Table 12 Canine lifestyle and deworming frequency
Reported risk or behavior | France (n = 500) | Germany (n = 500) | Spain (n = 501) | Sweden (n = 500) | UK (n = 500) | EU Average (n = 2501) | ESCCAP recommended deworming frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
%a | N b | %a | N b | %a | N b | %a | N b | %a | N b | %a | N b | ||
Goes outside beyond garden, contact with other animals, eats slugs, snails, grass or raw meat and lives with children | 21 | 2.5 | 11 | 2.4 | 18 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.9 | 7 | 3.7 | 13 | 2.62 | Monthly |
Goes outside only in garden, eats slugs, snails, grass or prey and lives with children | 16 | 2.1 | 10 | 2.1 | 7 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.1 | 2 | 4.0 | 8 | 2.29 | Monthly |
Goes outside beyond garden off lead, eats slugs, snails, grass or raw meat and lives with children | 12 | 2.4 | 43 | 2.1 | 8 | 3.0 | 35 | 1.1 | 25 | 3.5 | 25 | 2.42 | Monthly |