Research Article
Management Practices of Cats Owned by Faculty, Staff, and Students at Two Midwest Veterinary Schools
Table 1
Cat signalment and demographic information of the subjects.
| Characteristic | OSU () | PU () | Total | | % | | % | | % |
| Gender | Female | 33 | 45 | 28 | 50 | 61 | 47 | Male | 41 | 55 | 28 | 50 | 69 | 53 |
| Breed | Nonpedigree | 70 | 95 | 54 | 96 | 127 | 95 | Other | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Declawed | Yes | 17 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 40 | 31 | No | 57 | 77 | 33 | 59 | 90 | 69 |
| Source | Shelter/rescue | 32 | 43 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 38 | Stray/orphan | 30 | 41 | 27 | 48 | 57 | 44 | Friend | 10 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 16 | Offspring of owned cat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Gift | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Breeder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pet store | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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OSU = The Ohio State University; PU = Purdue University.
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