Table 1.

General information on study populations at both locations (average and range)

	Group 1 (Missouri)	Group 2 (Ontario)
Number of cats	27	37
Sex (all cats neutered)	7 females; 20 males	30 females; 7 males
Age (years)	7.8 (1.2–15.3)	8.7 (2.5–14.4)
Weight (kg)	5.9 (3.0–9.0)	5.2 (3.4–8.1)*
Body condition score (scale 1–9)	6.3 (5–8)	7.3 (5–9)*
Number of saliva collections per cat	250 (53–324)	297 (241–313)
Collections started in	Spring	Fall

Data are mean (range) where relevant

^*No data for eight cats