Table 5 Summary of questionnaire responses

Sex

Female

152

47

3

Male

167

55

4

Total

319

102

7

Age (months)

Median

60

36

127

Interquartile range

24–108

19.5–96

90–240

Minimum

2

1

72

Maximum

240

244

300

Total

311

98

7

Clinical signs of tick paralysis

Absent

65

9

5

Present

153

77

2

Total

218

86

7

Are tick control products used?

No

106

56

2

Yes

168

42

4

Total

274

98

6

Dog Size

Small

139

N/A

N/A

Medium

53

N/A

N/A

Large

120

N/A

N/A

Total

312

N/A

N/A

Habitat

Indoors

114

N/A

N/A

Outdoors

135

N/A

N/A

Total

249

N/A

N/A

Where is dog walked?

Confined to home

29

N/A

N/A

Urban parks

73

N/A

N/A

Semi-urban bush

38

N/A

N/A

Countryside/remote bush/farmland

35

N/A

N/A

Urban parks and semi-urban bush

15

N/A

N/A

Urban parks, semi-urban bush and countryside/remote bush/farmland

8

N/A

N/A

Semi-urban bush and countryside/remote bush/farmland

18

N/A

N/A

Urban parks and countryside/remote bush/farmland

1

N/A

N/A

Total

217

N/A

N/A