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Table 1 Haemato-biochemical values and peripheral blood smear studies evaluated on Day 0, 21 and 45 along with normal reference values

From: Molecular investigation and clinical management of Hepatozoon Canis infection in an Indian jackal – a case report

Sr. No.

Parameter

On Arrival

Day 0

Day 21

Day 45

Reference Value

1

Lymphocytes (%)

14.2

16.5

16

18

12-30

2

Monocytes (%)

6.4

8.2

6

5.2

3-10

3

Neutrophils (%)

76.2

74.7

76

72.7

60-70

4

Eosinophils (%)

3.0

0.4

2

3.8

2-10

5

Basophils (%)

0.2

0.2

00

0.3

0-1

6

WBC (109/L)

19.87

24.87

20.43

18.32

6-17

7

RBC (1012/L)

7.14

6.92

6.08

7.01

5.5-8.5

 

Platelets (109/L)

419

192

212

321

200-500

8

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

11.65

6.1

6.8

7.4

12-18

9

HCT

37.65

37.16

38.02

38.23

37-55

10

Mean Corpuscular Volume (fL)

59

54

55

57

58-79

11

Mean Concentration Haemoglobin (MCH) (pg)

16.8

16.0

16.9

16.79

19.5-24.5

12

MCHC (g/dl)

31.2

29.7

30.4

30.8

32-36

13

BUN (mg/dL)

21

20

20

29

7-25

14

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.6

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.3-1.4

15

ALT (U/L)

52

58

100

48

10-118

16

AST (U/L)

58

61

62

51

14-45

17

ALP (U/L)

68

71

26

36

20-150

18

Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.1-0.6

19

Glucose (mg/dl)

72

31

88

76

60-110

20

Calcium (mg/dl)

8.6

8.6

9.1

9.0

8.6-11.8

21

Total Protein (g/dL)

5.8

6.0

6.6

6.9

5.4-8.2

22

Albumin (g/dL)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5-4.4

23

Globulin (g/dL)

3.4

3.5

4.0

4.3

2.3-5.2

24

Na+ (mmol/ L)

138

136

138

138

138-160

25

K+ (mmol/ L)

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.8

3.7-5.8

26

Cl- (mmol/ L)

105

105

105

116

95-119

27

tCO2 (mmol/ L)

19

19

22

18

12-27

28

Body weight (Kg)

6.7

6.3

6.1

6.63

 

29

Peripheral Smear

Normal

Hepatozoon +++ Thrombocytopenia

Hepatozoon +

Normal

 

30

% of neutrophils containing gamont

None

12.5%

07.66%

None

 

31

Clinical Presentation

Normal appetite; active, wound on pin bone, urine & faeces normal, locomotion by dragging hind limbs, drag injuries. Vital parameter normal

Fever, depression, inappetence, lethargy, urine & faeces normal, weight loss, anaemia

Lethargy, faeces and urine normal, appetite slightly reduced, anaemia

Active, wounds healed, appetite restored, active, weight gained, anaemia

 
  1. Reference: Haematology and Serum Biochemistry reference ranges, 10th edn. The Merck
  2. Veterinary Manual (Cyntia, 2011)