Hematological studies in inflammation of the mammary gland in animals

The article presents the results of studies of blood samples from cats with mastitis. The studies were carried out on the basis of the North Caucasian Zonal Research Veterinary Institute - a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution FRANTS, as well as in the veterinary hospitals of the SBBZH in the city of Rostov-on-Don during 2020. The study involved non-sterilized outbred cats aged 6-8 years with signs of inflammation of the mammary gland. At the first stage, a general and special clinical study of animals was carried out. At the second stage, the presence of concomitant pathology in the studied individuals was determined. So, in animals diagnosed with mastitis, obstetric pathology, diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract, as well as diseases of the digestive system were most often observed as concomitants. Then, by taking blood samples, the presence of an inflammatory process was determined, as well as to reveal information about the functional state of the body as a whole, as well as organs separately. In the study of a general blood test, it was found that cats with inflammation of the mammary gland showed a pronounced inflammatory reaction, which manifests itself in an increased level of leukocytes and ESR. Also, the studied animals showed an increase in the content of stab neutrophils, which is characteristic of the inflammatory process of bacterial etiology. When conducting a biochemical blood test, it was found that the animals under study have concomitant renal pathology. So, the level of creatinine in the studied animals is exceeded or is at the upper limits of the norm. Also, the studied cats have an increased level of alkaline phosphatase, which is indicative of impaired pancreatic function.