Exotic Animal Formulary5

(mg/dL)
Potassium (mEq/L) 3.1-5.8 5.5 (2.8-9.4) 4.8 (2.0-7.7)
Protein, total
(g/dL)
3-6.6 4.7 (1.9-7.4) 4.7 (2.2-7.6)
Albumin (g/dL) b 0.6-2.4 1.6 (0-3.0) 1.7 (0.4-3.0)
Albumin (PEP; 0.9-2.4 — —
g/dL) b
Globulin (g/dL) b 1.4-3.2 3.1 (0.2-4.8) 2.9 (1.3-4.6)
α-1 Glob 0.1-0.5 — —
(PEP; g/dL) b
α-2 Glob 0.6-1.9 — —
(PEP; g/dL) b
β Glob (PEP; 0.6-1.5 — —
g/dL) b
γ Glob (PEP; 0.4-0.9 — —
g/dL) b
Sodium (mEq/L) 121-146 130 (117-143) 127 (117-137)
Triglyceride
(mg/dL)
26-303 246 (28-480) 60 (27-110)
Uric acid (mg/dL) 0.3 (0-0.6) 0.6 (0.1-2.1) 3.3 (0.2-7.9)
Measurement
Desert tortoise (Gopherus
agassizii) 3,53,72,127
Gopher tortoise
(Gopherus
polyphemus) 375
Russian tortoise
(Testudo
horsfieldii) 202,252
Hematology
PCV (%) 15-39 23 (15-30) 23 (22-34)
RBC (10 6 /µL) 0.28-1.34 0.54 (0.24-0.91) —
Hgb (g/dL) 3.6-10.3 6.4 (4.2-8.6) —
MCV (fL) 197-688 — —
MCH (pg) 39-189 — —
MCHC (g/dL) 19-35 — —
WBC (10 3 /µL) 0.97-10.9 15.7 (10-22) 8.5 (5-12.5)
Heterophils (10 3 /
µL)
Lymphocytes
(10 3 /µL)
0.49-7.3 4.7 (1-12.5) g 3.7 (1.3-4.6)
0-3.8 — 4.7 (3.6-7.6)
Monocytes (10 3 / 0-0.57 8.9 (3.2-17.4) g 0.01 (0-0.02)
195