Exotic Animal Formulary5

Albumin (g/dL) 1 ± 0.2 — 0.8-1.3
Globulin (g/dL) 1.2 ± 0.4 — 1.6-2.8
A:G ratio 0.9 ± 0.4 — 0.4-0.6
Sodium (mEq/L) 158 ± 3 160 152-168
Uric acid (mg/dL) 9 ± 6 13.9 4.4-22
Measurement
Barn Owl (Tyto
alba) c,17,18a
Barred Owl (Strix
varia) c,17,18a
Great-horned Owl (Bubo
virginianus) c,17,18a
Hematology
PCV (%) 48 ± 4 (41-57) 44 ± 4 (38-52) 43 ± 4
RBC (10 6 /µL) 2.4 ± 0.4 (1.6-3.3) 3.0 ± 0.9 (1.0-4.7) 2.6 ± 0.5
Hgb (g/dL) — — —
MCV (fL) 202 ± 29 (135-270) 156 ± 38 (77-236) 164 ± 28
MCH (pg) — — —
MCHC (g/dL) — — —
WBC (10 3 /µL) PBT 13.1 ± 5.9 (5.0-28.8) 18.9 ± 7.4 (2.6-33.7) 18.3 ± 9.2 (4.2-42.4)
NHT 8.3 ± 5.0 (2.5-22.1) 6.6 ± 2.9 (2.3-13.9) 17.1 ± 9.6 (4.8-42.6)
EST 12.4 ± 6.1 (3.8-28.6) 16.5 ± 3.6 (8.8-23.0) 20.0 ± 6.2 (7.2-33.0)
Heterophils 10 3 /
µL (%)
6.9 ± 2.8 (3.2-15.0)
56 ± 15 (26-85)
4.7 ± 1.8 (0.5-8.6)
28 ± 12.5 (10-52)
9.9 ± 5.8 (2.0-25.5)
54 ± 12 (28-79)
Lymphocytes
10 3 /µL (%)
3.1 ± 2.1 (0.3-8.6)
23 ± 10 (2-41)
9.6 ± 5.5 (0.9-22.7)
48 ± 15 (18-80)
3.4 ± 2.3 (0.4-9.7)
18 ± 8 (4-37)
Monocytes 10 3 /
µL (%)
1.0 (0.1-1.3)
7 ± 5 (0-17)
2.5 ± 1.8 (0.2-7.6)
12 ± 6 (3-29)
2.1 ± 1.4 (0.2-6.7)
11 ± 4 (2-20)
Eosinophils 10 3 /
µL (%)
1.6 ± 1.5 (0.2-7.4)
12 ± 7 (2-34)
2.1 ± 2.2 (0.4-4.3)
11 ± 4 (1-20)
2.6 ± 2.4 (0.4-8.2)
15 ± 8 (2-33)
Basophils 10 3 /µL
(%)
0.3 ± 0.3 (0.0-1.1)
2 ± 2 (2-34)
0.2 ± 0.2 (0.0-4.4)
1 ± 1 (1-3)
0.3 ± 0.4 (0.2-2.9)
2 ± 2 (2-33)
H:L ratio 38 ± 4.5 (0.8-22.2) 0.7 ± 0.7 (0.1-2.7) 4.2 ± 4.2 (1.0-19.7)
Fibrinogen (g/L) — — —
Chemistries
ALP (U/L) — — —
ALT (U/L) — — —
AST (U/L) 151 (93-263)* 88-358 † 55-277 †
Bile acid (µmol/L)
437