Physiological and haematological parameters of bitches affected with pyometra

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to find out alteration in physiological and haematological parameters in bitches affected with pyometra. Materials and methods: Physiological and haematological parameters were studied in twenty eight bitches affected with pyometra. Results: Evaluation of physiological parameters revealed that rectal temperature and respiration rate were increased in the bitches affected with pyometra where as heart rate did not reveal any significant change. In haematological parameters, haemoglobin, packed cell volume (PCV), total erythrocyte count (TEC) and lymphocyte count were decreased in the bitches affected with pyometra. The total leucocyte count (TLC), neutrophil count and monocyte count were increased in pyometra. Erythrocytic indices like mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) did not show any significant changes in the bitches. Conclusion: Normocytic and normochromic anaemia, leucocytosis, a predominant absolute neutrophilia, lymphopenia and monocytosis were the most common findings in all the bitches affected with pyometra. [Vet World 2013; 6(7.000): 409-412]

Keywords

• anaemia
• bitch
• leucocytosis
• neutrophilia
• pyometra