Johnston Laura, Szczepanski Julia, McDonagh Phillip
Sydney, Australia.
J Feline Med Surg. 2017 Dec;19(12):1199-1205. doi: 10.1177/1098612X16685677. Epub 2017 Feb 7.
Objectives The aim of this survey was to provide up-to-date information on the demographics, lifestyle and veterinary care of cats in Australia and New Zealand. Methods An online survey consisting of 19 questions was created using SurveyMonkey. Cat owners were invited to participate through advertisements in veterinary clinics and social media. Results The average number of cats in a household was two. The majority of cats lived in free-standing houses (78%) in the suburbs (66%). The majority of cats were desexed (94% [49% female neutered; 45% male neutered]). A total of 57% of cats had been strays or came from an animal shelter. A total of 40% of owners had intended not to let the cats outside when they first acquired them. A total of 63% of cats were described as indoor-outdoor cats. Although owners described 34% of cats as 'indoor only', 58% of those cats had access to the outdoors. The majority of respondents' cats were vaccinated annually (63%) and visited a vet at least annually (79%). The most common reasons to take a cat to the vet were vaccinations or the cat being unwell. The most common reasons not to regularly take the cat to the vet were that the cat was never unwell, cost or stress for the cat. Conclusions and relevance Consideration of the lifestyle of cats is important to optimise veterinary care. Cats across Australia and New Zealand have a variety of different and changing lifestyles. Therefore, careful owner questioning is required at each visit to maximise healthcare outcomes for cats.
目标 本次调查的目的是提供有关澳大利亚和新西兰猫的人口统计学、生活方式及兽医护理的最新信息。方法 使用SurveyMonkey创建了一项包含19个问题的在线调查。通过在兽医诊所和社交媒体上投放广告，邀请猫主人参与。结果 每户家庭中猫的平均数量为两只。大多数猫生活在郊区的独立式房屋中（78%），居住在郊区的猫占66%。大多数猫已绝育（94% [其中49%为雌性绝育；45%为雄性绝育]）。共有57%的猫曾是流浪猫或来自动物收容所。共有40%的主人在最初养猫时就打算不让猫外出。共有63%的猫被描述为室内外活动的猫。尽管主人将34%的猫描述为“只在室内活动”，但其中58%的猫有机会到户外。大多数受访者的猫每年接种疫苗（63%），并且至少每年看一次兽医（79%）。带猫去看兽医最常见的原因是接种疫苗或猫身体不适。不经常带猫去看兽医最常见的原因是猫从未身体不适、费用问题或猫会感到压力。结论及意义 考虑猫的生活方式对于优化兽医护理很重要。澳大利亚和新西兰各地的猫有着各种各样且不断变化的生活方式。因此，每次就诊时都需要仔细询问主人，以最大限度地提高猫的医疗保健效果。
