Table 1.

Blood parameters in three dogs as measured pre-operatively (day of surgery) and up to three months post-operatively (PO)

	Dog	Day of surgery	1 day PO	2 days PO	3 days PO	7 days PO	1 month PO	3 months PO
Hematocrit (RI: 0.42–0.61 L/L)	1	0.45	0.39	0.20	0.35	0.37	NA	0.47
	2	0.43	0.23	0.35	0.36	0.41	0.38	0.43
	3	0.50	0.29	0.32	0.36	0.45	0.48	0.45
Platelets (RI: 144–603 10^9/L)	1	287	212	57	NA	205	468	372
	2	556	70	96	107	164	299	178
	3	569	116	124	148	136	244	NA
aPTT (RI: 13.2–18.2 s.)	1	17.2	15.7	19.8	27.9	18.7	14.1	15.9
	2	15.9	NA	28.3	NA	17.1	15.4	15.1
	3	13.2	16.4	18.4	NA	13.3	13.2	14.3
PT (RI: 7.2–9.9 s.)	1	7.4	9.6	9.8	9.7	9.7	7.9	7.6
	2	7.7	NA	16.6	NA	9.0	8.3	7.9
	3	7.2	8.7	9.2	NA	7.7	7.8	7.4
Fibrinogen (RI: 1.0–2.7 g/L)	1	2.9	3.2	3.3	4.7	4.4	4.3	2.4
	2	4.8	NA	2.3	NA	1.7	2.1	2.0
	3	2.2	3.5	4.4	NA	2.2	1.8	2.5
Total Protein (RI: 55–72 g/L)	1	65	42	35	40	55	NA	72
	2	55	32	39	49	NA	53	55
	3	61	39	49	50	65	61	62
Albumin (RI: 26–37 g/L)	1	31	19	16	16	21	NA	34
	2	29	15	20	25	NA	28	28
	3	30	20	23	23	31	29	29

Abbreviations: RI reference interval, aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time, PT prothrombin time, NA not available