Table 2 Results of complete blood count and serum chemistries pre- and post- meloxicam treatment

Sodium (mEq/L)

146 – 156

153.83 (149–156)

151.17 (149–153)

Chloride (mEq/L)

109 – 125

115 (111–118)

118.83* (118–120)

Potassium (mEq/L)

3.8 – 7.3

4.13 (3.8-4.4)

4.35 (4.0-4.5)

Calcium (mg/dL)

8.4 – 10.8

9.2 (8.7-9.7)

9.3 (8.7-10.0)

Bicarbonate (mEq/L)

19 – 29

29.67 (27–33) ^a

22.67* (22–24) ^a

BUN (mg/dL)

24 – 44

15.00 (10–20) ^b

21.17* (17–25) ^b

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.5 – 2.7

1.8 (1.7-2.0)

1.43** (1.3-1.5) ^a

Total Protein (gm/dL)

5.3 – 7.3

5.83 (5.3-6.2)

5.87 (5.4-6.1)

Albumin (gm/dL)

3.0 – 4.2

2.67 (2.2-2.9) ^b

2.85 (2.4-3.3) ^b

GGT (IU/L)

27 – 78

41.83 (31–55)

49.83 (33–89) ^a

AST (IU/L)

66 – 235

342.67 (156–1150) ^a

319 (146–926) ^a

ALP (IU/L)

12 – 97

49.17 (36–75)

55.83 (39–82)

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.0 – 0.3

<.1

<.1

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

6 – 43

21.67 (17–25)

18.83 (10–26)

NEFA (mmol/L)

0 – 0.6 ‡

0.09 (0.01-0.21)

0.04* (0.01-0.08)

WBC (x10^3/μL)

8.0 – 21.4

9.89 (4.06-17.45) ^a

9.84 (5.39-14.44) ^a

RBC (x10^6/μL)

10.1 – 17.3

9.47 (8.16-10.9) ^a

9.40 (7.97-10.69) ^a

PCV (%)

27 – 45

25.25 (21.5-28) ^a

24.67 (21.5-28) ^a

Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

100 – 500

283 (200–400)

316 (200–500)