised
	Locomotion	Cat moved position within its enclosure
	Out of cage	Cat was not present in cage
	Other posture	Any posture not defined above

Note. Behaviours within each behavioural class were discrete, and all behavioural classes were measured simultaneously