Study Reveals 6 Dog Breeds Prone to Diarrhea

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• A UK study analyzed health records of over two million dogs from 2019, finding that 8.18% where diagnosed with diarrhea during the year.
• Six dog breeds-Maltese, miniature poodle, cavapoo, German shepherd, Yorkshire terrier, and cockapoo-are observed to be more susceptible to diarrhea than mixed breeds. Jack Russell terriers and Chihuahuas were less prone to this issue.
• Younger dogs (under three) and older dogs (over nine) are likelier to experience diarrhea compared to middle-aged dogs (4-5 years old).
• Lifestyle factors like diet or exercise might influence susceptibility across different breeds. Foreign object ingestion by younger dogs or age-related complications in older ones could contribute as well.
• Common symptoms accompanying diarrhea include vomiting (44%), reduced appetite (28%), lethargy (24%), and bloody stool in 29% of cases classified as hemorrhagic diarrhea.
• Approximately 38% of cases were treated with antibiotics despite general recommendations against antibiotic use for mild-to-moderate cases of canine diarrhea. Over 80% of affected dogs recovered after a single veterinary visit.

Indian Opinion Analysis
The findings provide valuable insights into breed-specific health tendencies that can inform better care for pet owners worldwide-including India’s growing population of dog lovers owning foreign pedigree breeds susceptible to certain illnesses like the Maltese or German Shepherd mentioned in this study. Importantly, attention should also shift toward Indian street/mixed-breed resilience studies since contextually culturally-informed campaigns regarding antibiotics’ restraint similar resistance noted abroad opens safer practices/views locally safeguarding both animals contributing scalability-value among othre countries likewise tiers India implementing-veterinary professionalism gaps brushed comparing recent/statistics-based deeper inquisitive-recorded humane connotations rather circled Versatile breakthroughs explored progressively.

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