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Table 1 Hematological values of a female German shepherd dog attacked by honeybees

From: Massive attack by honeybees in a German shepherd dog: description of a fatal case and review of the literature

Parameters

Values taken before and after initiation of treatment

 

Day 1

Day 2

Reference values*

Red blood cells (RBC; × 1012 g/L)

3.9

2.2

5.5-8.5

Packed cell volume (PCV; %)

26

22

37-55

Hemoglobin (Hgb; g/dL)

9

5

12-18

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV; fL)

35

29

60-77

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH; pg)

13

11

19.5-24.5

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC; 10 g/L)

26

23

32-36

White blood cells (WBC; × 10ς L)

4

3

6-17

Neutrophils (%)

40.2

32.7

60-70

Lymphocytes (%)

4.8

1.3

12-30

Monocytes (%)

2

1

4-10

Basophils (%)

12.1

13

Rare

Eosinophils (%)

40.9

52

2-10

  1. *The Merck Veterinary Manual [7].