Post date: Jun 08, 2012 9:5:43 PM
Our Dachs-Life 2012 Survey only had 27 deaths reported, with a Mean age of death of 11.0 years and a Median age of death of 11.8.
An analysis of 93 deaths reported in our online Health Report (at 8th June 2012) showed a Mean age of death of 9.0. Mean and Median age of death for conditions where there were 5 or more deaths are as follows:
Note: Neurologic (Non-IVDD) includes Epilepsy and Lafora Disease.
It is important to recognise that average age of death reported in the online survey is likely to be lower than in the population as a whole. The median age of death reported in the KC's 2004 survey was 12.7 (245 dogs) and in Dachs-Life 2012 was 11.8 years (27 dogs).
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