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Anemia in Animals

Regenerative Anemias in Animals

Blood Loss Anemia in Animals

Hemolytic Anemia in Animals

Nonregenerative Anemias in Animals

Nutritional Deficiency Anemia in Animals

Anemia of Chronic Disease in Animals

Anemia Caused by Renal Disease in Animals

Anemia Caused by Primary Bone Marrow Diseases in Animals

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A 10-year-old, male-castrated golden retriever has a 1-month history of mild lethargy and decreased appetite. On physical examination, he has pale mucous membranes and weak femoral pulses. His complete blood count (CBC) shows a decreased packed cell volume (PCV), decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and decreased mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). His biochemistry panel shows a mildly increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level and mildly increased serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this dog’s anemia?

Immune-mediated hemolysis
Iron-deficiency secondary to chronic gastrointestinal bleeding
Nutritional deficiency of iron
Renal disease causing reduced erythropoietin levels

Nonregenerative Anemias in Animals

By

Steven L. Marks

, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM (SAIM), North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine;

Allison Kendall

, DVM, MS, DACVIM, North Carolina State University

Last full review/revision Sep 2019 | Content last modified Oct 2019

Nonregenerative anemias can be caused by nutritional deficiencies, chronic disease, renal disease, and primary bone marrow diseases. Acute anemia will be nonregenerative until regeneration occurs in 3–4 days.

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