Table 1.
Data of the general population
| Dogs | 81 |
| Breeds (most represented) | Mixed breed (n = 29; 36%), Dachshund (n = 16; 25%), Miniature poodle (n = 6; 7%), Yorkshire Terrier (n = 5; 6%), Cocker Spaniel (n = 5; 6%) |
| Age | m: 60 months (range: 8–144; 95% CI: 48–66) |
| Sex | Male: 41 (50.6%) (C: 4; 3.7%) |
| Female: 30 (37%) (N: 7; 8.6%) | |
| Weight | m 8 kg (range: 2.3–29.6; 95% CI: 8–9.79) |
| ≤10 kg: 49; >10 kg: 32 | |
| BCS | m: 5 (range: 3–8; 95% CI: 5–5) |
| Dogs with IVDE | 54 (66%) |
| Dogs with traumatic injuries | 27 (34%) |
| Dogs with full time hospitalized | 65 (80%) |
| Delay in onset of physiotherapya | m: 12 days (range: 2–1260; 95% CI: 8.21–19.38) |
| Duration of physiotherapy | m: 74 days (range 10–370; 95% CI: 60.41–81.79) |
a
Days between the onset of paraplegia and the beginning of physical therapy.
m, median; BCS, body condition score; C, castrated, N, neutered.