Table 3.
Reasons for veterinary visits since the COVID-19 outbreak reported by 4,103 dog owners.
Reasons | Total | US (n = 3,313) | Canada (n = 355) | UK (n = 177) | Australia (n = 64) | Other (n = 194) |
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Vaccinations | 193 (4.7%) | 177 (5.3%) | 12 (3.4%) | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (3.1%) | 1 (0.5%) |
Wellness exam | 167 (4.1%) | 158 (4.8%) | 6 (1.7%) | 2 (1.1%) | 0 | 1 (0.5%) |
Monitoring an illness/disease | 162 (3.9%) | 138 (4.2%) | 8 (2.3%) | 7 (4.0%) | 4 (6.3%) | 5 (2.6%) |
Skin/allergy | 93 (2.3%) | 82 (2.5%) | 6 (1.7%) | 3 (1.7%) | 2 (3.1%) | 0 |
Vomiting/diarrhea | 68 (1.7%) | 58 (1.8%) | 5 (1.4%) | 4 (2.3%) | 0 | 1 (0.5%) |
Surgery | 48 (1.2%) | 42 (1.3%) | 3 (0.8%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.5%) |
Serious illness (e.g., cancer) | 42 (1.0%) | 37 (1.1%) | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 | 2 (1.0%) |
Dental | 37 (0.9%) | 34 (1.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (1.1%) | 0 | 0 |
Ear/eye | 14 (0.3%) | 10 (3.0%) | 2 (5.6%) | 0 | 2 (3.1%) | 0 |
Accident | 38 (0.9%) | 28 (0.8%) | 4 (1.1%) | 0 | 4 (6.3%) | 2 (1.0%) |
Euthanasia | 10 (0.2%) | 10 (0.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 57 (1.4%) | 36 (1.1%) | 14 (3.9%) | 3 (1.7%) | 2 (3.1%) | 2 (1.0%) |