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Table 3 List of number of reports and overall prevalence of the most commonly reported conditions/diseases (with ≥50 reports in unique live dogs, n = 43,005)

From: Large-scale survey to estimate the prevalence of disorders for 192 Kennel Club registered breeds

Disorder/condition

N reports

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

Acute moist dermatitis

155

0.36

(0.31–0.42)

Addison’s disease (primary hypoadrenocorticism)

56

0.13

(0.10–0.17)

Alopecia/Baldness

159

0.37

(0.32–0.43)

Anal gland/sac impaction/blockage

221

0.51

(0.45–0.59)

Anal gland/sac infection

116

0.27

(0.22–0.32)

Anal lump

74

0.17

(0.14–0.22)

Arthritis

959

2.23

(2.09–2.37)

Aural (ear) haematoma

90

0.21

(0.17–0.26)

Blindness

83

0.19

(0.16–0.24)

Blocked tear ducts

155

0.36

(0.31–0.42)

Blood present in urine

103

0.24

(0.20–0.29)

Bone cancer/tumour

88

0.2

(0.17–0.25)

Brachycephalic airway obstruction syndrome (BAOS)

50

0.12

(0.09–0.15)

Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

55

0.13

(0.10–0.17)

Cataract - age related

137

0.32

(0.27–0.38)

Chronic (long-term) kidney failure

53

0.12

(0.09–0.16)

Chronic Itching

610

1.42

(1.31–1.53)

Colitis

362

0.84

(0.76–0.93)

Conjunctivitis

260

0.6

(0.54–0.68)

Corneal Ulcer

146

0.34

(0.29–0.40)

Cruciate disease

401

0.93

(0.85–1.03)

Cruciate ligament injury

100

0.23

(0.19–0.28)

Cryptorchidism

303

0.7

(0.63–0.79)

Deafness - complete

54

0.13

(0.10–0.16)

Deafness - partial

56

0.13

(0.10–0.17)

Degenerative joint disease (DJD) (Osteoarthritis)

118

0.27

(0.23–0.33)

Demodex infestation

68

0.16

(0.12–0.20)

Dermatitis

468

1.09

(0.99–1.19)

Diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes)

64

0.15

(0.12–0.19)

Distichiasis

137

0.32

(0.27–0.38)

Ear lump

81

0.19

(0.15–0.23)

Ear mite infestation

214

0.5

(0.44–0.57)

Elbow dysplasia

439

1.02

(0.93–1.12)

Enlarged heart

66

0.15

(0.12–0.20)

Entropion

263

0.61

(0.54–0.69)

Epilepsy

436

1.01

(0.92–1.11)

Epulis

70

0.16

(0.13–0.21)

Flea allergic dermatitis

81

0.19

(0.15–0.23)

Food Allergy

370

0.86

(0.78–0.95)

Foreign body ingestion

82

0.19

(0.15–0.24)

Gastric dilation-volvulus syndrome (GDV) / Bloat

131

0.3

(0.26–0.36)

Glaucoma

52

0.12

(0.09–0.16)

Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE) (bloody diarrhoea and vomiting)

112

0.26

(0.22–0.31)

Harvest mite (chigger) dermatitis

69

0.16

(0.13–0.20)

Heart (cardiac) failure

68

0.16

(0.12–0.20)

Heart (cardiac) murmur

384

0.89

(0.81–0.99)

Hip dysplasia

561

1.3

(1.20–1.42)

Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s disease)

65

0.15

(0.12–0.19)

Hypersensitivity (allergic) skin disorder

1146

2.66

(2.52–2.82)

Hypothyroidism/Under-active thyroid

227

0.53

(0.46–0.60)

Immune Mediated Heamolytic Anaemia (IMHA)

50

0.12

(0.09–0.15)

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

149

0.35

(0.30–0.41)

Intervertebral disc disorder

203

0.47

(0.41–0.54)

Irregular Heart beat

109

0.25

(0.21–0.31)

Juvenile cataract

71

0.17

(0.13–0.21)

Kennel Cough

113

0.26

(0.22–0.32)

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS Dry Eye)

236

0.55

(0.48–0.62)

Lipoma

1859

4.32

(4.13–4.52)

Lymphoma

101

0.23

(0.19–0.29)

Mammary cancer/tumour

126

0.29

(0.25–0.35)

Mammary lump

237

0.55

(0.49–0.63)

Mitral valve disease (MVD)

118

0.27

(0.23–0.33)

Nail/Claw injury

59

0.14

(0.11–0.18)

Ocular (eye) discharge

134

0.31

(0.26–0.37)

Oral (mouth) cancer/tumour

64

0.15

(0.12–0.19)

Oral (mouth) lump

72

0.17

(0.13–0.21)

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)

95

0.22

(0.18–0.27)

Otitis externa

629

1.46

(1.35–1.58)

Otitis media

515

1.2

(1.10–1.30)

Pancreatitis

290

0.67

(0.60–0.76)

Patellar luxation/Slipping kneecap

312

0.73

(0.65–0.81)

Persistent diarrhoea

210

0.49

(0.43–0.56)

Persistent vomiting

69

0.16

(0.13–0.20)

Persistent vomiting & diahorrea

103

0.24

(0.20–0.29)

Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA)

53

0.12

(0.09–0.16)

Prolapsed third eyelid gland (Cherry eye)

149

0.35

(0.30–0.41)

Pseudopregnancy (phantom pregnancy)

135

0.31

(0.27–0.37)

Pyoderma

287

0.67

(0.59–0.75)

Pyometra

244

0.57

(0.50–0.64)

Rash between folds of skin

59

0.14

(0.11–0.18)

Regular Reverse Sneezing

65

0.15

(0.12–0.19)

Seizure/Fitting

301

0.7

(0.63–0.78)

Skin (cutaneous) cyst

1332

3.1

(2.94–3.27)

Skin cancer/tumour

501

1.16

(1.07–1.27)

Skin lump

552

1.28

(1.18–1.39)

Splenic cancer/tumour

55

0.13

(0.10–0.17)

Spondylosis

112

0.26

(0.22–0.31)

Steroid Responsive Meningitis/Arteritis

63

0.15

(0.11–0.19)

Syringomyelia

74

0.17

(0.14–0.22)

Trachea/Windpipe disorder

54

0.13

(0.10–0.16)

Umbilical hernia

495

1.15

(1.05–1.26)

Unknown

127

0.3

(0.25–0.35)

Unspecified Autoimmune

144

0.33

(0.28–0.39)

Unspecified Eye

124

0.29

(0.24–0.34)

Unspecified Muscle Bone or Joint

194

0.45

(0.39–0.52)

Unspecified Respiratory

62

0.14

(0.11–0.18)

Unspecified Skin Ear or Coat

388

0.9

(0.82–1.00)

Unspecified tumour/cancer

440

1.02

(0.93–1.12)

Urinary incontinence

295

0.69

(0.61–0.77)

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

288

0.67

(0.60–0.75)

Urolithiasis (Urate crystals)

107

0.25

(0.21–0.30)