What do high monocytes in a dog's blood mean?
Elevated white blood cell count indicates infection and/or inflammation.
Elevated white blood cell count indicates infection and/or inflammation.
- Monocytes and neutrophils are the first responses of the body when it encounters an infection.
- If eosinophils are elevated as well, this usually indicates a parasitic infection.
- From the blood work you have described, it sounds as if your dog may have a tick-borne infection.