TABLE 2:

Selected data for the 30 confirmed cases

	At presentation		Last available result
Parameter	Median	Range	Median	Range	Reference interval
Haematocrit (%)	43.9 (n=28)	26.0–65.3	34.3 (n=23)	7.7–55.8	37–55%
Platelet count (×109/l)	78 (n=26)	1–401	50 (n=20)	9–411	175–500×109/l
Neutrophil count (×109/l)	11.6 (n=27)	5.19–37.90	10.8 (n=20)	4.49–33.9	2.8–10.5×109/l
Urea (mmol/l)	46.4 (n=30)	3.6–85.1	48.19 (n=25)	17.3–113.8	2.0–9.0 mmol/l
Creatinine (µmol/l)	406.5 (n=30)	71–900	527.0 (n=25)	209.0–1171.0	40–106 µmol/l (13 dogs) 44–159 µmol/l (16 dogs)
Phosphate (mmol/l)	3.12 (n=26)	1.28–6.20	3.54 (n=19)	2.01–5.50	0.8–1.6 mmol/l (14 dogs) 0.81–2.20 mmol/l (12 dogs)
ALT (U/L)	119 (n=25)	48–950	92 (n=21)	39–1260	0–25 U/L (10 dogs) 10–100 U/L (15 dogs)
ALKP (U/L)	91.5 (n=28)	16–650	63 (n=23)	16–1395	0–50 U/L (11 dogs) 23–212 U/L (17 dogs)
Total bilirubin (µmol/l)	12.0 (n=27)	0–338	11.3 (n=18)	5.0–640.0	0–15 µmol/l
AST (U/L)	76.5 (n=6)	51–473	112 (n=5)	57–1179	0–49 U/L
CK (U/L)	206 (n=8)	112–881	235 (n=7)	106–963	0–190 U/L
Albumin (g/l)	27 (n=27)	14–36	23 (n=23)	14–34	26–40 g/l
Globulin (g/l)	33 (n=25)	22–58	25 (n=15)	18–47	20–47 g/l
Sodium (mmol/l)	144 (n=18)	139–152	147 (n=15)	136–157	139–154 mmol/l
Potassium (mmol/l)	4.2 (n=18)	2.8–5.3	4.5 (n=15)	2.6–6.7	3.5–5.8 mmol/l
Prothrombin time (seconds)	14 (n=8)	4–19	No further results available		12–17 seconds
Activated partial thromboplastin time (seconds)	96.5 (n=8)	12–143	No further results available		71–102 seconds
Urine specific gravity	1.020 (n=16)	1.005–>1.050	No further results available
Urine protein: creatinine ratio	5.6 (n=11)	1.35–16.58	No further results available		<0.5
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	176 (n=11)	102–280	174 (n=9)	110–290	100–150 mmHg