Digestive disease in dogs

Measured in 102 breeds across 5 sources. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

30%Highest recorded
102Breeds measured
$545Typical treatment cost

1-year clinical

Share of dogs recorded with the condition in a single year of veterinary records.

Not a lifetime risk. A dog that develops this at age 9 is not counted in a year it was not diagnosed.

  • Labrador Retriever

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Golden Retriever

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • German Shepherd

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Dachshund

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Poodle

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Beagle

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Rottweiler

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • German Shorthaired Pointer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Bulldog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Cane Corso

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Yorkshire Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Australian Shepherd

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Doberman Pinscher

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Miniature Schnauzer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Boxer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Pomeranian

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Bernese Mountain Dog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Shih Tzu

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Great Dane

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical
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  • Boston Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Chihuahua

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Havanese

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Border Collie

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • English Springer Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Shetland Sheepdog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Siberian Husky

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Brittany

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Belgian Malinois

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Cocker Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Basset Hound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • English Cocker Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Vizsla

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Maltese

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Pug

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Collie

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Mastiff

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Rhodesian Ridgeback

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Papillon

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Portuguese Water Dog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Shiba Inu

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • West Highland White Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Newfoundland

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Australian Cattle Dog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Whippet

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Bichon Frise

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Dalmatian

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Giant Schnauzer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Italian Greyhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Weimaraner

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Samoyed

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Scottish Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Bloodhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Staffordshire Bull Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Akita

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Saint Bernard

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Great Pyrenees

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Miniature Pinscher

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Cairn Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Airedale Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Chinese Crested

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Irish Setter

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Irish Wolfhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Bullmastiff

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Chinese Shar-Pei

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Alaskan Malamute

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Brussels Griffon

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Lhasa Apso

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Keeshond

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Bull Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Old English Sheepdog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • English Setter

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Pekingese

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Border Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Basenji

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Standard Schnauzer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Chow Chow

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Dogue de Bordeaux

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Leonberger

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Flat-Coated Retriever

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Borzoi

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Japanese Chin

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Gordon Setter

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Wire Fox Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Welsh Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Afghan Hound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Tibetan Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Parson Russell Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Norfolk Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Norwegian Elkhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Saluki

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Bearded Collie

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Welsh Springer Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Greyhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Scottish Deerhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • Lakeland Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    30% $545 typical

  • French Bulldog

    clinical or cohort VetCompass 2018, 2016

    UK primary-care dogs of this breed

    16.7% 15.2% to 18.3% $545 typical

  • Miniature Schnauzer

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Mini Schnauzer 2019, 2013 n = 270

    3,857 Miniature Schnauzers under UK primary veterinary care

    13.7% 12.2% to 15.3%

  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Cavalier 2015, 2009-2013

    UK primary-care dogs of this breed

    11% $545 typical

  • German Shepherd

    clinical or cohort VetCompass GSD 2017, 2013 n = 170

    1,660 German Shepherd Dogs under UK primary veterinary care

    10.2% 8.8% to 11.8%

Where these figures come from

  • VetCompass 2014 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Church DB, McGreevy PD, Thomson PC, Brodbelt DC. Prevalence of disorders recorded in dogs attending primary-care veterinary practices in England. PLOS ONE. 2014;9(3):e90501.

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  • VetCompass 2018 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Baral L, Church DB, Brodbelt DC, Packer RMA. Demography and disorders of the French Bulldog population under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2018;5:3.

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  • VetCompass Mini Schnauzer 2019 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Butcher C, Church DB, Brodbelt DC, Gough AG. Miniature Schnauzers under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013: demography, mortality and disorders. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2019;6:1.

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  • VetCompass Cavalier 2015 Grade A

    Summers JF, O'Neill DG, Church DB, Thomson PC, McGreevy PD, Brodbelt DC. Prevalence of disorders recorded in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels attending primary-care veterinary practices in England. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2015;3:1.

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  • VetCompass GSD 2017 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Coulson NR, Church DB, Brodbelt DC. Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2017;4:7.

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