The Scientific World Journal / 2016 / Article / Tab 4 / Research Article
Body Condition Scores and Evaluation of Feeding Habits of Dogs and Cats at a Low Cost Veterinary Clinic and a General Practice Table 4 Summary of responses from 229 dog and 86 cat owners from two veterinary clinics (general practice,
; low cost clinic,
). Number of owners providing each response, with percentage in parentheses or median (range).
Variable General practice Low cost clinic Dogs Cats Dogs Cats 107 42 122 44 — — Percent food type Dry 96 (0–100) 97 (0–100) 90 (0–100) 80 (0–100) 0.017 0.393 Canned 0 (0–100) 1 (0–100) 0 (0–100) 15 (0–100) 0.972 <0.001 Table food 0 (0–20) 0 (0–2) 0 (0–80) 0 (0–5) <0.001 <0.001 Home-cooked 0 (0–100) 0 (0-0) 0 (0–100) 0 (0-0) 0.011 <0.001 Commercial raw 0 (0-1) 0 (0-0) 0 (0–10) 0 (0-0) 0.075 0.540 Home-prepared raw 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0–10) 0 (0-0) 0.343 0.102 Feeding frequency 0.001 <0.001 Ad libitum 13 (12%) 16 (38%) 36 (30%) 30 (68%) — — One time daily 13 (12%) 6 (14%) 21 (17%) 2 (5%) — — Two times daily 77 (72%) 17 (41%) 61 (50%) 8 (18%) — — Three times daily 3 (3%) 3 (7%) 4 (3%) 3 (7%) — — Treats at least once daily 76 (72%) 10 (24%) 92 (75%) 16 (37%) 0.234 <0.001 Treat types Commercial 81 30 67 31 0.004 0.292 Chews 55 1 71 0 0.349 <0.001 Fruits/vegetables 37 1 47 1 0.497 <0.001 Meat/cheese 29 1 41 3 0.183 <0.001 Peanut butter 19 0 35 2 0.027 <0.001 Other 13 3 12 2 0.487 0.169 Any supplements 29 (27%) 2 (5%) 19 (16%) 2 (5%) 0.052 0.001 Joint supplements 17 (16%) 2 (5%) 4 (3%) 0 (0%) <0.001 0.037 Fatty acids 9 (8%) 0 (0%) 7 (6%) 0 (0%) 0.462 0.012 Multivitamins 3 (3%) 0 (0%) 4 (3%) 0 (0%) 0.812 0.101 Probiotics 4 (4%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 0.140 0.167 Herbal supplements 2 (2%) 0 (0%) 2 (2%) 2 (5%) 0.913 0.217 Other 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (2%) 1 (2%) 0.100 0.814
