POMC and Increased total eosinophil count: Repeat CBCs in September showed persistent eosinophilia in the two donkeys from March, with an improved count of 944 cells/μl associated with an ACTH of 148 pg/ml and 1394 cells/μl associated with an ACTH of 122 pg/ml (median for that time point of 119 pg/ml, upper range 295 pg/ml).