Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK

Abstract The loss of a pet can be particularly distressing for owners, whether the method of death is euthanasia or is unassisted. Using primary-care clinical data, this study aimed to report the demographic and clinical factors associated with euthanasia, relative to unassisted death, in dogs. Meth...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Camilla Pegram, Carol Gray, Rowena M. A. Packer, Ysabelle Richards, David B. Church, Dave C. Brodbelt, Dan G. O’Neill
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/626c8e73cd0d40e891829b8e18f35ca4
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:626c8e73cd0d40e891829b8e18f35ca4
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:626c8e73cd0d40e891829b8e18f35ca42021-12-02T16:51:31ZProportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK10.1038/s41598-021-88342-02045-2322https://doaj.org/article/626c8e73cd0d40e891829b8e18f35ca42021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88342-0https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The loss of a pet can be particularly distressing for owners, whether the method of death is euthanasia or is unassisted. Using primary-care clinical data, this study aimed to report the demographic and clinical factors associated with euthanasia, relative to unassisted death, in dogs. Method of death (euthanasia or unassisted) and clinical cause of death were extracted from a random sample of 29,865 dogs within the VetCompass Programme from a sampling frame of 905,544 dogs under UK veterinary care in 2016. Multivariable logistic regression modelling was used to evaluate associations between risk factors and method of death. Of the confirmed deaths, 26,676 (89.3%) were euthanased and 2,487 (8.3%) died unassisted. After accounting for confounding factors, 6 grouped-level disorders had higher odds in euthanased dogs (than dogs that died unassisted), using neoplasia as the baseline. The disorders with greatest odds included: poor quality of life (OR 16.28), undesirable behaviour (OR 11.36) and spinal cord disorder (OR 6.00). Breed, larger bodyweight and increasing age were additional risk factors for euthanasia. The results highlight that a large majority of owners will face euthanasia decisions and these findings can support veterinarians and owners to better prepare for such an eventuality.Camilla PegramCarol GrayRowena M. A. PackerYsabelle RichardsDavid B. ChurchDave C. BrodbeltDan G. O’NeillNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Camilla Pegram Carol Gray Rowena M. A. Packer Ysabelle Richards David B. Church Dave C. Brodbelt Dan G. O’Neill Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK
description	Abstract The loss of a pet can be particularly distressing for owners, whether the method of death is euthanasia or is unassisted. Using primary-care clinical data, this study aimed to report the demographic and clinical factors associated with euthanasia, relative to unassisted death, in dogs. Method of death (euthanasia or unassisted) and clinical cause of death were extracted from a random sample of 29,865 dogs within the VetCompass Programme from a sampling frame of 905,544 dogs under UK veterinary care in 2016. Multivariable logistic regression modelling was used to evaluate associations between risk factors and method of death. Of the confirmed deaths, 26,676 (89.3%) were euthanased and 2,487 (8.3%) died unassisted. After accounting for confounding factors, 6 grouped-level disorders had higher odds in euthanased dogs (than dogs that died unassisted), using neoplasia as the baseline. The disorders with greatest odds included: poor quality of life (OR 16.28), undesirable behaviour (OR 11.36) and spinal cord disorder (OR 6.00). Breed, larger bodyweight and increasing age were additional risk factors for euthanasia. The results highlight that a large majority of owners will face euthanasia decisions and these findings can support veterinarians and owners to better prepare for such an eventuality.
format	article
author	Camilla Pegram Carol Gray Rowena M. A. Packer Ysabelle Richards David B. Church Dave C. Brodbelt Dan G. O’Neill
author_facet	Camilla Pegram Carol Gray Rowena M. A. Packer Ysabelle Richards David B. Church Dave C. Brodbelt Dan G. O’Neill
author_sort	Camilla Pegram
title	Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK
title_short	Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK
title_full	Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK
title_fullStr	Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK
title_full_unstemmed	Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK
title_sort	proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the uk
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/626c8e73cd0d40e891829b8e18f35ca4
work_keys_str_mv	AT camillapegram proportionandriskfactorsfordeathbyeuthanasiaindogsintheuk AT carolgray proportionandriskfactorsfordeathbyeuthanasiaindogsintheuk AT rowenamapacker proportionandriskfactorsfordeathbyeuthanasiaindogsintheuk AT ysabellerichards proportionandriskfactorsfordeathbyeuthanasiaindogsintheuk AT davidbchurch proportionandriskfactorsfordeathbyeuthanasiaindogsintheuk AT davecbrodbelt proportionandriskfactorsfordeathbyeuthanasiaindogsintheuk AT dangoneill proportionandriskfactorsfordeathbyeuthanasiaindogsintheuk
_version_	1718382920494743552

Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK

Ejemplares similares