Table 1.

Signalment, body weight, and body condition score of canine donors

Donor	Age (years)	Sex	Body weight (kg)	BCS (1–9)a	Breed
1	2	MC	29.3	4	Catahoula
2	6	MC	71.7	8	Newfoundland
3	3	MC	21.4	4	Mix Breed
4	3	MC	39.4	6	Labrador Retriever
5	5	FS	43.5	6	German Shepherd

Age, sex, body weight (kilograms), body condition score, and breed of the five canine donors enrolled in this study

MC male, castrated; FS female, spayed; BCS body condition score

^aBCS is a measure of obesity, with 1 representing an extremely thin animal, 4–6 representing an ideal body condition, and 9 representing morbid obesity