Table 3.
Different hematological findings of vector-borne infection in semi-domesticated cats
| Hematology | Total number of cats | Number of negative cats (%) | Number of positive cats (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any pathogen | Babesia spp. | Hemoplasmas | Hepatozoon spp. | BB + HM | BB + HP | HM + HP | BB + HM + HP | |||
| 372 | 135 (36.3) | 237 (63.8) | 147 (39.5) | 137 (36.8) | 12 (3.2) | 50 (13.4) | 3 (0.8) | 6 (1.6) | 2 (0.5) | |
| RBC (× 106µl) | ||||||||||
| High (> 10) | 16 (4.3) | 5 (31) | 11 (69) | 8 (50) | 4 (25) | 0 | 1 (6.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (5–10) | 339 (91.1) | 124 (36.6) | 215 (63.4) | 134 (39.5) | 125 (36.9) | 11 (3.2) | 47 (13.9) | 3 (0.9) | 5 (1.5) | 2 (0.6) |
| Low (< 5) | 17 (4.6) | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | 5 (29.4) | 8 (47.1) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (11.8) | 0 | 1 (5.9) | 0 |
| HGB (g/dl) | ||||||||||
| High (> 15) | 16 (4.3) | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.2) | 7 (43.8) | 3 (18.8) | 0 | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (9–15) | 323 (86.8) | 114 (35.3) | 209 (64.7) | 130 (40.2) | 120 (37.2) | 10 (3.1) | 44 (13.6) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (1.2) | 2 (0.6) |
| Low (< 9) | 33 (8.9) | 14 (42.4) | 19 (57.6) | 10 (30.3) | 14 (42.4) | 2 (6.1) | 5 (15.2) | 0 | 2 (6.1) | 0 |
| HCT (%) | ||||||||||
| High (> 52) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 0 | 1 (50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (30–52) | 314 (84.4) | 111 (35.4) | 203 (64.6) | 129 (41.1) | 113 (35.9) | 10 (3.2) | 42 (13.4) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (1.3) | 2 (0.6) |
| Low (< 30) | 56 (15.1) | 23 (41.1) | 33 (58.9) | 18 (32.1) | 23 (41.1) | 2 (3.6) | 8 (14.3) | 0 | 2 (3.6) | 0 |
| MCV (fl.) | ||||||||||
| High (> 55) | 38 (10.2) | 13 (34.2) | 25 (65.8) | 14 (36.8) | 19 (50) | 1 (2.6) | 8 (21.1) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.6) |
| Normal (39–55) | 332 (89.2) | 121 (36.4) | 211 (63.6) | 132 (39.8) | 118 (35.5) | 11 (3.3) | 42 (12.7) | 2 (0.6) | 5 (1.5) | 1 (0.3) |
| Low (< 39) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCH (pg) | ||||||||||
| High (> 17.5) | 14 (3.8) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | 8 (57.1) | 5 (35.7) | 1 (7.1) | 4 (28.6) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) |
| Normal (12.5–17.5) | 357 (96) | 129 (36.1) | 228 (63.9) | 139 (38.9) | 132 (37) | 11 (3.1) | 46 (12.9) | 2 (0.6) | 5 (1.4) | 1 (0.3) |
| Low (< 12.5) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCHC (g/dl) | ||||||||||
| High (> 36) | 7 (1.9) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 4 (57.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (30–36) | 289 (77.7) | 105 (36.3) | 184 (63.7) | 114 (39.4) | 103 (35.6) | 12 (4.2) | 36 (12.5) | 3 (1.0) | 6 (2.1) | 2 |
| Low (< 30) | 76 (20.4) | 27 (35.5) | 49 (64.5) | 29 (38.2) | 34 (44.7) | 0 | 14 (18.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBC (× 103µl) | ||||||||||
| High (> 14) | 280 (75.3) | 102 (36.4) | 178 (63.6) | 109 (38.9) | 98 (35) | 10 (3.6) | 34 (12.1) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (1.8) | 1 (0.4) |
| Normal (5.5–14) | 89 (23.9) | 33 (37.1) | 56 (62.9) | 36 (40.4) | 36 (40.4) | 2 (2.2) | 14 (15.7) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |
| Low (< 5.5) | 3 (0.8) | 0 | 3 (100) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (100) | 0 | 2 (66.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLT (× 103µl) | ||||||||||
| High (> 800) | 6 (1.6) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (800–300) | 278 (74.7) | 105 (37.8) | 173 (62.2) | 113 (40.6) | 95 (34.2) | 10 (3.6) | 37 (13.3) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (1.8) | 2 (0.7) |
| Low (< 300) | 88 (23.7) | 27 (30.7) | 61 (69.3) | 31 (35.2) | 41 (46.6) | 2 (2.3) | 12 (13.6) | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 0 |
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; BB Babesia spp; HM Hemoplasmas; HP Hepatozoon spp
*Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05)