Bordetella and/or parainfluenza in dogs

Measured in 6 breeds across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

12.4%Highest recorded
6Breeds 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 = 18

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

    12.4% 8% to 18.8%

  • Boxer

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

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

    8.1% 5% to 12.7%

  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    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% 3.5% to 10.2%

  • Labrador Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 91

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

    5.4% 4.5% to 6.6%

  • Golden Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 72

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

    4.9% 3.9% to 6.2%

  • Australian Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 18

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

    4.2% 2.6% to 6.5%

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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