Table 8.

Number and percentage of survey respondents (unweighted responses) selecting specific reasons to justify their choice of preferred minimum desexing age for male and female cats.

Male Cats
Desex Age Category	EAD		TAD and MAD		Other		No answer		Total Professionals
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Desex Reasons
A. Anaesthetic risk	185	50.4	166	45.2	14	3.8	2	0.5	367	99.9
B. Lack of experience	99	66.9	45	30.4	3	2.0	1	0.7	148	100.0
C. Abnormal development	172	51.7	152	45.6	8	2.4	1	0.3	333	100.0
D. Reduce no. strays	404	78.3	72	13.9	40	7.8	0	0	516	100.0
E. Other	59	42.1	46	32.9	33	23.6	2	1.4	140	100.0
Female Cats
Desex Age Category	EAD		TAD and MAD		Other		No Answer		Total Professionals
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Desex Reasons
A. Anaesthetic risk	156	40.9	208	54.6	16	4.2	1	0.3	381	100.0
B. Lack of experience	85	54.8	69	44.5	1	0.6	0	0.0	155	99.9
C. Abnormal development	140	43.2	177	54.6	7	2.2	0	0.0	324	100.0
D. Reduce no. strays	249	61.3	120	29.6	37	9.1	0	0.0	406	100.0
E. Other	42	32.3	55	42.3	33	25.4	0	0.0	130	100.0

EAD: Early Age Desexing. TAD: Traditional Age Desexing. MAD: Mature Age Desexing.