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. 2014 Nov 8;1(1):e000056. doi: 10.1136/vropen-2014-000056

TABLE 5:

Percentages of time spent per 24-hour period engaged in each behaviour, within each behavioural class, in weeks 2 to 5, n=6

Behavioural Class Behaviour Median % (IQR)
Activity Drinking 1 (1.0)
Eating 3 (1.2)
Grooming 2 (2.0)
Manipulation 1 (0.8)
Locomotion 2 (0.8)
Other 0 (0.1)
Resting 91 (2.4)
Location Behind litter pan 0 (11.8)
Cage front 11 (6.1)
Floor other 23 (39.5)
In litter pan 1 (0.3)
On shelf 53 (50.3)
Other 0 (0.0)
Posture Locomotion 2 (0.8)
Lying head down 54 (14.3)
Lying head up 29 (14.6)
Other 0 (0.0)
Sitting 11 (8.5)
Standing 2 (2.3)

For each cat, the median of each weekly 24-hour value over week 2 to 5 was calculated and then the median and IQR for each behaviour, over weeks 2 to 5, for the six cats was calculated. As not all behaviours had normal distributions, medians were presented for consistency IQR, interquartile range