TABLE 3:

Distribution of sex/neutering status among the three most commonly presented species during direct observation of consultations

Species	Sex	n	Per cent*	Neutering status	n	Per cent*
Dog	Female	607	51.2	Entire	299	49.3
				Neutered	308	50.7
				Total	607	100.0
	Male	578	48.8	Entire	280	48.4
				Neutered	298	51.6
	Total	1185	100.0	Total	578	100.0
Cat	Female	235	47.0	Entire	70	29.8
				Neutered	165	70.2
				Total	235	100.0
	Male	265	53.0	Entire	59	22.3
				Neutered	206	77.7
	Total	500	100.0	Total	265	100.0
Rabbit	Female	39	48.8	Entire	29	74.4
				Neutered	10	12.5
				Total	39	100.0
	Male	41	51.3	Entire	27	65.9
				Neutered	14	34.1
	Total	80	100.0	Total	41	100.0

*Percentages shown are based on the total number of patients for which sex and neutering data (from the clinical records) were available