ALB and Thrombocytopenia: Sick dogs showed also changes in hematological and biochemical parameters, including a mild decrease of hemoglobin values, mild erythropenia, lower hematocrit values, thrombocytopenia (Table 3), mild renal azotemia (Table 4), hyperglobulinemia with increased alpha 2 and gamma globulin fractions, and decreased values of alpha 1 and albumin/globulin ratio (Table 5, Figure 3).