Table 3.

Diseases and infections listed on the welfare organisations’ homepages for dogs available for adoption in absolute numbers (mean [range]) and as a mean proportion of total dogs offered per organisation

	Dog per Organisation	% Dogs per Organisation
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system	4.2 [1–52]	5.7%
Neurological diseases	2.2 [1–13]	3.7%
Internal diseases	3.1 [1–21]	4.6%
Amputations	3.9 [1–90]	4.3%
Other diseases	3.1 [1–33]	5.0%
Infectious diseases	6.2 [1–44]	8.5%
- Leishmaniasis	4.2 [1–35]	8.4%
- Other VBDs	5.1 [1–34]	6.9%
- Other infections	3.4 [1–20]	3.2%

VBD = Vector-borne diseases.