Cats & Stats

A study has been published by a team from Sydney University on cat ownership in metropolitan Sydney. A random survey of over 2700 homes collected some interesting statistics:

• 33% of households had one or more cats



• of the cat owning households, 76% had only one cat, and 19% had two cats



• there were more female cats (55%) than male cats (45%)



• the avergae age for a cat was 7 years



• 97.3% of cats were desexed (spayed / neutered)



• Crossbred cats (moggies) outnumbered pedigree cats by a ratio of 3.3:1.



• The Burmese was the most common pure-bred breed, followed by the Persian.



• Only 5.8% of cats had never visited a veterinarian.
  

More detailed statistics are available in the article, published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (2009). Click this link to go to the article: Demographics and husbandry of pet cats living in Sydney, Australia