Anemia is a disease commonly encountered in veterinary medicine. This disease can be described as characterized by a low amount of red blood cells and a reduced amount of hemoglobin in the circulating blood, which reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen. It develops from the loss, destruction or failure to produce red blood cells. Anemia is usually a secondary disease caused by another disease or medical condition. There are three different types of anemia; regenerative, non-regenerative and relative. In regenerative anemia, the bone marrow responds to the anemia by increasing the production of erythrocytes, or red blood cells. This means that there will be an increase in immature red blood cells in the circulating blood. On a blood smear you are likely to see nucleated red blood cells (nRBCs), polychromatophils, increased reticulocytes and also Howell-Jolly bodies (HJ bodies). The cause of this type of anemia is usually hemorrhage or hemolysis. As the bone marrow responds, red blood cell mass is likely to return to normal once the bone marrow has produced enough red blood cells to make up for the significant loss. Because the patient has lost a significant amount of blood, albumin and globulin levels are usually reduced. The mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of the animal will increase during this period due to the fact that reticulocytes are larger than mature erythrocytes. The mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) will be reduced. This decreases due to immature red blood cells, in particular reticulocytes, since they are larger cells that contain less hemoglobin, because the bone marrow tries to produce cells as quickly as possible, but due to this t...... half of paper...... the patient reaches ten percent dehydrated will have sunken eyes, dry mucous membranes, a prolonged capillary refill time and a delayed skin tent. Any dehydration above ten percent is usually fatal, the animal will become unresponsive, go into shock and eventually die. Works Cited ASPCA. (2014). Dehydration. Retrieved May 5, 2014. From http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/dog-care/dehydration.Hendrix, C. M., & Sirois, M. (2007). Laboratory procedures for veterinary technicians. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier.Summers, A. (2007). Common diseases of pets. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. Veterinary medical clinic. Canine and feline anemia. Retrieved May 5, 2014. From http://www.vetmedclinic.com/?p=288.Voigt, G.L., & Swist, S.L. (2011). Hematology techniques and concepts for veterinary technicians. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.