|  | 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 |