Table 1 Results from hematological analyses of the three dogs with babesiosis due to the Babesia microti-like piroplasm.
Parameter | Bitch | Male | Pup | Normal range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 0 | Day 2 | Day 6 | Day 0 | Day 0 | ||
RBC (106/μl) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 5.5-8.5 |
Hb (g/dl) | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 12-18 |
Hct (%) | 17.9 | 17.0 | 20.6 | 26.7 | 8.2 | 37-55 |
MCV (fl) | 73.7 | 88.1 | 88.4 | 95.9 | 66.0 | 60-74 |
MCHC (g/dl) | 30.2 | 27.1 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 30.5 | 31-36 |
RDW (%) | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 12-18 |
Nucleated RBC (%) | ND | 15.0 | 22.0 | 81.0 | ND | < 3 |
WBC (103/μl) | 10.8 | 14.0* | 7.8* | 23.1* | 2.8 | 6-17 |
Segmented neutrophils (103/μl) | 7.8 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 3-11.8 |
Band neutrophils (103/μl) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0-0.5 |
Lymphocytes (103/μl) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 1-4.8 |
Monocytes (103/μl) | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2-2 |
Eosinophils (103/μl) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1-1.3 |
Platelets (103/μl) | 19 | 63 | 165 | ND** | 54 | 200-500 |