Euthanasia of dogs and cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 7/11/16 Sarah LaMere, DVM, Ph.D.
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Euthanasia of dogs and cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
7/11/16
Sarah LaMere, DVM, Ph.D.
Female25%
Male32%
Spayed Female18%
Neutered Male23%
Unknown2%
Dogs euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 (551 animals)
Female
Male
Spayed Female
Neutered Male
Unknown
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
<3 days 3-6 days 7-10 days >10 days
# o
f an
imal
s
Days from intake to euthanasia
Breakdown of time to euthanasia for dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
Owned (347 animals)
Confiscated (45 animals)
Stray (159 animals)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Owned (347animals)
Confiscated (45animals)
Stray (159animals)
% o
f d
ogs
in e
ach
cat
ego
ry
Time to euthanasia for dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
>10 days
7-10 days
3-6 days
<3 days
% euthanized on day of intake (336 dogs)
61%
% euthanized ≥1 day from intake (215 dogs)
39%
Time to euthanasia at OCAC for dogs from October 2015 through May 2016
Days from intake to euthanasia for dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
****p<0.00001 by one-way ANOVA
ORE (2
77 do
gs)
Oth
er (70
dog
s)
Stray
(169
dog
s)
Confis
cate
d (4
5 do
gs)
0
20
40
60
80
days
from
inta
ke to
euth
anas
ia
****
****
****
Median = 0 days
Median = 2 days
Median = 3 days
Median = 6 days
Minutes from intake to euthanasia for dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
****p<0.00001 by one-way ANOVA
Note: 8 excluded from stray group because no time of euth given
ORE (2
77 d
ogs)
Con
fisca
ted
(45
dogs
)
Oth
er (7
0 do
gs)
Stra
y (1
61 d
ogs)
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
min
ute
s fro
m in
take to e
uth
anasia
****
****
****
Median =44 minutes
Median =7988 minutes
Median =3257 minutes
Median =7114 minutes
Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
239/277 (86%) of animals euthanized < 120 minutes
ORE (277 dogs)0
100
200
300
min
ute
s fro
m in
take to e
uth
anasia
Median = 44 minutes
χ2 Chi-Square analysis: p<0.000001
*8 animals excluded from stray group as no time listed for euthanasia
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Confiscated (45animals)
ORE (277 animals) Other (70 animals) Stray (151 animals)
% o
f an
imal
s e
uth
aniz
ed
wit
hin
de
sign
ate
d t
ime
fra
me
s
Dogs euthanized within designated time frames at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
>3 hours
2-3 hours
1-2 hours
<1 hour
*
277 animals
<1 hour64%
1-2 hours22%
2-3 hours5%
>3 hours9%
Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE dogs at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
Time frame of dogs euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 segregated by age
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Euthanized on day of intake Euthanized ≥1 day of intake
% o
f an
imal
s
% ≤ 1 year old
% >1 year old
{ χ2
χ2 Chi-Square analysis: no significant difference
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Confiscated (45 animals) Owned (333 animals) Stray (159 animals)
% o
f d
ogs
in e
ach
cat
ego
ryReasons for euthanasia of dogs at OCAC from October
2015 through May 2016
Aggression
Head test
Other behavioral
Medical
Unspecified
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
All dogs (551)animals)
<3 days (390animals)
3-7 days (71animals)
8-10 days (25animals)
>10 days (65animals)
% o
f d
ogs
in e
ach
cat
ego
ry
Dogs euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 broken down by breed
Other
Rottweilers
Chihuahua
Pit Bulls
German Shepherds
*Pit Bulls category includes Pit Bulls, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, and Staffordshire Terrier
Female26%
Male26%
Spayed Female5%
Neutered Male5%
Litter18%
Unknown20%
Cats euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016 (1454 animals and 315 litters)
Female
Male
Spayed Female
Neutered Male
Litter
Unknown
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
<3 days 3-7 days 7-10 days >10 days
# o
f an
imal
s
Days from intake to euthanasia
Days to euthanasia for cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
Confiscated (18 animals)
Owned (114 animals)
Stray (1321 animals and 315litters)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Confiscated (18animals)
Owned (114animals)
Stray (1321animals and 315
litters)
% o
f ca
ts in
eac
h c
ate
gory
Time to euthanasia for cats at OCAC in October 2015
>10 days
7-10 days
3-7 days
<3 days
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
≤1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ≥10
# o
f an
imal
s
Days from intake to euthanasia
Breakdown of stray cats euthanized at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
Litters
Cats
Con
fisca
ted
(18
cats
)
Oth
er (4
3 ca
ts)
Stra
y (1
321
cats
and
315
litte
rs)
OR
E (7
1 ca
ts)
0
10
20
30
40
50
Day
s fro
m in
take
to e
utha
nasi
a
****
****
****
Median time to euthanasia for cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
****p<0.00001 by one-way ANOVA
Median = 11 days
Median = 7 days
Median = 0 days
Median = 0 days
Median time to euthanasia for cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
ORE (7
1 ca
ts)
Oth
er (4
3 ca
ts)
Stray (1
272
cats, 3
04 litte
rs)
Con
fisca
ted
(17
cats)
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
min
ute
s fro
m in
take to e
uth
anasia
****
****
****
****p<0.00001 by one-way ANOVA
Median = 38 min
Median = 9945 min
Median = 15134 min
Median = 305 min
Note: 49 cats and 11 litters excluded from stray group, 1 cat excluded from confiscated group because no time of euth given.
Minutes from intake to euthanasia for cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
ORE (71 cats) Stray (1272 cats, 304 litters)0
200
400
600
min
ute
s fro
m in
take to e
uth
anasia
****
****p<0.00001 by Wilcoxen rank sum
Median = 38 min Median = 305 min
Note: 49 cats and 11 litters excluded from stray group because no time of euth given
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Confiscated (18 animals) Owned (114 animals) Stray (1321 animals and 315litters)
% o
f ca
ts in
eac
h c
ate
gory
Reasons for euthanasia at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
Behavioral
Head test
Medical
Unspecified
LOC?
Too young
<1 hour74%
1-2 hours16%
2-3 hours7%
>3 hours3%
Time from intake to euthanasia for ORE cats at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
71 animals
Cats euthanized within designated time frames at OCAC from October 2015 to May 2016
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
ORE (71 animals) Stray (1272 cats, 304 litters) Other (60 animals)
% o
f an
imal
s e
uth
aniz
ed
wit
hin
th
e d
esi
gnat
ed
tim
e f
ram
e
>3 hours
2-3 hours
1-2 hours
<1 hour
χ2 Chi-Square analysis: p<0.000001
Note: 49 cats and 11 litters excluded from stray group, 1 cat excluded from confiscated group because no time of euthgiven.
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