author(s)
Srikala D, Ansar Kamran, Nalini Kumari K, Ramesh PT, Suguna Rao and Yathiraj S

abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate haematological parameters in sick geriatric dogs (> 7 years) in comparison with apparently healthy adult dogs (4-6 years) and to determine the effects of age on haematological parameters. A total of 538 geriatric dogs of various breed and gender were subjected for hematological evaluation after a detailed clinical examination. The haematological alterations noticed in the sick geriatric dogs were significantly lower (P<0.05) total erythrocyte count (5.22+2.30x10⁶/mm3) and haemoglobin (11.40+2.23g/dl) along with neutrophilic leucocytosis, lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia.