Pruritis in dogs

Measured in 3 breeds across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

9.8%Highest recorded
3Breeds 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.

  • Shih Tzu

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

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

    9.8% 6.4% to 14.9%

  • German Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 34

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

    5.6% 4% to 7.7%

  • Golden Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 57

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

    3.9% 3% to 5%

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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