Table 4.

Frequencies of the questionnaire items related to reasons that owners sought self-information from a survey of 527 German veterinarians.

Item	Count	%
Concerned about the animal	327	62.05%
Interest in animal health/diseases	313	59.39%
To save money	307	58.25%
Need for a second opinion	301	57.12%
Lack of trust in conventional medicine	299	56.74%
Preparation of veterinarian consultation	248	47.06%
Lack of trust in veterinarian's competence	195	37.00%
To clarify aspects that remained unclear because the pet owner did not feel comfortable asking the veterinarian	136	25.81%
To understand complex aspects of the treatment or disease better in a written form	90	17.08%
Lack of empathy by the veterinarian	72	13.66%
To clarify aspects that remained unclear due to the limited consultation time	69	13.09%