It's no surprise that the most common behavior problem
reported by cat owners is urination and defecation outside the litter box.
Inappropriate urination is the most common behavioral problem
reported by cat owners.
According to Cornell Feline Health Center, house soiling is the most common behavior problem
reported by cat owners.
Not exact matches
A study done
by Beth Strickler, DVM, DACVB, looked at
owner engagement and 6 specific behavioral issues in
cats.2 Strickler was able to demonstrate that the more involved
owners were in engaging their
cats daily, the fewer behavior - related issues they
reported.
Did you know 41 % of lost
cats were
reported by their
owners to be indoor - only?
In a recent study evaluating pain assessment in
cats by veterinary researchers in North Carolina,
cat owners reported they found it difficult to identify mild pain in their
cats.
A
report to the committee said dogs,
cats and rabbits bred for pet stores are kept in inhumane conditions, and too many of them end up being abandoned
by owners — and end up in shelters.
The most common behavior
reported by owners was trembling (24 percent of
cats and 37 percent of dogs) followed
by resisting being held (24 percent of
cats and 18 percent of dogs).
In fact, about 25 percent of
cats diagnosed with heartworms are
reported by their
owners to be indoor - only!
The study further notes that although «dogs are perceived
by their
owners as being more affectionate than
cats, dog
owners and
cat owners do not differ significantly in their
reported attachment level to their pets.»
Instead of looking for low ash
cat food (an outdated concept), some
cat owners have
reported success with reducing urinary problems, including crystals,
by switching to a natural or organic wet food.
In Los Angeles County, for instance, the number of stray
cats redeemed
by their
owners was
reported to be down 32 % following implementation of mandatory laws.
A new survey conducted
by Sprinkle's employer, Packaged Facts, found that pet
owners overwhelmingly
report that their
cats, and more so their dogs, positively affect their physical and mental health.
Mild symptoms may go unnoticed
by the
cats owner and not be
reported to the veterinarian.
The
owners who played with their
cats for longer periods of time
reported fewer behavior problems (on average one behavior problem, compared to the 2.25 behavior problems
reported by those who played with their
cat for only one minute at a time).
Obviously, pets who go outdoors are more likely to be exposed; however, about 25 percent of
cats diagnosed with heartworms are
reported by their
owners to be indoor - only.
Sixty - one percent of
owners reported at least one undesirable behavior, with many
cats displaying aggression toward people (36 %), closely followed
by urination outside the litterbox (24 %) and aggression between
cats in the home (21 %).
The survey highlights that overweight
cats are owned
by all generations of
cat owners with baby boomers
reporting the lowest percentage (10 percent), compared with Gen Y
owners (21 percent) and Gen X
owners (20 percent).
The euthanasia rate is calculated
by dividing the number of
cats euthanized
by total live intake, less
owner requested euthanasia, and dead on arrival, in accordance with Maddie's Fund / Asilomar
reporting requirements (Maddie's Fund, 2011).
According to the 2017/2018 APPA National Pet
Owners Survey, published
by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, Inc., in 2016, approximately 84.6 million U.S. households
reported owning a pet with an estimated pet population of 89.7 million dogs and 94.2 million
cats.
Many
cat owners have
reported relief of gastrointestinal problems in their
cats by changing diets.
A process for matching received lost or stray dogs and
cats with any
reports of lost pets received
by the shelter from
owners.
A nuisance affidavit is a legal document that details
reported violations of the law
by a
cat and / or the
cat's
owner.
The device, launched at VMX 2018 and distributed
by Vetsource, is designed to help the
owners of overweight dogs and
cats comply with a veterinarian's weight - loss recommendations, the Burlington, Connecticut, company
reported.
This double - blind pilot study included 12 dogs and 12
cats that were conveniently chosen and classified into groups according to their age (as
reported by the
owners): younger than 2 years of age, 2 — 7 years of age, and 7 years of age and older (Figure 1).
, and her 2004 paper in which she
reports the findings of a 1997 telephone survey (commissioned
by ABC) of
cat owners.
Cats who were given gabapentin were reported by their owners as having much lower stress scores, both while being driven to the vet and during the vet visit itself, than cats who were
Cats who were given gabapentin were
reported by their
owners as having much lower stress scores, both while being driven to the vet and during the vet visit itself, than
cats who were
cats who weren't.
Last spring, the Environmental Protection Agency wrapped up a nine - month investigation into spot - on flea and tick products in response to
reports from pet
owners who claimed that flea and tick medications, including some prescribed
by veterinarians, had caused reactions ranging from mild irritation to death in dogs and
cats.
The growing quantity of
cat house
owners feeding extremely processed commercial
cat meals is
reported by many veterinary experts to be a contributing issue within the growing quantity of
cat arthritis happening in
cats.
Feline welfare charity International
Cat Care is warning cat owners not to use dog flea treatments on their cats after a spate of deaths reported by UK ve
Cat Care is warning
cat owners not to use dog flea treatments on their cats after a spate of deaths reported by UK ve
cat owners not to use dog flea treatments on their
cats after a spate of deaths
reported by UK vets.