There were 373 members of the club who responded to the survey (respondents). Since 676 members were sent surveys, 신용카드 현금화 we had a response rate of 55%, which is acceptable but lower than ideal. Keep in mind that a 55% response rate means that almost half the people who received the survey did not reply. There is no way to know if they did not reply because of 1) too time consuming; 2) too many dogs to include; 3) too many health problems; 4) very few orno health problems; 5) have not owned dogs in the last 4 years; 6) some other unknown reason. These possible reasons are why high response rates areso important. Included in the survey was information on 2476 adult EnglishCocker Spaniels.
The first page of tables includes information on the dogs included in the study, most of whom were parti-colored. Sixty three percent of respondents were breeders who bred an average of one litter per year. With 4 puppies per litter, 1 litter per year, 236 breeders and 4 years of data, approximately 1888 puppies were included in the survey results. Cryptorchidism was the most common breeding related problem with 107 male dogs affected. 카드깡
Blood disorders were very rare. Bone and disk problems were also fairly uncommon (hip dysplasia occurred in less than 2% of the dogs). One hundred and twenty seven dogs had some kind of cancer with about 40% having a type of cancer that was probably malignant. The exact classification of malignant and benign was difficult to make; fibrosarcoma is generally classified as malignant but was listed as benign and lymphoma may refer to the benignor malignant form of the disease.
Most dogs died from old age (30%) with cancer a distant second and liver failure a very distant third cause. Cardiovascular disease was very uncommon. Allergies of many types were relatively common (92/2476 or 4%). The variety of ways to describe allergies makes it difficult to classify them more precisely. For example, inhalant allergies may include allergies to pollen, mites and mold. Nearly half the dogs were BAER tested. Ear infections were common with more than 6% of dogs reported to be affected.
The most common endocrine disease was hypothyroidism, probably consistent with the general frequency of these diseases in the dog population. Hypothyroidism also had a much younger median age at onset. Eye problems were relatively common (in 268 or 11% of dogs). Stomach and intestinal problems were fairly uncommon. Dogs with seizures were nearly 50:50 male:female with 59 total cases. The age at onset is classic for idiopathic epilepsy. 신용카드 현금화 90
Bite and teeth problems were relatively common. Aggression was most often seen toward other dogs rather than people. There were 13 dogs with familial renal disease.
Pica was the most common problem in the list of owner questions at theconclusion of the survey. Eighty-seven percent of respondent s indicateda special account for health research was important and 60% indicated thatthey have or plan to contribute to this account. Almost half responded thatthey had contacted a member of the Health Education Committee. None of therespondents reported that they felt health concerns were of little importance. This may mean that people who did not respond to the survey are the oneswho do not feel health concerns are important and either do not have healthproblems or are not worried about health problems. Less than 40% of respondentsfelt that breeders were honest in their evaluations of health problems intheir dogs. This seems to often be the perception among breeders.
Relative to some of the previous health surveys, the English Cocker Spaniel seems to be a fairly healthy breed. Data on color and sex were collected and presented in the tables. Please contact me for further analyses ofspecific health problems and their relationship to sex and color.
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