Sighthounds, including deerhounds, have unique physiological traits that result in laboratory test results that may lie outside reference intervals for the general dog population. Although reference intervals for most analytes are thought to be similar among sighthounds, breed-specific reference intervals are available mainly for greyhounds. The aim of this study was to establish reference intervals for haematology and serum biochemical profiles in deerhounds.
Sheerer, K.N., Couto, C.G., Marin, L.M., Zaldívar-Lopez, S., Iazbik, M.C., Dillberger, J.E., Frye, M. and DeNicola, D.B. (2013), Haematological and biochemical values in North American Scottish deerhounds. J Small Anim Pract, 54: 354-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12086