Table 1.
Factor | Category | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | Female | No data | |
826 (37.3%) | 1242 (56.1%) | 146 (6.6%) | ||
Neutering status | Entire | Neutered | No data | |
66 (3.0%) | 1956 (88.3%) | 192 (8.7%) | ||
Breed | Domestic | Pedigree a | No data | |
2113 (95.4%) | 48 (2.2%) | 53 (2.4%) | ||
Type | Pet | Stray | Feral | No data |
1431 (64.6%) | 533 (24.1%) | 174 (7.9%) | 76 (3.4%) | |
Cat's in original location | Single cat | Multi-cat b | No data | |
546 (24.7%) | 1507 (68.0%) | 161 (7.3%) | ||
Outdoor access | Free roaming | Indoor | No data | |
1897 (85.7%) | 179 (8.1%) | 138 (6.2%) | ||
Health status | Healthy | Sick | No data | |
1930 (87.2%) | 122 (5.5%) | 162 (7.3%) | ||
FeLV | Positive | Negative | No data | |
12 (0.5%) | 2150 (97.1%) | 52 (2.4%) | ||
FIV | Positive | Negative | No data | |
91 (4.1%) | 2065 (93.3%) | 58 (2.6%) | ||
Toxoplasmosis | Positive | Negative | No data | |
499 (22.5%) | 1640 (74.1%) | 75 (3.4%) |
Nine different pedigree breeds were reported: median 4 cats of each breed (range 2–15); the most commonly sampled pedigree breed was Persian.
The precise number of cats in a cat's original location was available for 67 cats from a multi-cat household: median 2 cats per multicat household (range 2 to 39).