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The survey included items on signalment, the Canine Dementia Scale (CADES), and myoclonus. CCD was defined based on a CADES score of &amp;gt;8. It was available online in both German and English from April to June 2024.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 401 participants, 148 dogs were excluded due their young age, under 7 years and incomplete CADES-Score. Among the remaining respondents, 89% of owners reported that their dog showed signs of CCD. Overall, 146\/164 (89.0%) dogs exhibited both CADES-defined CCD and myoclonus. However, no statistical significance was found between the co-occurrence of CCD screen status and the presence of myoclonus (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.45). Predominantly, myoclonus occurred spontaneously (72.6%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 119), stress-induced (15.2%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 25), and light-induced (11.6%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 19). Noise-induced and feeding-induced myoclonus were the least common trigger (3.0%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 5 each), as well as no answer given (0.6%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1). Ten dogs had multiple trigger causes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Myoclonus was commonly co-reported alongside CADES-defined CCD by respondents. 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