Table 5.
Cause of death
| Number of deaths | Spontaneous death | Euthanized at diagnosis | No treatment response | Relapse | Side effects | Possible side effects | Other | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
|
All dogs n = 63 |
35 | 55.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 3 | 8.6 | 9 | 25.7 | 15 | 42.9 | 2 | 5.7 | 2 | 5.7 | 3 | 8.6 |
|
Early death n = 9 |
9 | 23.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 55.5 | ||||||||
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CS n = 26 |
13 | 50.0 | 3 | 23.1 | 5 | 38.5 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 15.4 | ||||
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CS + Ci n = 15 |
8 | 53.3 | 1 | 12.5 | 6 | 75.0 | 1 | 12.5 | ||||||||
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CS + CA n = 5 |
1 | 20.0 | 1 | 100 | ||||||||||||
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CS + 2 n = 5 |
2 | 40.0 | 2 | 100 | ||||||||||||
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CS + Le n = 3 |
2 | 66.7 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | ||||||||||
Overview of cause of death or euthanasia for the dogs that died during the 5-year study period (n = 35). +2 = 2 or more add-ons, CA = cytosine arabinoside, Ci = ciclosporin, CS = corticosteroids, ‘Early death’ = Dogs that died or were euthanized within the first 72 h from diagnosis, Le = Leflunomide