nonascitic dogs

How Long Do Dogs Live With Ascites? Results: Fourteen of 34 dogs had ascites. Survival from diagnosis to death from liver disease was 0.4 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.2-0.6) for ascitic dogs and 24.3 months (CI 11.4-37.1) for nonascitic dogs (P < . Is ascites in dogs fatal? Ascites is not a disease itself,