Repeated intravenous dexamethasone administration causes transient changes in leukocyte parameters in healthy warmblood horses

Key Points

• The study aims to understand how repeated dexamethasone administration affects leukocyte parameters in horses.
• Administered dexamethasone intravenously to healthy warmblood horses.
• Monitored leukocyte changes before, during, and after treatment.
• Performed hematological analyses to assess changes.
• Transient changes in leukocyte counts were observed post-administration.
• Hematologic findings indicate glucocorticoid effects on immune parameters.
• Changes necessitate careful interpretation of blood tests during glucocorticoid treatment.