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. 2018 Mar 29;13(3):e0193794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193794

Table 6. Dog health status trend during the 30 days of accurate monitoring.

Dog name (ordered from boldest to shiest) Personality Index (low value = bold, see par. 2.7.) Breed Conditions at entry into the shelter Symptoms developed within 30 days of monitoring Trend of dog health status during the 30 days of accurate monitoring
Ettore 0.02 M Good None Improved
Bravery 0.07 P Good None Improved
Margot 0.13 M Good None Improved
Peggy 0.15 P Good None Improved
Benjo 0.19 P Good None Improved
Pippo** 0.2 M Good Inflammation of the penis Worsened
Bho 0.22 P Good None Improved
Ribes 0.27 M Good None Improved
Rott 0.29 P Good None Improved
Pinza* 0.35 M Good Cough reverse and bloody diarrhoea Improved
Ercole 0.39 P Good None Improved
Sofficino Gandhi 0.44 M Good None Improved
Ululì** 0.48 M Dislocated hip-joint Diarrhoea Worsened
Bugs Bunny 0.5 M Good None Improved
Ab 0.55 M Good None Improved
Frollo** 0.6 P Good Diarrhoea Worsened
Vecchio Rex** 0.61 P Good Bilateral otitis Worsened
Pis 0.64 M Poor conditions. parasitic otitis and ectoparasites None Improved
Mary* 0.67 M Good Diarrhoea Improved
Pedro* 0.68 P Good Diarrhoea Improved
Bistecca** 0.7 P Good None Worsened
Max 0.93 P Good None Improved
Chica** 1.08 M Good Diarrhoea Worsened
Pedalino** 1.18 M Good Diarrhoea Worsened
Ugo** 1.18 P Good Vomiting. diarrhoea and loss of appetite Worsened
Sally 1.22 P Good None Improved
Nervo 1.25 M Good None Improved
Schizzo** 2.25 M Good Vomiting and diarrhoea Worsened

The 28 dogs are listed from boldest to shyest.

* = dogs that showed some symptoms (e.g., diarrhoea, cough, urinary infection, among others);

** = dogs that, other than showing some symptoms, showed an increase in physiological parameters considered markers of inflammation.

M = mongrel; P = purebreed.