Analysis of red blood cell parameters in dogs with various stages of degenerative mitral valve disease

Analysis of red blood cell parameters in dogs with various stages of degenerative mitral valve disease

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Although peripheral blood analysis has become increasingly automated, microscopy is the only available Leather method for the diagnosis of anisocytosis and poikilocytosis.The aims of the study were to compare RBC volume data obtained with two different analysers and by manual assessment of smears and to compare this data between dogs in various stages of heart failure secondary to degenerative mitral valvular (DMV) disease.The impact of Wooden Figure diuretic administration on RBC morphology was also assessed.