Table 2 Underlying diseases in the dogs enrolled in the study

Urinary disease

Acute kidney injury [2], Chronic kidney disease [18],

Fanconi’s syndrome [1]

Cardiovascular disease

Chronic Valvular Heart Disease [5]

Neurological disease

Hydrocephalus [1], Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis [1]

Hepatobiliary disease

Chronic Hepatitis [3], Liver Cirrhosis [1], Hepatocutaneous syndrome [1]

Gastrointestinal disease

Inflammatory Bowel disease (1),

Protein-Losing Enteropathy [1]

Endocrine disease

Diabetes Mellitus [4]

Tumor

Lymphoma [3], Hepatocellular Carcinoma [1]

Immune-mediated disease

Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia [1], Immune-mediated polymyositis [1], Pemphigus foliaceus [1]