Normal Blood Values
Posted: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 | Updated: Sunday, August 21th, 2022
Posted: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 | Updated: Sunday, August 21th, 2022
*Note: Normal blood values for canine and feline patients vary from machine to machine. Use this as a reference, but make sure to know your own machine standards
Canine Normal Values
ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME: 60-110 sec
ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME: 8.6-12.9 sec ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE: 16-73 IU/L ALBUMIN: 2.8-4.0 g/dL ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO: 0.6-2.0 ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE: 15-146 IU/L AMMONIA: 19-120 mg/dL AMYLASE: 347-1104 IU/L ANION GAP: 16.3-28.6 BASOPHILS: 0 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 0-1% BICARBONATE (ARTERIAL): 24-26 mEq/L BICARBONATE (VENOUS): 20-29 mEq/L BILE ACID (POST): <15 mmol/L BILE ACID (PRE): 0-5 mmol/L BILIRUBIN (TBILI): 0-0.2 mg/dL BLOOD UREA NITROGEN: 8-27 mg/dL BLOOD UREA NITROGEN/CREATININE RATIO: 5.1-34.1 CALCIUM: 9.2-11.6 mg/dL CHLORIDE: 104-117 mEq/L CHOLESTEROL: 138-317 mg/dL CREATINE KINASE: 48-380 IU/L CREATININE: 0.5-1.6 mg/dL EOSINOPHILS: 0-1.9 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 0-9% FIBRINOGEN: 100-245 mg/dL GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE: 3-8 IU/L GLOBULIN: 2.0-4.1 g/dL GLUCOSE: 73-140 mg/dL HEMATOCRIT: 39.4-56.2% HEMOGLOBIN: 13.5-19.5 g LIPASE: 22-216 IU/L LYMPHOCYTES: 0.8-3.5 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 8-38% MAGNESIUM: 1.4-2.2 mg/dL MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN: 22.57-27 pg MEAN CORPUSULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION: 34.3-36 g/dL MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME: 65.7-75.7 fL MEAN PLATELET VOLUME: 8.8-14.3 fL MONOCYTES: 0.2-1.1 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 1-9% NON-SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS: 0-0.1 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 0-1% OSMOLALITY: 292-310 mOsm/L PACKED CELL VOLUME: 37-55% PaCO2: 36-44 mmHg PaO2: 90-100 mmHg pH: 7.36-7.44 PHOSPHORUS: 2.0-6.7 mg/dL PLATELET COUNT: 194-419 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 POTASSIUM: 3.9-5.2 mEq/L PROTHROMBIN TIME: 5.1-7.9 sec RED BLOOD CELLS: 5.32-7.75 x 10^6 cells/mm^3 RETICULOCYTES: 0-1.5 per mL SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS: 3.4-9.8 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 51-84% SODIUM: 147-154 mEq/L SODIUM/POTASSIUM RATIO: 27.4-38.4 TOTAL PROTEIN: 5.2-8.0 g/dL TRIGLYCERIDES: 19-133 mg/dL URIC ACID: 0-0.9 mg/dL WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT: 4.36-14.8 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 |
Feline Normal Values
ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME: 50-75 sec
ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME: 13.7-30.2 sec ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE: 5-134 IU/L ALBUMIN: 3.0-4.2 g/dL ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN RATIO: 0.4-1.5 ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE: 0-96 IU/L AMMONIA: 100-300 AMYLASE: 489-2100 IU/L ANION GAP: 12-24 BASOPHILS: 0 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 0-2% BICARBONATE (ARTERIAL): 20-22 mEq/L BICARBONATE (VENOUS): 22-24 mEq/L BILE ACID (POST): <10 mmol/L BILE ACID (PRE): 0-3 mmol/L BILIRUBIN (TBILI): 0.1-0.5 mg/dL BLOOD UREA NITROGEN: 15-35 mg/dL BLOOD UREA NITROGEN/CREATININE RATIO: 6.1-31.7 CALCIUM: 7.5-11.5 mg/dL CHLORIDE: 113-122 mEq/L CHOLESTEROL: 42-265 mg/dL CREATINE KINASE: 72-481 IU/L CREATININE: 0.5-2.3 mg/dL EOSINOPHILS: 0.1-2.3 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 0-12% FIBRINOGEN: 110-370 mg/dL GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE: 0-10 IU/L GLOBULIN: 2.8-5.3 g/dL GLUCOSE: 63-164 mg/dL HEMATOCRIT: 33.6-50.2% HEMOGLOBIN: 11.0-15.8 g LIPASE: 0-222 IU/L LYMPHOCYTES: 1.0-7.4 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 7-60% MAGNESIUM: 1.8-2.6 mg/dL MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN: 13.4-18.6 pg MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION: 31.3-33.5 g/dL MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME: 42.6-55.5 fL MEAN PLATELET VOLUME: 11.3-21.3 fL MONOCYTES: 0-0.7 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 0-5% NON-SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS: 0-0.1 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 0-1% OSMOLALITY: 290-320 mOsm/L PACKED CELL VOLUME: 25-45% PaCO2: 28-32 mmHg PaO2: 90-100 mmHg pH: 7.36-7.44 PHOSPHORUS: 2.7-7.6 mg/dL PLATELET COUNT: 198-405 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 POTASSIUM: 3.3-5.7 mEq/L PROTHROMBIN TIME: 8.4-10.8 sec RED BLOOD CELLS: 6.68-11.8 x 10^6 cells/mm^3 RETICULOCYTES: 0-0.4 per mL SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS: 1.6-15.6 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 or 34-84% SODIUM: 147-165 mEq/L SODIUM/POTASSIUM RATIO: 30-43 TOTAL PROTEIN: 5.4-8.9 g/dL TRIGLYCERIDES: 24-206 mg/dL URIC ACID: 0.2-0.8 mg/dL WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT: 4.79-12.52 x 10^3 cells/mm^3 |
Canine Abnormal Blood Values
PCV MILD ANEMA: 30-35%
PCV MODERATE ANEMIA: 20-30% PCV SEVERE ANEMIA: < 20% NEUTROPHILIA DUE TO INFLAMMATION: Less than or equal to 40 x 10^9/L
NEUTROPHILIA DUE TO NEOPLASIA: Consider if > 70 x 10^9/L |
Feline Abnormal Blood Values
PCV MILD ANEMA: 20-25%
PCV MODERATE ANEMIA: 20-15% PCV SEVERE ANEMIA: < 15% NEUTROPHILIA DUE TO INFLAMMATION: Less than or equal to 40 x 10^9/L
NEUTROPHILIA DUE TO NEOPLASIA: Consider if > 50 x 10^9/L |
Sources:
Ford, Richard B., and Elisa M. Mazzaferro. Kirk and Bistner's Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment. 8th ed., Saunders Elsevier, 2006.
Poli, Gerardo. MiniVet Guide: Companion Animal Medicine. InHouse Publishing, 2016.
Ford, Richard B., and Elisa M. Mazzaferro. Kirk and Bistner's Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment. 8th ed., Saunders Elsevier, 2006.
Poli, Gerardo. MiniVet Guide: Companion Animal Medicine. InHouse Publishing, 2016.