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. 2021 Feb 2;8:629121. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.629121

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)
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%)