Table 8 Interpretation of abnormal hematological parameter in 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
Parameters | Percentage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Babesia | H. canis | E. canis | A. platys | Least one | ||||||
High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | |
WBC | 47.19 | 4.49 | 58.33 | 16.67 | 40.00 | 0 | 40.00 | 0 | 45.28 | 4.72 |
RBC | 4.49 | 57.30* | 0 | 50.00 | 0 | 40.00 | 0 | 40.00 | 3.77 | 50.94 |
PLT | 3.37 | 78.65* | 0 | 83.33 | 10.00 | 65.00* | 0 | 80.00 | 3.77 | 79.25** |
HGB | 17.98 | 28.09 | 16.67 | 33.33 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 18.87 | 25.47 |
HCT | 1.12 | 70.79** | 0 | 66.67 | 0 | 70.00 | 0 | 80.00 | 0.94 | 70.75*** |
RDW | 12.36 | 26.97 | 0 | 33.33 | 5.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 40.00 | 11.32 | 29.25 |
MPV | 19.10 | 0 | 25.00 | 0 | 15.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 16.04 | 1.89 |
Lymph | 16.85 | 6.74 | 58.33*** | 16.67 | 25.00 | 0 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 18.87 | 6.60 |
Mono | 3.37 | 15.73 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 10.00 | 14.15 | 82.08 |
Eosino | 31.46 | 2.25 | 25.00 | 0 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 27.36 | 1.89 |
Neutro | 50.56 | 1.12 | 58.33 | 0 | 40.00 | 0 | 40.00 | 0 | 48.11* | 0.94 |
Baso | 17.98 | 0 | 16.67 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 20.00 | 0 | 16.04 | 0 |