Table 3.

Clinical parameters and relevant alterations in laboratory findings of the cats studied

	Total no. of cats (%)	No. of positive cats (%)
		Hepatozoon spp.	Cytauxzoon sp.
	644	10 (1.6)	8 (1.2)
Clinical signs	542
Yes	380 (70.1)	3 (0.8)	3 (0.8)
No	162 (29.9)	2 (1.2)	1 (0.6)
Haematology
Haematocrit	463
High	28 (6.0)	1 (3.6)	0
Low	87 (18.8)	3 (3.5)	1 (1.2)
Normal	348 (75.2)	2 (0.5)*	3 (0.9)
Leukocytes	460
High	88 (19.1)	2 (2.3)	1 (1.1)
Low	63 (13.7)	1 (1.6)	0
Normal	309 (67.2)	3 (1.0)	3 (1.0)
Platelets	168
High	14 (8.3)	0	0
Low	89 (53)	0	1 (1.1)
Normal	65 (38.7)	3 (4.6)	0
Biochemistry
Glucose	378
High	138 (36.5)	0	1 (0.7)
Low	3 (0.8)	0	0
Normal	237 (62.7)	3 (1.3)	3 (1.3)
Urea	419
High	101 (24.1)	1 (1.0)	0
Low	74 (17.7)	1 (1.4)	0
Normal	244 (58.2)	2 (0.8)	4 (1.6)
Creatinine	859
High	82 (18.6)	3 (3.7)*	0
Low	16 (3.6)	0	0
Normal	342 (77.7)	2 (0.6)	4 (1.2)
Total protein	408
High	135 (33.1)	1 (0.7)	1 (0.7)
Low	35 (8.6)	1 (2.9)	0
Normal	238 (58.3)	2 (0.8)	3 (1.3)
Alanine transaminase	441
High	76 (17.2)	2 (2.6)	2 (2.6)
Normal	365 (82.8)	3 (0.8)	1 (0.3)

*P < 0.05 (statistically significant differences)