Sentences with phrase «percent of cat owners»

Twenty - three percent of cat owners purchase canned diets and four percent buy semi-moist.

Most popular are the two - to five - pound sizes purchased by 32 percent of cat owners.

Eleven percent of cat owners bought natural food most often in 2014, up from eight percent in 2012.

According to APPA's National Pet Owners Survey, 68 percent of cat owners bought treats in the last year.

About eight percent of dog owners and 18 percent of cat owners who responded to the survey reported feeding «gourmet food» to their pets in 2010.

According to the Packaged Facts February / March 2017 National Pet Owner Survey, 57 percent of cat owners say they have a cat with anxiety or stress issues.

According to the American Pet Products Association's (APPA) National Pet Owner Survey, cat treats are purchased by 68 percent of cat customers in a 12 - month period — what's more, 61 percent of those cat owners are buying one to five packages per month, 19 percent buy six to 10 packages monthly, and 20 percent buy 11 or more.

According to the APPA National Pet Owners Survey, one half of cat owners own a scratching post in their home, and over 25 percent of cat owners own two scratching posts.

Treats As Rewards According to the APPA Survey, 11 percent of cat owners use treats for rewarding purposes.

«There is yet to be one cat litter that will satisfy 100 percent of cat owners,» says Yamamoto.

More than 70 percent of cat owners living in urban areas agree they have a cat that sometimes has anxiety / stress issues, while approximately 40 percent of cat owners living in suburban or rural areas say their pet has these problems.

According to the Greenwich, Conn. - based American Pet Products Association's (APPA) 2015 - 2016 APPA National Pet Owners Survey, eight percent of dog owners and nine percent of cat owners purchased all - natural, chemical - free flea and tick products in 2014.

And when it came to obese pets, defined pets who were at least 30 percent heavier than what their normal weight should be, owner's perceptions weren't much better - 25 percent of dog owners, and 40 percent of cat owners, got it wrong there, too.

On the basis of a 2017 national survey, the market research firm Packaged Facts concluded that 8 percent of dog owners and 6 percent of cat owners gave medications to their pets for anxiety, calming or mood purposes within the previous 12 months.

Forty - nine percent of cat owners don't know that licking the lips indicates that a cat is stressed, and 38 percent don't understand that flattened ears are a sign that a cat is frightened and needs a place to hide.

According to Winter, «66 percent of cat owners let their cats outdoors some or all of the time.»

(Greenwich, CT)-- According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey, more than 50 percent of dog owners and 38 percent of cat owners buy their pets gifts for Christmas or Chanukah.

The agency found that 87 percent of cat owners felt their cats had a positive effect on their well - being.

Pet Wellness Month serves to educate pet owners about the pet aging process and the importance of twice - a-year wellness examinations, which according to the 2017 - 2018 APPA National Pet Owners Survey shows that 68 percent of dog owners and 49 percent of cat owners go to the vet for a routine check - up.

One recent survey found that 58 percent of cat owners reported that their pet hates going to the vet.

According to the report, 76 percent of dog owners and 69 percent of cat owners don't know their pet is flabby.

«The use of all - natural, chemical - free flea and tick products is creating its own niche, with 8 percent of dog owners and 9 percent of cat owners purchasing this kind of product,» reports the survey.

In addition, 25 percent of cat owners also purchase flea collars.

The survey also shows that the all - natural, chemical - free flea and tick product has grown since the survey was first produced over a decade ago with about 9 percent of cat owners — that's about 4.2 million feline - owning households — favoring natural products.

«22 percent of dog owners and 15 percent of cat owners characterized their pet as normal weight when it was actually overweight or obese.

According to the Bayer - Brakke Veterinary Care Usage Studies, 38 percent of dog owners suggested that their pet hates going to the veterinarian, compared with 58 percent of cat owners.

According to the Bayer - Brakke studies, 28 percent of dog owners say just thinking about a veterinary visit is stressful, and nearly 40 percent of cat owners agree.

This holiday season, more than 38 percent of cat owners and 50 percent of dog owners plan to buy gifts for their pets.

About 63 percent of cat owners purchase gifts for their furry feline buddies, and 5 percent actually throw kitty birthday parties.

New Survey Reveals Struggling Among Pets Common During Vet Visits According to a March 2014 survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Zoetis, 56 percent of dog owners and 50 percent of cat owners notice their pet struggling during routine veterinary visits and procedures.

More than 70 percent of dog owners and 62 percent of cat owners feel pet food is better than 10 years ago, and 70 percent of cat owners and 56 percent of dog owners say it contains all the nutrients their pets need.

However, in a survey by the American Pet Products Association, only 64 percent of dog owners and 41 percent of cat owners purchased a flea and tick product for their pet last year.

Sixty nine percent of cat owners said they could recognize a lily and 27 % knew that lilies were toxic prior to their cats» exposures.

A total of 68 percent of cat owners provided one or more responses that identified an area of lifestyle concern from PWR, giving the veterinarian an opportunity for education and discussion.

Fifty - eight percent of cat owners report their cats hate going to the veterinarian.

The ASPCA poll found that nationally, only 28 percent of dog owners and 24 percent of cat owners say their pets have embedded microchips.

Another 20 percent of dog owners and 12 percent of cat owners said they wanted their family to see a litter being born.

The research also showed that 13 percent of dog owners and 19 percent of cat owners have experienced the birth of at least one litter of puppies and kittens — but typically unintentionally.

Of the pet owners whose dogs or cats had litters, 53 percent of dog owners and 54 percent of cat owners said «it was an accident.»

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation conducts a study every five years on the ownership and veterinary care of cats and dogs.The most recent study, conducted in 2011 and surveying more than 50,000 pet owners, found that 44.9 percent of cat owners and 18.7 percent of dog owners did not bring their pet to the vet in 2011.

And with 51 percent of cat owners stating they have the furry felines for companionship, they aren't going to give them up that easy.

According to the American Pet Products Association's 2015 - 2016 National Pet Owners Survey, 50 percent of surveyed dog owners purchase a Christmas gift for their pet, while 37 percent of cat owners do the same.

Seventy - four percent of cat owners sought help from their veterinarians for urine marking; other common sources of information were the Internet and friends.

In fact, there are more pets than children in the U.S.. Also, 94 percent of dog owners say they love their dogs, and 89 percent of cat owners indicate love is also the top reason why they have a cat.

According to Lisa Tsui, brand manager of pet care at Central Garden and Pet — makers of Four Paws cat grooming products — over 70 percent of cat owners today purchase grooming tools.

Dog owners seem to think their canines are better at lending an ear compared to cats; about 25 percent said their dog is the better listener, compared to 14 percent of cat owners.

Among pet - owning supplement purchasers, 21 percent of dog owners and 18 percent of cat owners also purchase these foods.

Cat owners are also willing to buy both, as 21 percent of cat owners purchase both pet food and pet supplements.

Not exact matches

More than 30 percent of Americans live with at least one cat, and they re probably getting the same stress relief and happy - hormone release from their pet of choice that dog - owners get; there are simply fewer studies to prove it, says judge Alan Beck, ScD, director of the Center for Human - Animal Bond at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine.

And last year cats earned a few more points toward a healthy - pet pedigree when researchers at the University of Minnesota found that people whod never owned a cat had a 40 percent higher risk of death from heart attack than cat owners.