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Table 1 Prevalence of corneal ulcerative disease in commonly affected dog breeds

From: Corneal ulcerative disease in dogs under primary veterinary care in England: epidemiology and clinical management

Breed

No. cases

No. dogs in study

Prevalence %

95% CIa

Pug

55

1015

5.42

4.11–7.00

Boxer

69

1386

4.98

3.89–6.26

Shih Tzu

70

2031

3.45

2.70–4.33

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

58

2332

2.49

1.89–3.20

Bulldog

19

787

2.41

1.46–3.74

King Charles Spaniel

11

496

2.22

1.11–3.93

Lhasa Apso

19

892

2.13

1.29–3.31

French Bulldog

12

642

1.87

0.97–3.24

West Highland White Terrier

28

2859

0.98

0.65–1.41

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

66

6863

0.96

0.74–1.22

Cocker Spaniel

37

4234

0.87

0.62–1.20

English Springer Spaniel

19

2210

0.86

0.52–1.34

Border Terrier

11

1327

0.83

0.41–1.48

Chihuahua

17

2223

0.76

0.45–1.22

Yorkshire Terrier

24

3354

0.72

0.46–1.06

Jack Russel Terrier

41

6699

0.61

0.44–0.83

Border Collie

12

2807

0.43

0.22–0.75

Crossbreed

88

23329

0.38

0.30–0.46

Labrador Retriever

24

9541

0.25

0.16–0.37

Other purebreds

154

29206

0.53

0.45–0.62

Overall total

834

104233

0.80

0.75–0.86

  1. Prevalence of diagnosis of corneal ulcerative disease in commonly affected dog breeds attending primary-care veterinary practices in England
  2. aCI confidence interval