Table 3.
Hematology profile of cats prior to and 21 d after consumption of a semi-synthetic diet formulated with BSFL meal
| Analyte, units1 | Baseline | Day 21 | P-value | SEM | Reference interval2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphocyte, ×10^9/L | 4.36 (2.33–6.90) | 3.27(1.74–5.44) | 0.021 | 0.49 | 1.1–8.1 |
| Basophil, ×10^9/L | 0.05 (0–0.19) | 0.05(0–0.39) | 0.9163 | 0.04 | 0.0–0.26 |
| Eosinophil, ×10^9/L | 0.86(0.6–1.25) | 0.35(0.11–0.78) | 0.0002 | 0.09 | 0.0–1.6 |
| Hb, g/L | 119(100–130) | 119.38 (108–130) | 0.9266 | 3.11 | 93–153 |
| MCH, pg | 13.75(11–15) | 14.75(13–16) | 0.0331 | 0.39 | 13–17 |
| MCHC, g/L | 314.13(267–325) | 335.13 (319–353) | 0.0167 | 5.46 | 317–350 |
| MCV, fL | 44.50(41–48) | 43.63 (40–46) | 0.0209 | 0.70 | 39–52 |
| MPV, fL | 17.08(12.6–22) | 13.45(10.2–16.8) | 0.0012 | 0.95 | 8 –21 |
| Monocyte, ×10^9/L | 0.38 (0.11–0.50) | 0.26(0.09–0.58) | 0.0488 | 0.06 | 0–0.5 |
| Platelets, ×10^9/L | 234.63 (143–389) | 329 (71–458) | 0.0862 | 43.99 | 93–514 |
| RBC, ×10^9/L | 8.56(7.80–9.10) | 8.18 (7.00–8.70) | 0.0401 | 0.17 | 6.2–10.6 |
| RDW, % | 14.74 (13.4–15.5) | 14.69 (14.3–15.1) | 0.8351 | 0.20 | 14–17 |
| Seg. Neutrophil, ×10^9/L | 3.93(1.11–5.88) | 4.81(1.67–8.93) | 0.279 | 0.73 | 2.1–8.3 |
| TSP, g/L | 79.13(74–84) | 68.13(62–75) | <0.0001 | 1.41 | 60–80 |
| WBC, ×10^9/L | 9.53(5.30–12.40) | 8.70 (4.5–11.6) | 0.3914 | 0.88 | 4.2–13 |
1Data are expressed as LSmean and range (min–max); Hb, hemoglobin; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; WBC, white blood cell count; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MPV, mean platelet volume; RBC, red blood cell count; RDW=red cell distribution width; TSP, Total solids protein.
2Reference interval provided by the Animal Health Laboratory—University of Guelph (Guelph, ON) based on 40 clinically healthy, fasted, adult cats.