Table 3 Relative frequency of ear-related consultations and topical ear medication prescriptions in different dog breeds
From: Survey of otitis externa in American Cocker Spaniels in Finland
Breed | Dogs with veterinary consultations | Ear-related consultations n % (95% CI) | Topical ear medication prescriptions n % (95% CI) | Second-linea topical ear medication prescriptions n % (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Welsh Springer Spaniel | 468 | 160 | 34.2 (29.9–38.5) | 136 | 29.1 (25.0–33.2) | 29 | 6.2 (4.0–8.4) |
Shar-Pei | 76 | 21 | 27.6 (17.6–37.7) | 21 | 27.6 (17.6–37.7) | 8 | 10.5 (3.6–17.4) |
American Cocker Spaniel | 329 | 89 | 27.1 (22.3–31.9) | 75 | 22.8 (18.3–27.3) | 29 | 8.8 (5.7–11.9) |
West Highland White Terrier | 1341 | 361 | 26.9 (24.5–29.3) | 314 | 23.4 (21.1–25.7) | 63 | 4.7 (3.6–4.8) |
Bullmastiff | 243 | 60 | 24.7 (19.3–30.1) | 46 | 18.9 (14.0–23.8) | 14 | 5.8 (2.9–8.7) |
Pug | 763 | 187 | 24.5 (21.4–27.6) | 156 | 20.4 (17.5–23.3) | 30 | 3.9 (2.5–5.3) |
Dogue de Bordeaux | 98 | 24 | 24.5 (16.0–33.0) | 18 | 18.4 (10.7–26.1) | 2 | 2.0 (−0.8 to 4.8) |
Basset Hound | 147 | 34 | 23.1 (16.3–29.9) | 29 | 19.7 (13.3–26.1) | 8 | 5.4 (1.7–9.1) |
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen | 59 | 13 | 22.0 (11.4–32.6) | 13 | 22.0 (11.4–32.5) | 2 | 3.4 (−1.2 to 8.0) |
Dogo Argentino | 97 | 21 | 21.6 (13.4–29.8) | 23 | 23.7 (15.2–32.2) | 2 | 2.1 (−0.8 to 5.0) |
Bull Terrier | 188 | 40 | 21.3 (15.4–27.2) | 33 | 17.6 (12.2–23.0) | 11 | 5.9 (2.5–9.3) |
Bulldog | 596 | 122 | 20.5 (17.3–23.7) | 105 | 17.6 (14.5–20.7) | 27 | 4.5 (2.8–6.2) |
Labrador Retriever | 3708 | 737 | 19.9 (18.6–21.2) | 644 | 17.4 (16.2–18.6) | 75 | 2.0 (1.5–2.5) |
Lagotto Romagnolo | 426 | 84 | 19.7 (15.9–23.5) | 70 | 16.4 (12.9–19.9) | 3 | 0.7 (−0.1 to 1.5) |
English Springer Spaniel | 491 | 97 | 19.8 (16.3–23.3) | 89 | 18.1 (14.7–21.5) | 28 | 5.7 (3.6–7.5) |
English Cocker Spaniel | 1467 | 274 | 18.7 (16.7–20.7) | 165 | 15.1 (13.3–16.9) | 56 | 3.8 (2.8–4.8) |
Swedish Elkhound | 289 | 8 | 2.8 (0.9–4.7) | 5 | 1.7 (0.2–3.2) | 0 | 0 |
Japanese Spitz | 344 | 9 | 2.6 (0.9–4.3) | 12 | 3.5 (1.6–5.4) | 2 | 0.6 (−0.2 to 1.4) |
Greyhound | 187 | 4 | 2.1 (0.0–4.2) | 2 | 1.1 (−0.4 to 2.6) | 0 | 0 |
German Spitz (klein) | 171 | 3 | 1.8 (−0.2 to 3.8) | 3 | 1.8 (−0.2 to 3.8) | 0 | 0 |
Norrbottenspets | 140 | 2 | 1.4 (−0.5 to 3.3) | 3 | 2.1 (−0.3 to 4.5) | 1 | 0.7 (−0.7 to 2.1) |
All dogs (220 breeds) | 98,736 | 11,281 | 11.4 (11.2–11.6) | 8761 | 8.9 (8.7–9.1) | 1136 | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) |