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Plain-language guides from our lab: what each test measures, when to test, and how to look after dogs, cats, cows and buffaloes.
An IgE blood test can help show whether a dog's or cat's body is making allergy-type antibodies, but it cannot explain every itch. Mite and fungus tests are usually done first, and a vet reads the results together.
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A vet checks vitamin D in a dog or cat when there are questions about bones, calcium or the kidneys. The result is read together with calcium, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone, never alone.
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A canine brucellosis rapid test is a quick blood screen for antibodies to Brucella canis, a germ linked to late abortion and infertility in dogs. A positive result is usually confirmed with RT-PCR.
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Babesia gibsoni is a very small blood parasite of dogs that is easy to miss on a smear, so a vet may add RT-PCR. The result is read with the blood count and the dog's signs.
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Babesia canis is a tick-borne parasite that infects a dog's red blood cells. A blood smear can show it, and RT-PCR can confirm it when the smear is unclear.
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Vaginal cytology in dogs studies cells from the vaginal wall on a stained slide. The cells change through the heat cycle, so the test helps a vet judge the stage reached.
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A skin culture grows the germs from a scraping or swab so your vet can see which bacteria are present and which medicines hold them back. It is used mainly when a skin infection keeps returning.
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Fungal culture is the lab test used to confirm ringworm in dogs and cats. Hair and scale from the patch are grown on a special plate, and because fungi grow slowly the result takes longer than most tests.
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A dog counts as senior at different ages depending on its size and breed, with large dogs reaching it earlier than small ones. Lab checks grow from a baseline into a wider look at blood, kidneys, sugar and thyroid.
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NT-proBNP and troponin I are blood tests that can help your vet look at an older dog's heart, one for heart strain and one for heart muscle injury. Neither replaces a heart scan or an ECG.
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Heart blood tests for cats are NT-proBNP, which can show heart strain, and troponin I, which can show heart muscle injury. Cats hide heart disease well, so these tests help a vet but never replace a heart scan.
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Thyroid testing in dogs usually means a T4 test and a TSH test read together, because each can mislead alone. Which dogs are tested depends on age, signs and other illness.
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