Table 7 Mean values of hematological parameter of dogs infected with canine tick-borne pathogens *= significant at p < 0.05; **= significant at p < 0.01, ***=significant at p < 0.001, abbreviations: WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; PLT, platelet; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; RDW, red cell distribution; MPV, mean platelet volume; lymph, lymphocyte; mono, monocyte; Eosino, eosinophil; Neutro, neutrophil; Baso, basophils

WBC (10^3/ul)

6–17

16.71 ± 6.85

18.80 ± 9.53

19.01 ± 10.28

16.06 ± 4.61

16.84 ± 7.48

RBC (10^6/ul)

5.5.-8.5

5.18 ± 1.67*

5.20 ± 1.64

5.46 ± 1.17

5.35 ± 1.08

5.29 ± 1.60

PLT (10^3/ul)

200–500

155.99 ± 107.68

129.42 ± 59.99*

187.60 ± 124.88

171.20 ± 142.18

155.99 ± 108.67

HGB (g/dl)

12–19

14.52 ± 4.89**

14.60 ± 5.05

15.25 ± 3.75

15.66 ± 3.46

14.87 ± 4.73*

HCT (%)

37–57

31.56 ± 10.41*

31.72 ± 10.59

33.10 ± 7.73

33.17 ± 6.02

32.32 ± 10.00

RDW (%)

12–15

13.10 ± 2.11

12.23 ± 1.03

12.60 ± 1.26

12.29 ± 1.17

13.01 ± 2.01

MPV (fL)

6.1–10.1

8.96 ± 1.53

9.36 ± 1.04*

8.60 ± 1.49

9.03 ± 0.92

8.87 ± 1.50

Lymph (10^3/ul)

1-4.8

3.14 ± 1.66

3.87 ± 2.28

3.09 ± 1.71

2.59 ± 1.17

3.12 ± 1.66

Mono (10^3/ul

0.15–1.35

0.44 ± 0.33

0.52 ± 0.39

0.44 ± 0.30

0.33 ± 0.19

0.44 ± 0.34

Eosino (10^3/ul)

0.1–1.25

0.96 ± 0.79

0.99 ± 0.70

0.71 ± 0.59*

1.24 ± 1.01

0.93 ± 0.76

Neutro (10^3/ul)

3-11.5

12.11 ± 5.49

13.40 ± 7.39

14.74 ± 8.70

11.87 ± 4.69

12.30 ± 6.10

Baso (10^3/ul)

0-0.14

0.06 ± 0.1

0.03 ± 0.08

0.03 ± 007

0.03 ± 0.06

0.05 ± 0.09