What is the normal percentage of reticulocytes in equine blood?
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Horses have minimal to no identifiable reticulocytes on a complete blood count (CBC) in health or with anemia. This can make it difficult to determine if anemia is regenerative or nonregenerative in this species.
Reticulocytes are immature red blood cells (RBCs) that are found in very small percentages in normal blood of dogs and cats, and are significantly elevated with a regenerative anemia. Healthy ruminants do not have them, but they should appear in response to anemia.
Typically, you see reticulocytes on a CBC in a dog or cat when the bone marrow tries to compensate for an anemia by releasing more immature RBCs (the reticulocytes).
