Table 2.

Selected publications and findings on dog health based on Banfield Pet Hospital clinical data

Topic	Study period	Reference
Gonadectomy, is a risk factor for obesity	1998-2010	Lefebvre et al. [106]
Vaccine-associated adverse events, multiple vaccines doses administered per visit increased risk	2002-2003	Moore et al. [107]
Tick infestation, younger, male and sexually intact dogs at increased risk	2002-2004	Raghavan et al. [108]
Periodontal disease, associated with cardiovascular-related conditions	2002-2006	Glickman et al. [109]
Periodontal disease, positive association with the incidence of azotaemic CKD	2002-2008	Glickman et al. [110]
Nematode parasitism, age, body weight, sex, breed and geographic region were risk factors	2003-2006	Mohamed et al. [111]
Tick infestation, systematic monitoring of veterinary and human medical data can improve detection in tick activity	2006-2007	Rhea et al. [103]
Pancreatitis, prevalence of 23 per 10,000 patients	2006	Lewis [112]
Demodicosis, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Chinese Shar-pei at highest risk	2006	Plant et al. [105]
Atopic dermatitis, 1.7% prevalence	2007	Lund [113]
Castration, 64% prevalence	2007	Trevejo et al. [114]
Environmental monitoring, methods using veterinary records require further development	2006	Maciejewski [115]