Table-3.
Age, sex, and neutering status of canine ciguatera fish poisoning cases.
| Age | All dogs (n=165) | Females (n=81) | Males (n=84) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire | Desexed | Unspecified | Total | Entire | Desexed | Unspecified | Total | Entire | Desexed | Unspecified | Total | |
| Juvenile1 (%) | 19 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 27 |
| Adult2(%) | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| Senior3 (%) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Unspecified4 (%) | 20 | 21 | 11 | 52 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 51 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 52 |
| Total (%) | 47 | 35 | 18 | 100 | 52 | 36 | 12 | 100 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 100 |
1
Juvenile=Age given as ≤12 months or animal referred to as a puppy.
2
Adult=Age given as> 12 months and <8 years or animal referred to as an adult.
3
Senior=Age given as ≥8 years or animal referred to as senior, aged, or geriatric.
4
Unspecified: Insufficient detail in medical record to classify the case as juvenile, adult, or senior