Table 2.
Signalment and CSF cytology of contemporary cases of NA
| CSF Data | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case No. | Breed | Age (weeks) | Gender | Month | Protein (g/L) | Nucleated Cells (× 10 6 /L) | Eosinophils | |
| cells/μL | % | |||||||
| 1 | Labrador | 24 | M | May | 0.3 | 270 | 232 | 86% |
| 2 | Golden Retriever | 20 | F | May | 0.5 | 4660 | 3,821 | 82% |
| 3 | Kelpie | 24 | F | May | 0.28 | 182 | 173 | 95% |
| 4 | Golden Retriever | 16 | F | March | 0.55 | 458 | 412 | 90% |
| 5 | Boxer | 16 | F | May | 0.55 | 458 | 389 | 85% |
| 6 | Miniature Poodle | 16 | M | May | 1.35 | 332 | 282 | 85% |
| 7 | Cross Bred | 16 | M | June | 1 | 146 | 145 | 99% |
| 8 | Beagle | 20 | F | July | 0.61 | 3651 | 3,505 | 96% |
| 9 | Australian Cattle Dog | 48 | F | February | 0.55 | 5952 | 4,940 | 83% |
| 10 | Staffordshire Terrier | 8 | F | February | 1.07 | 1,800 | 1,134 | 63% |
| 11 | Labrador | 32 | F | April | 1 | 6,970 | 5,576 | 80% |
| 12 | Labrador | 192 | F | August | 0.86 | 1782 | 1,550 | 87% |
| 13* | Boxer | 48 | M | May | 0.28 | 182.2 | 173 | 95% |
| 14 | Kelpie | 96 | F | July | 1 | 4683 | 4,449 | 95% |
| 15 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 400 | F | November | 1.28 | 6825 | 6,279 | 92% |
| 16 | Cross Bred | 192 | F | April | 0.11 | 4.5 | 0.23 | 5% |
| 17 | Maltese | 96 | M | March | 0.4 | 1746 | 1,397 | 80% |
| 18 | Dobermann | 44 | F | June | 2.82 | 6.2 | 1 | 13% |
| 19* | German Shorthaired-Pointer | 288 | M | March | 3.3 | 7860 | 4,716 | 60% |
| 20 | Rhodesian Ridgeback | 32 | F | March | 0.31 | 351 | 260 | 74% |
| 21 | Cross Bred | 10 | M | May | 0.86 | 132 | 125 | 95% |
| 22* | English Bulldog | 16 | M | November | 0.23 | 15 | 14 | 95% |
| Median | 28 | 401 | 86% | |||||
* Cases 13, 19 and 22 were euthanased at their owner's request.