Human OSA patients and brachycephalic dogs share similar clinicopathological abnormalities such as decreased arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), increased arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), increased haematocrit (HCT), hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia, and increased levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) (Mellema and Hoareau 2014; Hoareau and Mellema 2015; Gianella et al. Here, CRP is linked to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.