INTAS POLIVET

Open Access
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue: 1

Hemato-biochemical evaluation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) affected dogs under anti-hypertensive medication

  • Author:
  • S. Nethaji*, M. Chandrasekar, M. Balagangatharathilagar
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 114 to 117

Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Vepery, Chennai-600007 (Tamil Nadu)

Abstract

Thirty Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affected dogs with hypertension undergoing antihypertensive therapy including Enalapril, Amlodipine and Telmisartan that were selected and ten apparently healthy dogs were selected randomly for our study. Blood was collected from these dogs for checking complete blood count (hemoglobin, packed cell volume, RBC, WBC, platelets), erythrocyte indices (MCV, MCHC and MCH) and serum biochemistry (blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, phosphorus and potassium) and evaluated.

Keywords

Biochemistry, CKD, Complete blood count, Hypertension