Upper respiratory disease in dogs

Measured in 2 breeds across 2 sources. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

12.7%Highest recorded
2Breeds measured
$649Typical 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.

  • French Bulldog

    clinical or cohort VetCompass 2018, 2016

    UK primary-care dogs of this breed

    12.7% 11.3% to 14.1% $649 typical

  • Bulldog

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Bulldog 2019, 2013 n = 171

    1,621 Bulldogs under UK primary veterinary care

    10.5% 9.1% to 12.1%

Where these figures come from

  • 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 Bulldog 2019 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Skipper AM, Kadhim J, Church DB, Brodbelt DC, Packer RMA. Disorders of Bulldogs under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013. PLOS ONE. 2019;14(6):e0217928.

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