Table 4.
Distribution of the types of diets offered to dogs and cats (n/%) based on owner’s and pet’s age.
| Dry Pet Food n (%) |
Wet Pet Food n (%) |
HCD n (%) |
RMBDs n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Dog | 1064 (68.8) | 60 (3.9) | 214 (13.8) | 207 (13.4) |
| Cat | 618 (91.4) | 21 (3.1) | 8 (1.2) | 29 (4.3) | |
| Dog | |||||
| Owner’s age | <18 | 9 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 18–34 | 482 (75.1) | 15 (2.3) | 61 (9.5) | 84 (13.0) | |
| 35–44 | 244 (66.6) | 15 (3.9) | 57 (15.8) | 50 (13.7) | |
| 45–54 | 197 (62.3) | 19 (6.1) | 55 (17.4) | 45 (14.2) | |
| 55–64 | 104 (63.0) | 10 (6.1) | 27 (16.4) | 24 (14.5) | |
| >65 | 28 (59.6) | 1 (2.2) | 14 (29.7) | 4 (8.5) | |
| Dog’s age | <1 y.o. | 209 (82.3) | 3 (1.2) | 21 (8.3) | 21 (8.3) |
| 1–7 y.o. | 650 (67.1) | 40 (4.1) | 134 (13.9) | 144 (14.9) | |
| >7 y.o. | 187 (62.7) | 15 (5.0) | 56 (18.8) | 40 (13.4) | |
| Cat | |||||
| Owner’s age | <18 | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 18–34 | 237 (94.0) | 6 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 9 (3.6) | |
| 35–44 | 170 (91.9) | 4 (2.2) | 3 (1.6) | 8 (4.3) | |
| 45–54 | 133 (88.1) | 7 (4.6) | 4 (2.7) | 7 (4.6) | |
| 55–64 | 63 (87.5) | 3 (4.2) | 1 (1.4) | 5 (6.9) | |
| >65 | 14 (93.3) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Cat’s age | <6 m.o. | 36 (87.8) | 2 (4.9) | 0 (0) | 3 (7.3) |
| 6–24 m.o. | 146 (93.0) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (1.9) | 6 (3.8) | |
| 2–10 y.o. | 356 (92.7) | 6 (1.6) | 4 (1.0) | 18 (4.7) | |
| >10 y.o. | 74 (84.1) | 11 (12.5) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.3) |