Table 1.

Selected serum biochemistry, haematology and faecal analysis

Parameter	Reference interval	Case 1	Case 2
Total leukocyte count	6.2–11.4 × 109/L	10.8a	8.03a
Haematocrit	37.3–61.9%	44.9	62.7
Total protein	60–75 g/L	62	55
Albumin	29–39 g/L	34	32
Cholesterol	4.1–7.3 mmol/L	7.1	4.9
Alanine aminotransferase	0.3–1.3 ukat/L	0.8	0.7
Alkaline phosphatase	0.1–1.7 ukat/L	54	1.8
Creatinine	65–105 μmol/l	69	101
Blood urea nitrogen	3.8–9.0 mmol/L	2.9	6.7
C-reactive protein	0–30 mg/L	45	< 10
Cobalamin	180–700 pmol/l	468	405
Folate	15–45 nmol/l	> 54	16
Specific canine pancreatic lipase	0–200 μg/L	67	51
Trypsin-like immunoreactivity	5.5–35 μg/L	22	18
Faecal tests
Faecal sedimentation-flotation	Negative	Negative	Negative
IDEXX SNAP Giardia test	Negative	Negative	Negative
Dysbiosis index	<  2	−0.7	N/A
Clostridium hiranonis	5.1–7.1 Log DNA/g	5.1	N/A

Bold numbers – results outside reference interval. ^aNormal white blood cell differential count, N/A not applicable