Table 5 Regional distribution and main characteristics of the cats according to the survey responses collected from 500 French owners
Sample characteristic | Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes (n = 52) | Bourgogne- Franche- Comte (n = 24) | Bretagne (n = 28) | Centre- Val-de- Loire (n = 18) | Corse (n = 3) | Grand- Est (n = 41) | Hauts-de France (n = 43) | Ile-de-France (n = 96) | Normandie (n = 24) | Nouvelle- Aquitaine (n = 54) | Occitanie (n = 53) | Pays de la Loire (n = 30) | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (n = 34) | Total (n = 500) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kittens (< 6 months-old) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 (3%) |
Keep indoors all the time | 18 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 171 (34%) |
Hunt outside | 31 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 287 (57%) |
Catch prey animals | 30 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 262 (52%) |
Feed raw meat | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 (5%) |
Contact with children and elderly | 32 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 284 (57%) |
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Rural area | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 154 (31%) |
Town | 16 | 8 | 15 | 5 | – | 11 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 159 (32%) |
Suburban | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 95 (19%) |
City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 92 (18%) |
Average dewormings per year in kittens | 1.50 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.66 | – | 8.66 | – | 3.66 | 1.50 | – | 2 | 4.26 |
Average dewormings per year | 2.65 | 2.08 | 2 | 1.66 | 1.33 | 2.58 | 1.90 | 2.20 | 3 | 2.40 | 2.05 | 2.20 | 2.11 | 2.25 |