Table 1 Summary of demographic variables, presenting signs and clinical parameters

1

11

Pug

Acute onset of respiratory distress following 24 h of treatment for presumed aspiration pneumonia

60

60

37.2

27.3

Respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia

2

2

Mixed

Acute onset of respiratory distress with right-sided pneumothorax and small-volume pleural effusion

84

60

39.4

22.0

Bacterial pyothorax

3

9

German Shepherd Dog

Chronic lethargy, inappetence and abdominal pain

150

36

43.5

9.72

Septic peritonitis due to gastric wall necrosis

4

8

Brittany Spaniel

Intermittent productive cough

114

30

38.9

18.3

Chronic bronchitis

5

14

Newfoundland

1-week history of cough and abdominal swelling

Atrial fibrillation

240

40

38.1

N/A

Congestive heart failure