| |
Bernese Mountain Dogs
|
Control dogs
|
---|
| |
B. burgdorferi serology
|
total
|
B. burgdorferi serology
|
total
|
---|
| |
positive
|
negative
| |
positive
|
negative
| |
---|
| | | | |
hair color
|
hair color
| |
---|
| | | | |
fair
|
dark
|
fair
|
dark
| |
---|
Does your dog often have attached ticks?1
|
Yes
|
40
|
18
|
58
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
3
|
13
|
|
No
|
40
|
33
|
73
|
1
|
4
|
24
|
11
|
40
|
Do you perform tick prevention?
|
Yes
|
52
|
38
|
90
|
2
|
6
|
23
|
5
|
36
|
|
No
|
26
|
14
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
Did your dog suffer from infectious diseases?
|
No
|
62
|
47
|
109
|
2
|
3
|
25
|
12
|
42
|
|
Yes
|
15
|
4
|
19
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
General health
|
Normal
|
80
|
52
|
132
|
2
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
52
|
|
Abnormal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Endurance
|
Normal
|
76
|
50
|
126
|
2
|
6
|
28
|
14
|
50
|
|
Decreased
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Weight loss
|
No
|
75
|
52
|
127
|
2
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
52
|
|
Yes
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Skin normal
|
Yes
|
69
|
48
|
117
|
1
|
6
|
28
|
14
|
49
|
|
No
|
9
|
4
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
Appetite
|
Normal
|
72
|
50
|
122
|
1
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
51
|
|
Decreased
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Increased
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Thirst
|
Normal
|
72
|
52
|
124
|
2
|
6
|
29
|
14
|
51
|
|
Decreased
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Increased
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Vomiting
|
No
|
77
|
52
|
129
|
2
|
6
|
29
|
14
|
51
|
|
Yes
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Coughing
|
No
|
77
|
52
|
129
|
2
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
52
|
|
Yes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Urine volume
|
Normal
|
74
|
52
|
126
|
2
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
52
|
|
Decreased
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Increased
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Defecation
|
Normal
|
76
|
51
|
76
|
2
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
52
|
|
Diarrhea
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Lameness
|
No
|
46
|
36
|
46
|
1
|
6
|
24
|
14
|
45
|
|
Yes
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
7
|
Fever
|
No
|
80
|
53
|
80
|
2
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
52
|
|
Yes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Edema
|
No
|
51
|
39
|
51
|
2
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
52
|
|
Yes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
- 1Significant difference between Bernese Mountain Dogs and control dogs (p = 0.01).