Table 2.
Selected hematological findings on vector-borne pathogens PCR-positive cats and PCR-negative cats and of ectoparasitic infestation and ectoparasitic non-infestation in cats
| Hematological parameters | Negative cats – Mean (± SD) (133) |
Positive cats (total number) - Mean (± SD) | Ectoparasite- Mean (± SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Any pathogen (237) |
Babesia
spp. (147) |
Hepatozoon spp. (12) | Hemoplasmas (137) |
Non-infestation (184) |
Infestation (188) |
||
| WBC (× 103/µl) | 19.68 (± 8.7) | 18.92 (± 7.4) | 19.25 (± 7.7) | 19.57 (± 5.5) | 18.12 (± 6.9)** | 19.04 (± 8.4) | 19.32 (± 7.4) |
| RBC (× 106/µl) | 7.4 (± 1.4) | 7.576 (± 1.5) | 7.7 (± 1.4) | 7.1 (± 1.7) | 7.38 (± 1.6) | 7.69 (± 1.4) | 7.39 (± 1.6)** |
| HGB (g/dl) | 11.46 (± 2.1) | 11.62 (± 2.1) | 11.7 (± 2.1) | 11.4 (± 2.3) | 11.4 (± 2.3) | 11.81 (± 2) | 11.31 (2.2)** |
| HCT (%) | 36 (± 6.5) | 36.72 (± 6.8) | 36.9 (± 6.4) | 35.15 (± 6.7) | 36.3 (± 7.2) | 36.9 (± 6.3) | 36.02 (± 7.0) |
| MCV (fl.) | 48.43 (± 4.5) | 48.81 (± 5.1) | 48.7 (± 5.2) | 49.1 (± 3.8) | 49.5 (± 5.3) | 48.11 (± 4.4) | 49.21 (± 5.3)** |
| MCH (pg) | 15.38 (± 1.1) | 15.42 (± 1.2) | 15.4 (± 1.2) | 15.9 (± 1.1) | 15.5 (± 1.2) | 15.41 (± 1.0) | 15.39 (± 1.24) |
| MCHC (g/dl) | 31.88 (± 2.2) | 31.72 (± 2.3) | 31.7 (± 2.1) | 32.4 (± 0.9) | 31.5 (± 2) | 32.13 (± 1.9) | 31.42 (± 2.2)** |
| PLT (× 103/µl) | 438 (± 169.3) | 401.7 (± 146)** | 405.5 (± 147.1) | 468.8 (± 171.4) | 394 (± 148.4)** | 412.58 (± 149.3) | 417.27 (± 161.81) |
Abbreviations: WBC white blood cell; RBC red blood cell; HGB hemoglobin; HCT hematocrit; MCV mean corpuscular volume; MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; PLT platelets
**Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05)