Table 6.

Resources used to acquire feline nutrition information as reported by participants in the “Pet Health and Wellbeing” survey, with comparison between owners of cats fed different diets

Source of information	Total		MB		PB		PB+MB
	n = 1022	%	n = 665	%	n = 187	%	n = 69	%
Book, pamphlet or printed resource	174	16	95	14a	43	23b	16	23b
Breeder or shelter	20	2	17	2.6	1	0.5	0	0
Discussion group	272	25	145	22a	67	36b	24	35b
Friends and/or family	186	17	100	15a	30	16a	18	26b
Internet and social media	681	62	361	54a	164	88b	53	76c
Manufacturer	21	2	13	2.0	3	1.6	3	4.4
Pet store or vendor	229	21	143	22a	26	14b	17	25a
School or courses	39	4	31	4.7	2	1.1	0	0
Veterinary technician, clinician, specialist, student	707	64	465	70a	87	47b	38	55b

MB meat-based, PB plant-based, PB+MB plant-based with animal-derived treats/snacks/supplements

Superscript characters denote significant (P < 0.05) differences between the diet categories

Values may add up to > 100% since respondents could indicate that they sought information from more than one source and numbers of cats per category may not add up to total due to non-responders and indeterminable diet type