Table 1 Blood parameters of dogs with nasal discharge compared with those in the control group (CG). Indicated are the non-parametric data with median and interquartile range [in square brackets]; parametric data are illustrated with mean ± standard deviation.

Hematocrit (l/l)

0.44–0.52

0.462 ± 0.086

0.532 ± 0.068

0.524 ± 0.051

0.46 ± 0.073

0.489 ± 0.04

0.499 ± 0.033

Leukocytes

(G/l)

6–12

9.5 [8.45–17.4]

p = 0.0032

10.2 [8.58–12]

p = 0.0231

9.2 [8.6–9.7]

13.55 [10.43–17.68]

p<0.0001

12.55 [8.5–14.63]

p = 0.0051

7 [5.95–8.23]

Segmental Neutrophils

(G/l)

3–9

6.8 [5.8–13.8]

p = 0.0007

7.8 [5.6–8.8]

p = 0.0081

6.7 [5.6–7.7]

10.9 [8–13.8]

p<0.0001

8.3 [6–10.9]

p = 0.0047

4.2 [3.8–4.9]

Lymphocytes

(G/l)

1–3.6

1.8 [1.4–2.5]

1.7 [1.3–2.3]

2.1 [1–2.4]

2 [1.8–2.6]

2.1 [1.6–3]

2.1 [1.9–2.9]

Eosinophils

(G/l)

0.04–0.6

0.4 [0.2–0.6]

0.6 [0.4–0.8]

0.5 [0.2–0.8]

0.4 [0.1–0.8]

0.7 [0.3–0.8]

0.2 [0.2–0.3]

Monocytes

(G/l)

0.04–0.5

0.7 [0.3–1]

p = 0.0016

0.3 [0.2–0.6]

0.3 [0.2–0.3]

0.5 [0.3–0.6]

p = 0.0269

0.4 [0.2–1.1]

0.2 [0.2–0.3]

Platelets (G/l)

150–500

300 [218–483.5]

317.5 [261.5–473]

246 [170–289]

299.5 [257–371.3]

240.5 [203.5–288]

241.5 [209.5–320.3]

NLR

6.2 [3.06–7.23] p<0.0001

4.82 [3.85–5.07] p<0.0001

3.29 [2.43–6.78] p = 0.0031

4.22 [3.84–6.68] p<0.0001

3.89 [2.63–5.53] p = 0.0008

1.95 [1.71–2.32]

PLR

166.7 [102.1–273] p = 0.0493

185.2 [131.2–262.7] p = 0.0071

125.7 [71.25–188.9]

134.2 [120.5–195.9]

106.9 [89.67–203.2]

123.5 [95.84–143.9]

Albumin (g/l)

25–44 

38.05 ± 3.75

41.82 ± 4.85

40 ± 2.7

38.83 ± 2.93

39.09 ± 3.91

38.92 ± 1.91

Globulin (g/l)

< 45 

29.1 [22.9–33.9]

p = 0.0008

26 [22.15–27.9]

p = 0.0310

24 [20.7–24.2]

25.6 [23.2–28.6]

p = 0.0241

24.2 [22.6–29.2]

19 [16.9–23.3]

AGR

1.43 ± 0.46 p = 0.0063

1.69 ± 0.5

1.74 ± 0.12

1.51 ± 0.22 p = 0.0014

1.58 ± 0.31 p = 0.0213

1.98 ± 0.39