Does reticulocyte hemoglobin content differentiate true from functional iron deficiency in dogs?
Dogs with low CHr values often have evidence of inflammation, but low CHr did not reliably predict Fe deficiency. Additional diagnostic tests are needed to differentiate true and functional iron deficiency.
Permanent hypopituitarism is rare after both inflicted and accidental structural TBI in early childhood. Precocious puberty was the only pituitary hormone abnormality found, but the prevalence did not exceed that of the normal population.