Hematology of Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris), Leopards (Panthera pardus) and Clouded Leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) in captivity

Panthera pardus(Carnivora: Felidae)

“…Hemoglobin of P. pardus has 2 forms, 80% of which is the major form (Abbasi and Braunitzer 1985;Ahmed et al 1988). Mean hematological values were: blood clotting time, 5.29 min; hemoglobin 12.3-14.83 g/dl; hematocrit, 0.37-0.47; packed cell volume, 39-43%; red blood cells, 6.95-10.26 X 10 6/JlI; mean corpuscular volume, 45.5-61.6 um'; mean corpuscular hemoglobin, 14.0-21.4 pg (Hawkey and Hart 1986;Jain 1986;Pospisil et al 1987;Singh et al 1999a). The differential counts (%) from 10.3-15.0 X 10 6/ml leukocytes were segmented neutrophils, 61-84; banded neutrophils, 4; basophils, 0-1; eosinophils, .0-11; monocytes, 1-3; lymphocytes, 9-23 (Hawkey and Hart 1986;Jain 1986;Pospisil et al 1987).…”

Management of trypanosomiasis in a tigress Panthera tigiris: a case report

“…The blood profile of the tigress prior to treatment showed considerable decrease in haematological value (Hb, TEC, PCV and MCHC); biochemical values (serum creatinine, calcium, phosphorus levels) as compared to the values recorded for these parameters in healthy tigers (Singh et al 1999;Fowler 2003). Similar low values were reported in an ailing tigress that succumbed to chronic trypanosomiasis at Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park, Patna (Singh et al 2000).…”