Table 1 Characteristic of the dogs included in the study
Dogs | Status | Age at sampling (years) | Sex | Breed | Antibiotic treatment at sampling | Ct B. bronchiseptica | Ct M. cynos | Culture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diseased | 0.60 | M | French bulldog | − | 28.4 | 22.9 | / |
2 | Diseased | 0.40 | M | Malamute | + (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 12.5 mg/kg BID and enrofloxacin 5 mg/kg SID, PO, for 1 day) | 22.3 | 18.5 | − |
3 | Diseased | 1.05 | F | French bulldog | − | 25.3 | − | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
4 | Diseased | 0.43 | F | Boxer | − | 21.9 | − | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
5 | Diseased | 0.65 | F | French bulldog | + (doxycycline 5 mg/kg BID, PO, for 10 days) | 24.2 | LOD | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
6 | Diseased | 0.32 | F | English bulldog | + (marbofloxacin 3 mg/kg SID, PO, for 7 days) | ? | ? | − |
7 | Diseased | 0.35 | F | Jack Russel terrier | − | / | / | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
8 | Diseased | 0.54 | M | Boxer | + (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 12.5 mg/kg BID, PO for 1 day) | 26.5 | 24.0 | – |
9 | Diseased | 0.99 | F | Munster lander | − | 23.6 | − | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
10 | Diseased | 0.38 | F | French bulldog | − | ? | / | / |
11 | Diseased | 0.56 | F | Chihuahua | − | 24.0 | ? | − |
12 | Diseased | 0.51 | F | Cavalier king Charles spaniel | − | 24.0 | − | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
13 | Diseased | 0.57 | F | German shepherd | − | 21.5 | LOD | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
14 | Diseased | 0.68 | F | Cavalier king Charles spaniel | − | 25.6 | 23.7 | + (B. bronchiseptica, Acinetobacter baumanii) |
15 | Diseased | 0.99 | M | Spitz | − | 17.6 | − | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
16 | Diseased | 0.53 | M | Boxer | − | 25.3 | 32.8 | / |
17 | Diseased | 0.27 | M | Yorkshire terrier | − | 21.8 | − | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
18 | Diseased | 0.90 | F | Spitz | − | 23.5 | − | + (Pantoea agglomerans, Serratia marcescens) |
19 | Diseased | 1.51 | M | Chinese crested | + (doxycycline, one injection, dose unknown) | 32.0 | − | − |
20 | Diseased | 0.72 | M | Cavalier king Charles spaniel | − | 21.5 | − | + (B. bronchiseptica) |
21 | Healthy | 1.26 | M | Beauceron | − | − | − | / |
22 | Healthy | 1.19 | M | French bulldog | − | − | − | / |
23 | Healthy | 1.40 | M | French bulldog | − | 38.0 | − | / |
24 | Healthy | 1.43 | M | Pug | − | − | − | / |