TABLE 20-3.

Composition of Body Cavity Effusions from 21 Cats with Necropsy-Confirmed Feline Infectious Peritonitis at the UC Davis VMTH

Test	Range	Mean ± SD	Number of Cats Tested
Total protein (g/dL)	2.9-8.1	5.1 ± 1.8	21
RBC (cells/µL)	<100-38,600	ND	18
TNC (cells/µL)	200-13,200	3683 ± 3474	19
Neutrophils (%)	3-97	61 ± 28	21
Lymphocytes (%)	0-22	6 ± 6	21
Monocytes (%)	1-96	33 ± 26	21

Nineteen specimens were abdominal and two were pleural effusions.

ND, Not determined; SD, standard deviation; TNC, total neutrophil count.