Table 2 Selected publications and findings on dog health based on Banfield Pet Hospital clinical data
Topic | Study period | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Gonadectomy, is a risk factor for obesity | 1998-2010 | Lefebvre et al. [106] |
Vaccine-associated adverse events, multiple vaccines doses administered per visit increased risk | 2002-2003 | Moore et al. [107] |
Tick infestation, younger, male and sexually intact dogs at increased risk | 2002-2004 | Raghavan et al. [108] |
Periodontal disease, associated with cardiovascular-related conditions | 2002-2006 | Glickman et al. [109] |
Periodontal disease, positive association with the incidence of azotaemic CKD | 2002-2008 | Glickman et al. [110] |
Nematode parasitism, age, body weight, sex, breed and geographic region were risk factors | 2003-2006 | Mohamed et al. [111] |
Tick infestation, systematic monitoring of veterinary and human medical data can improve detection in tick activity | 2006-2007 | Rhea et al. [103] |
Pancreatitis, prevalence of 23 per 10,000 patients | 2006 | Lewis [112] |
Demodicosis, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Chinese Shar-pei at highest risk | 2006 | Plant et al. [105] |
Atopic dermatitis, 1.7% prevalence | 2007 | Lund [113] |
Castration, 64% prevalence | 2007 | Trevejo et al. [114] |
Environmental monitoring, methods using veterinary records require further development | 2006 | Maciejewski [115] |