Peripheral eosinophilia (>1100/μL) was present in 6 cats, 5 of which had eosinophilic disease and 1 with mixed disease, although this finding did not reach statistical significance ( P = .38; Figure 2 ).
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Clinical features and radiographic findings in cats with eosinophilic, neutrophilic, and mixed airway inflammation (2011-2018).
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This difference might suggest an increasing trend toward eosinophilic disease in cats, which is interesting considering that allergic and asthmatic diseases have been increasing in people. 21 This phenomenon has been attributed to multiple environmental and cultural shifts sometimes referred to as the hygiene hypothesis.