Table-6.
Breed-wise prevalence of most common digestive problems in dogs.
| Breeds | Problems | p-value | Chi-square | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vomiting | Diarrhea | Vomiting and Diarrhea | Anorexia | Constipation | Total | |||
| Giant breed dogs | 0.00001*** | 122.74 | ||||||
| Mastiff | 15 | 12 | 3 | 13 | - | 43 | ||
| Saint Bernard | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | - | 15 | ||
| Great Dane | 17 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 57 | ||
| Caucasian | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 16 | ||
| Total (%) | 37 (28.2) | 33 (25.2) | 28 (21.4) | 32 (24.4) | 1 (0.76) | 131 (100) | ||
| Large breed dogs | ||||||||
| German Shepherd | 96 | 276 | 132 | 96 | 5 | 605 | ||
| Rottweiler | 30 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 104 | ||
| Golden Retriever | 24 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 67 | ||
| Black Coat | 12 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 83 | ||
| Total (%) | 162 (18.6) | 342 (39.5) | 186 (21.5) | 168 (19.4) | 9 (1) | 867 (100) | ||
| Medium breed dogs | ||||||||
| Pit Bull | 48 | 30 | 10 | 48 | 1 | 137 | ||
| Boxer | 20 | 20 | 5 | 24 | - | 69 | ||
| Labrador Retriever | 12 | 3 | 6 | 24 | - | 45 | ||
| Doberman | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Dalmatian | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | ||
| Mixed Breeds | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | ||
| Total (%) | 86 (32.3) | 58 (21.8) | 21 (7.9) | 100 (37.6) | 1 (0.38) | 266 (100) | ||
| Small breed dogs | ||||||||
| Griffon | 33 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 72 | ||
| Bug | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Pekingese | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Total (%) | 39 (48.8) | 23 (28.8) | 5 (6.3) | 12 (15) | 1 (1.3) | 80 (100) | ||
| Total | 324 | 456 | 240 | 312 | 12 | 1344 | ||
***
p<0.001 (significant)