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Table 1 Distribution of dogs with congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts

From: Distribution of extrahepatic congenital portosystemic shunt morphology in predisposed dog breeds

Breed

Total

M

F

PC

PA

Age first diagnosis (months)

PC

PA

Cairn terrier

24

13

11

22

2

1.5 - 33.2

1.7 - 11.2

Jack Russel terrier

19

8

11

15

4

3.2 - 65.6

4.0 - 113.2

Maltese

15

4

11

13

2

3.0 - 65.6

46.7 - 66.0

Yorkshire terrier

14

8

6

10

4

3.9 - 26.9

3.7 - 32.5

Dachshund

11

6

5

7

4

2.2 - 35.1

6.2 - 65.2

Shih Tzu

9

2

7

8

1

3.7 - 67.4

46.87

West Highland White terrier

8

3

5

5

3

5.0 - 14.0

21.7 - 116.1

Chihuahua

6

2

4

5

1

3.4 - 84.0

10.83

Miniature Schnauzer

6

1

5

4

2

2.9 - 18.9

12.9 - 61.4

Pug

6

2

4

6

0

3.6 - 26.4

NA

  1. M = Male; F = Female; PC = Portocaval shunt; PA = Porto-azygous shunt.
  2. This table only contains purebred dog breeds of which six or more medical records could be included.