Table 7.

Proportion of responses for burden of care survey items with at least 25 per cent agreement from owners

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Agree	Strongly agree	Total disagree	Total agree
In the past four weeks, caring for my dog’s health has been tiring	0.20	0.25	0.25	0.29	0	0.46	0.29
In the past four weeks my dog has interrupted my sleep because of its health problems	0.25	0.37	0.04	0.25	0.08	0.62	0.33
In the past four weeks I have done less physical activity with my dog (such as walking) because of my dog’s health	0.46	0.21	0.04	0.25	0.04	0.67	0.29
In the past four weeks I have felt embarrassed by my dog’s health	0.42	0.29	0.04	0.17	0.08	0.71	0.25
In the past four weeks my dog’s health has frustrated me	0.25	0.17	0.17	0.33	0.08	0.42	0.42
In the past four weeks I have felt aggravated because of my dog’s health	0.37	0.21	0.12	0.21	0.08	0.58	0.29
In the past four weeks, caring for my dog’s health has been stressful	0.21	0.25	0.08	0.37	0.08	0.46	0.46
In the past four weeks, caring for my dog’s health has made me sad	0.12	0.08	0.04	0.37	0.37	0.21	0.75
In the past four weeks I have worried that my dog will need more care in the future	0.21	0.12	0.42	0.21	0.04	0.33	0.25
In the past four weeks because of my dog’s health I have been afraid of what the future may hold for my dog	0.42	0.12	0.21	0.21	0.04	0.54	0.25
In the past four weeks I have felt guilty that I should have been doing more to care for my dog	0.25	0.29	0.04	0.37	0.04	0.54	0.42