Feline Haematology

WIKINORMALS FELINE SECTION

Haematologic Type	US Units	Full US Units	Internarional Standard Units (SI)	Full SI Units	Normal Ranges
UNITED STATES UNITS / International Standard Units (SI)
Packed Cell Volume (PCV) (Haematocrit)	%	Percentage	x10-2/L	Per litr	30 - 45
Hemoglobin (Hgb)	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	8 - 15
Red Blood Cells (RBC)	x10-6/uL	Per microlitre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	5 - 10
Reticulocytes	%	Percentage	%	Percentage	0 - 1
Mean Corpuscular Volume	f/L	Per femtolitre	f/L	Per femtolitre	39 - 55
Mean Corpuscular Hgb	pg	Per picogram	pg	Per picogram	13 - 17
Mean Corpuscular Hgb Concentration	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	30 - 36
Platelets	x10-5/uL	Per microlitre	x10-11/L	Per litre	3 - 7
White Blood Cells	x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	x10-9/L	Per litre	5.5 - 19.5
Neutrophils (Segmented)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	35 - 75% or 2.5 - 12.5
Neutrophils (band)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 3% or 0 - 0.3
Lymphocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	20 - 55 / 1.5 - 7
Monocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	1 - 4 / 0 - 0.85
Eosinophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	2 - 12 / 0 - 0.75
Basophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	Rare
Myeloid/Erythroid Ratio	No units	No units	No units	No units	0.6 - 3.9 : 1
Plasma Proteins	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	6 - 7.5
Plasma Fibrogen	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	0.15 - 0.3

Kahn, Cynthia M., Line, Scott., Aiello, Susan E. (2005) The Merck Veterinary Manual. Ninth Edition ed. New Jersey, United States of America: Merck & Co., Inc. & Merial Limited. pp.Hematological Reference Guides.