My Cavalier has anemia & low red cells, no symptoms. Should I worry?

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Hi, I took my 3 year old Cavalier King Charles to a routine dental cleaning this morning and they ran bloodwork before the anesthesia, as a precaution. It showed that her blood platelets are 26 and her red blood cells are 5.1 million, meaning she has anemia. Cavaliers do have giant clumping platelets (a benign condition) but nothing can explain the anemia. I am kind of freaking out. She does not have any symptoms. Her gums are pink and she does not have any bruising or bleeding. Pet's info: Dog | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Female | spayed | 3 years old | 21 lbs

Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA · Accepted Answer

Although below 'normal', at red count of 5.1 is not severely reduced (and less concerning if all other values are within normal limits) and I would recommend retesing in 3-4weeks to assess any change in her levels whilst also monitoring for nay changes in her health or exercise tolerance. Some dogs are always mildly lower than others (remember a reference range is merely the average of what is normal) and some can have temporary reductions due to a period of ill-health/bleeding etc and very occasionally small blood clots can formwithin the sample making the results appear lower than the actually are. Be sure to keep fully up to date with deworming and flea/tick prevention as many parasites can lead to low grade blood loss/anaemia

My Cavalier has anemia & low red cells, no symptoms. Should I worry?

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