Giardia in dogs

Measured in 15 breeds across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

22.8%Highest recorded
15Breeds measured

Lifetime, owner-reported

Share of dogs whose owners report the dog has ever had the condition.

Counts everything a dog has ever had, so it runs higher than a one-year rate and is not comparable with one.

  • Australian Cattle Dog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 33

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    22.8% 16.7% to 30.2%
  • Boston Terrier

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 21

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    13.2% 8.8% to 19.4%
  • Border Collie

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 33

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    11.1% 8% to 15.1%
  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 19

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    9.5% 6.2% to 14.4%
  • German Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 53

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    8.7% 6.7% to 11.2%
  • Golden Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 120

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    8.2% 6.9% to 9.7%
  • Beagle

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 16

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.8% 4.8% to 12.2%
  • Poodle

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 36

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.7% 5.6% to 10.5%
  • Australian Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 33

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.6% 5.5% to 10.5%
  • Labrador Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 126

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.5% 6.4% to 8.9%
  • Havanese

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 13

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.2% 4.3% to 12%
  • Siberian Husky

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 11

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7% 3.9% to 12%
  • Boxer

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 12

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    6.1% 3.5% to 10.3%
  • Doberman Pinscher

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 8

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    5.6% 2.8% to 10.6%
  • Great Dane

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 9

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    5.5% 2.9% to 10.2%

Where these figures come from

  • Dog Aging Project breeds 2023 Grade B

    Forsyth KK, McCoy BM, Schmid SM, Promislow DEL, Snyder-Mackler N, the DAP Consortium. Lifetime prevalence of owner-reported medical conditions in the 25 most common dog breeds in the Dog Aging Project pack. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2023;10:1140417.

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