Hematology

Hypersegmented Neutrophil in a Cat's Blood Smear

Morphology of a hypersegmented neutrophil in a blood smear from a 22-year-old cat. Features of nuclear hypersegmentation in geriatric animals in veterinary medicine.

Cat blood smear: hypersegmented neutrophil in the center of the field of view, x1000 mag.
Cat blood smear: hypersegmented neutrophil in the center of the field of view, x1000 mag.

Hypersegmented neutrophil in a 22-year-old cat. May be interpreted as a normal variant for geriatric animals. Romanowsky-Giemsa stain, x1000 magnification

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by the hematologist of the VETLAB veterinary laboratory network Amira Kuznetsova, Moscow.