Haemorrhagic pneumonia in sled dogs caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus - one fatality and two full recoveries: a case report

Table 2 Hematology parameters initially and in the rehabilitation period

Parameter (*unit)*	Case	Day 1	Day 4	Day 8	3 Weeks	5 Weeks	Reference¹
RBC (× 10¹²/L)	2	7.46	5.87	4.94	6.25	7.06	5.1 – 8.5
	3	5.71	n.a ²	5.78	6.67	6.45
Hemoglobin (g/l)	2	193	149	125	157	178	120 – 180
Hemoglobin (g/l)	3	138	n.a	140	164	159
HCT (L/L)	2	0.54	0.43	0.36	0.45	0.51	0.35 – 0.55
HCT (L/L)	3	0.40	n.a	0.40	0.47	0.46
WBC (× 10⁹/L)	2	3.3	12.1	9.6	8.8	6.6	6.0 – 18.0
	3	25.7	n.a.	7.9	8.8	9.2
Neutrophils (× 10⁹/L)	2	3.0	8.8	5.9	5.8	4.4	3.6 – 13.0
Neutrophils (× 10⁹/L)	3	21.3	n.a.	4.3	6.0	6.8	3.6 – 13.0
Lymphocytes (× 10⁹/L)	2	0.2	1.1	2.0	2.1	1.6	0.8 – 5.8
Lymphocytes (× 10⁹/L)	3	1.2	n.a.	2.0	2.0	1.6
Monocytes (× 10⁹/L)	2	0.1	2.8	1.1	0.2	0.2	0 – 1.6
Monocytes (× 10⁹/L)	3	2.3	n.a.	1.3	0.3	0.4
Eosinophils (× 10⁹/L)	2	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.4	0 – 1.8
Eosinophils (× 10⁹/L)	3	0.0	n.a.	0.2	0.4	0.2
Basophils (× 10⁹/L)	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0 – 0.4
Basophils (× 10⁹/L)	3	0.0	n.a.	0.1	0.0	0.0

¹Reference ranges according to the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science’s Central Laboratory.
²N.a. not available.
Bold numbers are outside the reference frame.

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