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What dog leukemia signs and symptoms appear in a CBC blood test?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 8 months old

Dog leukemia signs and symptoms so if we go for blood work then in CBC what we should see in that most to know about leukemia?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 5th, 2018

Common things to look for in a blood test are anemia (low red blood cells) and elevated white blood cells, but this is not always the case, sometimes the CBC will be normal and a sample of blood needs to be sent to the lab for further analysis.

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