On the Question about Some Biochemical Changes in the Blood during Enzootic Ataxia of Buffalo Cats.

In order to study biochemical changes in the blood of animals with enzootic ataxia, total and residual nitrogen, total protein, protein fractions, the content of ammonia, urea and bilirubin, as well as the content of creatinine and alkali in the blood serum of 50 clinically healthy and 32 sick animals were comparatively determined. As a result of the examinations, it was found that total protein, the content of total nitrogen and the alkaline reserve of blood in the blood of sick buffaloes decreased compared to healthy animals; on the contrary, the content of residual nitrogen, urea, ammonia and creatinine increased. This shows that during an enzootic attack, a profound metabolic disorder, especially protein metabolism, occurs in the body of sick animals.