Urinary incontinence in dogs

Measured in 5 breeds across 2 sources. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

15.3%Highest recorded
5Breeds measured
$182Typical treatment cost

Owner survey

Share of dogs whose owners reported the condition at one point in time.

Depends on owners noticing and recalling. Mild or resolved cases are undercounted.

  • Irish Setter

    breed-specific finding KC survey 2017, 2014

    Live UK Kennel Club registered dogs, owner reported

    5.8% 3.8% to 8.6% $182 typical
  • Dalmatian

    breed-specific finding KC survey 2017, 2014

    Live UK Kennel Club registered dogs, owner reported

    2.7% 1.4% to 5.1% $182 typical
  • Collie

    breed-specific finding KC survey 2017, 2014

    Live UK Kennel Club registered dogs, owner reported

    1.9% 0.74% to 4.8% $182 typical
  • Border Collie

    breed-specific finding KC survey 2017, 2014

    Live UK Kennel Club registered dogs, owner reported

    1.4% 0.83% to 2.3% $182 typical

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.

  • Doberman Pinscher

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 22

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

    15.3% 10.3% to 22.1%

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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  • KC survey 2017 Grade C

    Wiles BM, Llewellyn-Zaidi AM, Evans KM, O'Neill DG, Lewis TW. Large-scale survey to estimate the prevalence of disorders for 192 Kennel Club registered breeds. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2017;4:8.

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