Table 1 Blood parameters in three dogs as measured pre-operatively (day of surgery) and up to three months post-operatively (PO)
|  | Dog | Day of surgery | 1 day PO | 2 days PO | 3 days PO | 7 days PO | 1 month PO | 3 months PO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hematocrit (RI: 0.42–0.61 L/L) | 1 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.37 | NA | 0.47 |
2 | 0.43 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.43 | |
3 | 0.50 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.45 | |
Platelets (RI: 144–603 10^9/L) | 1 | 287 | 212 | 57 | NA | 205 | 468 | 372 |
2 | 556 | 70 | 96 | 107 | 164 | 299 | 178 | |
3 | 569 | 116 | 124 | 148 | 136 | 244 | NA | |
aPTT (RI: 13.2–18.2 s.) | 1 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 19.8 | 27.9 | 18.7 | 14.1 | 15.9 |
2 | 15.9 | NA | 28.3 | NA | 17.1 | 15.4 | 15.1 | |
3 | 13.2 | 16.4 | 18.4 | NA | 13.3 | 13.2 | 14.3 | |
PT (RI: 7.2–9.9 s.) | 1 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
2 | 7.7 | NA | 16.6 | NA | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | |
3 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 9.2 | NA | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | |
Fibrinogen (RI: 1.0–2.7 g/L) | 1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
2 | 4.8 | NA | 2.3 | NA | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | |
3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | NA | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
Total Protein (RI: 55–72 g/L) | 1 | 65 | 42 | 35 | 40 | 55 | NA | 72 |
2 | 55 | 32 | 39 | 49 | NA | 53 | 55 | |
3 | 61 | 39 | 49 | 50 | 65 | 61 | 62 | |
Albumin (RI: 26–37 g/L) | 1 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | NA | 34 |
2 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 25 | NA | 28 | 28 | |
3 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 29 |