Changes

| > 95% neutrophils ( severely degenerate), intracellular or extracellular bacteria, with or without particulate matter  

| > 95% neutrophils ( severely degenerate), intracellular or extracellular bacteria, with or without particulate matter  

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| Septic Peritonitis

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| Yellow - White, Turbid

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| > 3.0

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| 20.0 - 100.0 x 10 (9)

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| Mostly neutrophils (degenerate)

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| Accidental Enterocentesis

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| Brown - Green, with or without paticulate matter

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| Variable

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| < 1.0 x 10 (9)

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| Free bacteria, plant material, few cells

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| Intraabdominal haemorrhage

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| Dark red

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| Similar TPP to peripheral blood

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| White Blood Cell Count increases with time

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| PCV less than peripheral blood, erythrocytophagia, few if any platelets

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| Post-celiotomy

| Yellow - Red, Turbid

| Variable

| Variable

| Mostly neutrophils (moderate degeneration), no intracellular bacteria

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