TABLE 3.
Demographic data, temperature, pulse and respiration rates, and body weight for RESP and CON dogs.
| Variable | RESP | CON |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Median | 9 | 4 |
| Interquartile range | 4.3‐11 | 3‐8 |
| Range | 0.9‐14 | 0.9‐14 |
| Sex (n) | ||
| Male castrated | 24 | 8 |
| Male intact | 6 | 1 |
| Female spayed | 15 | 6 |
| Female intact | 0 | 0 |
| Head conformation (n) | ||
| Mesaticephalic | 34 | 14 |
| Brachycephalic | 7 | 0 |
| Dolichocephalic | 4 | 1 |
| Breed (n) | ||
| Labrador retriever | 8 | 1 |
| Australian shepherd | 5 | 0 |
| Mixed breed | 5 | 10 |
| Golden retriever | 3 | 0 |
| Yorkshire terrier | 3 | 0 |
| Pug | 2 | 0 |
| French Bulldog | 2 | 0 |
| Miniature Poodle | 2 | 2 |
| Catahoula leopard dog | 0 | 1 |
| Siberian Husky | 1 | 0 |
| Dachshund | 1 | 0 |
| Border collie | 1 | 0 |
| Beagle | 1 | 0 |
| Havanese | 1 | 0 |
| Pomeranian | 1 | 0 |
| German Shepherd dog | 1 | 0 |
| Shih Tzu | 1 | 0 |
| Norwegian elkhound | 1 | 0 |
| Miniature pinscher | 1 | 0 |
| Chihuahua | 1 | 0 |
| Shetland sheepdog | 1 | 0 |
| Tibetan terrier | 1 | 0 |
| West Highland white terrier | 1 | 0 |
| American Staffordshire terrier | 0 | 1 |
| Heart rate (beats per minute) | ||
| Median | 120 | 120 |
| Interquartile range | 100‐127 | 105‐122 |
| Range | 80‐200 | 88‐128 |
| Temperature (°Celsius) | ||
| Median | 38.8 | 37.8 |
| Interquartile range | 38.3‐39.1 | 38.4‐39 |
| Range | 36.5‐40.2 | 36.5‐39.6 |
| Respiratory rate (breaths per minute) | ||
| Median | 32 | 24 |
| Interquartile range | 24‐42 | 22‐28 |
| Range | 12‐76 | 16‐36 |
| Weight (kg) | ||
| Median | 20.8 | 19 |
| Interquartile range | 9.0‐31.3 | 10.75‐24.9 |
| Range | 2.6‐50.8 | 4.6‐32.4 |