Seven dogs in the HC group were excluded from the study, as they presented thrombocytopenia and elevated C-reactive protein and urine pH (n = 1), thrombocytopenia, hyperglobulinemia and azotemia (n = 1), thrombocytopenia and elevated urinary bile acids: creatinine ratio (n = 1), lymphocytosis (n = 1), an active urine sediment (n = 1), thrombocytopenia, elevated C-reactive protein and active urine sediment (n = 1), or roundworm positivity (n = 1). Here, CRP is linked to Thrombocytopenia.