DDBS Causes of Death
in the Dogue de Bordeaux Survey Results
Updated August 1, 2002.


Number of dogs in survey: 79

Number of females: 36
(10 black mask, 6 no mask, 20 red/brown mask)
Number of males: 43
(9 black mask, 7 no mask, 27 red/brown mask)




Average Combined Results 12/1/01 & 8/1/02

Breed life-span average based on these combined results: 5.29 years
Black mask: 5.48 years
No mask: 5.87 years
Red/Brown mask: 5.07 years


FEMALES: 5.39 years
Black mask: 5.62 years
No mask: 5.62 years
Red/Brown mask: 6.25 years
MALES: 5.23 years
Black mask: 5.20 years
No mask: 6.12 years
Red/Brown mask: 4.98 years



Cause of Death Statistics Combined Results


BREED MALES FEMALES
Cancer 29.15% 30.92% 26.67%
Heart 25.82% 25.66% 26.19%
Kidney 8.50% 11.51% 4.76%
Bloat 14.74% 14.14% 15.71%
Misc. 8.86% 6.80% 11.43%
Old Age 6.27% 6.80% 5.71%
Died during surgery 2.22% 0.00% 4.76%
Epilepsy 2.22% 4.17% 0.00%
Heat Stroke 1.11% 0.00% 2.38%
Injury 1.11% 0.00% 2.38%




Second Results August 1, 2002

Breed life-span based on these results: 5.10 years
Black mask: 5.87 years
No mask: 5.75 years
Red/Brown mask: 4.66 years


FEMALES: 4.60 years
Black mask: 4.75 years
No mask: 5.50 years
Red/Brown mask: 4.33 years
MALES: 5.61 years
Black mask: 7.00 years
No mask: 6.00 years
Red/Brown mask: 5.00 years



Cause of Death Statistics


BREED MALES FEMALES
Cancer 29.41% 36.84% 20.00%
Heart 29.41% 26.32% 33.33%
Kidney 5.88% 10.53% 0.00%
Bloat 20.59% 15.79% 26.67%
Misc. 8.82% 5.26% 13.33%
Old Age 5.88% 5.26% 6.67%




First Results December 31, 2001

Breed life-span based on these results: 5.48 years
Black mask: 5.09 years
No mask: 6 years
Red/Brown mask: 5.48 years


FEMALES: 6.19 years
Black mask: 6.5 years
No mask: 5.75 years
Red/Brown mask: 6.18 years
MALES: 4.86 years
Black mask: 3.4 years
No mask: 6.25 years
Red/Brown mask: 4.97 years



Cause of Death Statistics


BREED MALES FEMALES
Cancer 28.89 % 25.00% 33.33%
Heart 22.22% 25.00% 19.05%
Kidney 11.11% 12.50% 9.52%
Bloat 8.89% 12.50% 9.52%
Misc. 8.89% 8.33% 4.76%
Old Age 6.67% 8.33% 4.76%
Died during surgery 4.44% 0.00% 9.52%
Epilepsy 4.44% 8.33% 0.00%
Heat Stroke 2.22% 0.00% 4.76%
Injury 2.22% 0.00% 4.76%


36% of cancer reported was Lymphoma The oldest dogue on record for this survey was a 12 year old red mask female.