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Table 3 Causes of death classified by pathophysiologic processes in our data

From: Lifespan of companion dogs seen in three independent primary care veterinary clinics in the United States

Pathophysiologic Process

All Dogs

%

Purebreds

%

Mixed Breeds

%

Males

%

Females

%

Intact

%

Gonadectomized

%

Small

%

Medium

%

Large

%

Giant

%

MI

%

MG

%

FI

%

FG

%

cardiovascular

14

1.75

8

1.60

5

1.90

7

1.76

7

1.75

0

0.00

14

2.13

4

2.92

3

2.68

0

0.00

1

2.86

0

0.00

7

2.19

0

0.00

7

2.06

congenital

12

1.50

9

1.80

2

0.76

9

2.26

3

0.75

6

4.29

6

0.91

3

2.19

1

0.89

5

2.43

0

0.00

4

5.06

5

1.57

2

3.28

1

0.29

degenerative

233

29.13

154

30.74

74

28.14

116

29.15

116

29.00

25

17.86

207

31.46

47

34.31

36

32.14

58

28.16

11

31.43

15

18.99

101

31.66

10

16.39

106

31.27

infectious/inflammatory

86

10.75

59

11.78

23

8.75

41

10.30

45

11.25

26

18.57

60

9.12

14

10.22

15

13.39

24

11.65

5

14.29

14

17.72

27

8.46

12

19.67

33

9.73

metabolic

21

2.63

13

2.59

7

2.66

13

3.27

8

2.00

4

2.86

17

2.58

6

4.38

3

2.68

2

0.97

0

0.00

3

3.80

10

3.13

1

1.64

7

2.06

neoplastic

364

45.50

225

44.91

126

47.91

176

44.22

187

46.75

42

30.00

321

48.78

50

36.50

43

38.39

109

52.91

17

48.57

28

35.44

148

46.39

14

22.95

173

51.03

toxic

10

1.25

5

1.00

5

1.90

5

1.26

5

1.25

4

2.86

6

0.91

2

1.46

2

1.79

1

0.49

0

0.00

2

2.53

3

0.94

2

3.28

3

0.88

traumatic

60

7.50

28

5.59

21

7.98

31

7.79

29

7.25

33

23.57

27

4.10

11

8.03

9

8.04

7

3.40

1

2.86

13

16.46

18

5.64

20

32.79

9

2.65

unclassified

735

 

493

 

214

 

371

 

358

 

132

 

597

 

157

 

129

 

169

 

29

 

68

 

303

 

64

 

294