Abstract:
captive sand cats kept in Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort, United Arab Emi raaptepsa,r wenitthly a hveieawlt htyo establishing baseline values. Methods: Blood was collected from the femoral vein using aseptic techniques, kept in a cool box vanaldu eses nut stion gla bveotreartoinrya rfyo rh aenmaalytosliso.g yT haen bdl ocohde mwiasst rayn aalnyasleyds efrosr (hAaBeXm AatBoClo Vgiecta, l Haonrdi bbai oAcBhXem SiAcSal ®
Montpellier, France). Results: Haematological values were within the normal ranges recorded in domestic cats aanmdin tohteraren swfearsa sneo vsatlauteisst iwcaelr ed ihfifgehreenr c(Pe <b0e.t0w5)e einn mvaalluees sc ofomupnadr eidn tmo afleems aalned c afetsm. aSleersu. mA sppraortetainte, creatinine and glucose values for females were significantly (P<0.05) higher than those for males. Cnorermatainl idnoem keisntaics ec,a ut,r ebau ta tnhde rlea cwtaaste n doe shtyadtirsotigceanl adsief felerevnelcse were higher than those reported for values. (P>0.05) between males and females Conclusions: Our results present reference ranges for haematology and biochemistry parameters mino ncaitpotriivneg osfa tnrdea ctmatesn. tTs
