Table 1.

Number of appointments or cases per ASPCA program and the percentage involving grooming-related omissions of care and/or related services.

Program	Percent of grooming-related appointments or cases	Species, services, and coat-type	Total appointments or cases
AAH	6% (n = 1,230)	• 858 dogs, 372 cats • 421 medical grooming, 809 nail trim services      ° 77% (n = 324) of medical grooming services were for long-haired breed types	19,327
ASPCA-NYPD Partnership	13% (n = 127)	• 97% (138) of the 142 animals involved in these cases were dogs     ° 93% (n = 128) of dogs were identified as long-haired breed types	981
CE	5% (n = 79)	• 65 cases involved dogs only or both cats and dogs • 14 cases involved cats only • Breed-specific data not available	1,652
CM	4% (n = 1,266)	• 1,013 dogs     ° 80% (n = 808) of dogs were identified as long-haired breed types • 252 cats     ° 18% (n = 46) of cats were identified as long-haired breed types • 1 small mammal	31,047
Grooming at CVCs and Vaccine Events	100% (n = 204)	• 191 dogs     ° 47% (n = 90) of dogs were identified as long-haired breed types     ° 20% (n = 39) of dogs had no breed listed • 13 cats	204
OAF	6% (n = 119)	• 95 dogs     ° 78% (n = 74) of dogs were identified as long-haired breed types • 23 cats • 1 turtle	2,154

AAH, ASPCA Animal Hospital; CE, Community Engagement; CM, Community Medicine; CVC, Community Veterinary Center; OAF, One ASPCA Fund. Small, long-haired dog breeds and breed mixes represented in our data included: Bichon Frise, Brussels Griffon, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, Coton de Tulear, Chinese Crested, Goldendoodle, Havanese, Lhasa Apso, Long-Haired Chihuahua, Maltese, Papillon, Pekingese, Pomeranian, Poodle, Scottish Terrier, Shih Tzu, Silky Terrier, Tibetan Terrier, West Highland Terrier, Wheaten Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier.