Veterinary Clinical Medicine-I (General and Systemic)

DIAGNOSIS

• Leukopenia neutropenia and degenerative left shift in acute diffuse peritonitis.
• There is toxic granulation of neutrophils.
• Normal total leukocyte count or slight increase with regenerative left shift-  In acute local peritonitis
• Total and differential count may be normal or there may be leukocytosis with marked neutrophilia and in increase in total number of lymphocytes and monocytes In chronic
• Analysis of peritoneal fluid

Diagnosis

• Abnormal feces – in amount and composition
• Alimentary tract stasis
• Abdominal pain
• Abnormalities of intestine on rectal examination
• Fibrinous or fibrous adhesions on rectal e examination
• Abnormal peritoneal fluid with an increased leukocyte count collected by paracentesis
• Normal or low blood leukocyte count with a degenerative left shift