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. 2015 Mar 26;8(3):403–411. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.403-411

Table-3.

The prevalence of the common causes of digestive problems in dogs.

Problem Causes No. Prevalence (%) on the basis of

Problem cases Digestive diseased cases Diseased cases Total number
Vomiting Foreign body 112 34.5 8.3 4.7 2.8
Food indiscretion 60 18.5 4.4 2.5 1.5
Drugs (NSAIDs) 40 12.3 2.9 1.68 1.03
Pneumonia 35 10.8 2.6 1.47 0.9
Liver diseases 30 9.2 2.2 1.26 0.77
Poisoning 15 4.6 1.1 0.63 0.38
Biliary sludge 10 3 0.74 0.42 0.25
Motion sickness 10 3 0.74 0.42 0.25
IBD 9 2.7 0.66 0.37 0.23
Renal diseases 3 0.9 0.22 0.12 0.07
Diarrhea Parvoviral infection 97 21.3 7.2 4 2.51
Toxocara spp. 95 20.8 7.1 3.9 2.4
Dipylidium caninum 80 17.5 5.9 3.3 2
Food indiscretion 46 10.1 3.4 1.93 1.19
Taenia spp. 41 8.9 3 1.72 1.06
Ancylostoma spp. 35 7.6 2.6 1.47 0.9
Isospora spp. 30 6.5 2.2 1.26 0.77
Corona viral infection 22 4.8 1.6 0.92 0.56
IBD 10 2.1 0.74 0.42 0.25
Concurrent vomiting with diarrhea Parvoviral infection 75 31.3 5.5 3.15 1.94
Canine distemper 60 25 4.4 2.52 1.55
Foreign body 53 22 3.9 2.23 1.37
Toxocara spp. 22 9.1 1.6 0.92 0.56
Food indiscretion 10 4.1 0.74 0.42 0.25
Liver disease 10 4.1 0.74 0.42 0.25
Biliary sludge 7 2.9 0.52 0.29 0.18
Pancreatitis 3 1.25 0.2 0.12 0.07
Anorexia Food indiscretion 144 46.1 10.7 6.1 3.72
Oral lesions 120 38.4 8.9 5.1 3.11
During estrus cycle (Females) 28 8.9 2.1 1.17 0.72
Pharyngitis 20 6.4 1.4 0.84 0.51
Constipation Anal sacculitis 4 33.3 0.29 0.16 0.10
Foreign body 4 33.3 0.29 0.16 0.10
Benign prostatic hyperplasia 2 16.6 0.14 0.08 0.05
Intestinal intussusception 2 16.6 0.14 0.08 0.05