Veterinary Hematology: RBC Morphology, Inclusions & Blood Parasites

discocyte

normocyte in dogs/cats/horses/cow

echinocyte

normocyte in swine

elliptocyte

normocyte in camelids

regenerative anemia

basophilic stippling can be associated with:

lead posioning

what else can cause basophilic stippling

spleen

howel jolly bodies are removed by:

anemia, spenectomy

what can howell jolly bodies be associated with:

cats

what species can you see howell jolly bodies in

enzyme deficiencies

heinz bodies can be caused by what in horses:

selenium deficinecy

heinz bodies can be caused by what in cattle:

normal

is a low percentage of Heinz bodies normal or abnormal in cats

hypothyriodism, diabetes mellitus

when can you see an increase in heinz bodies with cats

siderotic

iron in cytoplasm or mitochondria

siderocyte

nucleated RBC

siderblasts

nucleated RBC

hemolytic anemia, lead/zine toxicities

what are siderotic inclusions assocated with:

hemoglobin crystals

hemoglobin that has been present in the bloodstream or sample has hemolized

haemotropic mycoplasma

mycolasma spp. Transfer of infected blood

mycoplasma wenyonii

cattle: clinic sings include acute hindleg edema, thormocytopenia

mycoplasma suis

swine: tends to have more prominent parasitemia, More organisms in blood stream present

Haematopinus suis

what is mycoplasma suis transmitted by

Mycoplasma haemolamae

severe regenerative anemia in young llamas, aplacas

mycoplasma ovis

sheep/goats: young animals more susceptible, escpecially with heavy GI parasitic burden

PCR

name a test to diagnosis babesia spp

doxycyline

give examples of treatment for babesia spp

greyhounds

what breed has a high prevalence in babesia sp

babesia felis

seen in cats; rare, caused regenerative anemia, lethargy, anorexia, iterus, hyperglobulinemia

babesia caballi

reportable, in horses not common in US

theileria equi

infects blood leucocytes before infecting rbc

anemia death

give two signs of babesia spp. in horses

babesia bovis

reportable; cows. can cause hemolytic anemia, fever, anorexia

anoplasma marginale

rickettsial organism; extravascular hemolysis in adult ruminants .transmits by ticks/flies/fomites/transplacental

hemoglobinuria

what distinguishes babesia spp in cattle from anoplasma

Cytauxzoon felis

protozoan transmitted by ticks, resevoir host=bobcats

bartonella henselae

known as cat scratch disease; zoonotic .Cats are asymptomatic carriers

T. brucei

what trypanosoma spp is zoonotic

kissing bug

what is trypansoma cruzi transmitted by: