What causes high white blood cells in dogs

White blood cells, also known as immune cells, can engulf foreign bodies or produce antibodies to help the body fight off infection. Normal white blood cells range from 4000-10000/ml and include neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils. Leukocytes are elevated when the white blood cell count exceeds 10,000/ml. An increase in white blood cells in dogs is mainly caused by bacterial infections. Common bacteria include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus influenzae, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecalis. Of course, other causes can also lead to an increase in white blood cells in dogs. For example, chronic granulocytic leukaemia, leukaemia-like reactions and acute granulocytic leukaemia. In addition, leucocytes can also increase in newborn dogs and cats, during menstruation, when dogs and cats are more than one month pregnant and during labour. A bone marrow biopsy can be performed to confirm the diagnosis when leucocytes are elevated. Specific chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation should be given. Antibiotics can be used to treat diseases caused by bacterial infections.