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Percentage of respondents
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
28.30 %
For regular health examinations
51.48 %
Only when cat is sick and for vaccinations
13.21 %
Only when cat is sick
1.35 %
Other
4.31 %
Only when cat is sick and for vaccinations ; for regular health examinations
0.54 % 0.27 % 0.27 % 0.27 %
For regular health examinations ; other
Only when cat is sick and for vaccinations ; other
Only when cat is sick , other
Only when cat is sick and for vaccinations ; for regular health examinations ; other
Frequency / reason the cat was taken to a veterinary practice
Figure 2 . Frequency / reason owners took their cat to a veterinary practice , and the percentage of owners who indicated the frequency / reason .
Table 1 . Median and minimum / maximum values for owner awareness compared with how often they took their cat to a veterinary practice .
How often the owner took their cat to a veterinary practice
Owner awareness Median Minimum Maximum
For regular health examinations
4.0
0.0
8.0
Only when cat is sick and for vaccinations
4.0
– 4.0
7.0
Only when cat is sick
5.0
– 1.0
7.0
Other
5.0
0.0
6.0
Only when cat is sick and for vaccinations , and for regular health examinations
4.5 2.0 7.0
For regular health examinations , and other 5.0 4.0 6.0 Only when cat is sick and for vaccinations , and other No results No results No results Only when cat is sick , and other No results No results No results
Only when cat is sick and for vaccinations , for regular health examinations , and other
No results No results No results
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