Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK.
Vet J. 2012 Jun;192(3):461-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.08.035. Epub 2011 Oct 2.
Registration of a cat with a veterinary practice is likely to be a critical factor for access to key preventative medicine. A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data in the United Kingdom on the registration status of cats and potential explanatory variables. These data were also used to identify potential sources of bias associated with selecting controls from veterinary registered populations of cats due to differences between registered and unregistered cats. Cat owners reported that 13.6% (84/616) of their cats had not been registered with a veterinary practice since living at their current address. Multivariable logistic regression indicated that unregistered cats were significantly more likely than registered cats to be entire, to have not been vaccinated within the previous year, to be living in households in Northern Ireland and in households with an annual income <£10,000.(1) Whilst the neuter status and the vaccination status of the cat are likely to result from non-registration, the household location and annual income are factors that can be used to inform future interventions designed to increase the proportion of veterinary registered cats.
在兽医诊所为猫咪注册很可能是获得关键预防医学的关键因素。本研究在英国进行了一项横断面研究，以收集有关猫咪注册状况和潜在解释变量的数据。这些数据还用于识别由于注册猫和未注册猫之间的差异，从兽医注册猫群体中选择对照时可能存在的偏倚来源。猫主人报告说，自居住在当前地址以来，其 13.6%（84/616）的猫咪未在兽医诊所注册。多变量逻辑回归表明，未注册的猫咪比已注册的猫咪更有可能是完整的，在过去一年中没有接种疫苗，居住在北爱尔兰的家庭中，以及年收入<£10,000 的家庭中。（1）虽然猫咪的绝育状态和疫苗接种状态可能是未注册的结果，但家庭所在地和年收入是可以用来告知未来干预措施的因素，旨在提高兽医注册猫咪的比例。
