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What each blood, urine and PCR test measures, in plain language.
A CBC counts the red cells, white cells and platelets in your pet's blood. Each kind does a different job, so a raised or lowered count can hint at anaemia, infection or a clotting problem.
18 Oct 2026
A liver care panel is a group of blood tests, typically an LFT, GGT, bile acids and albumin, that shows whether liver cells are damaged and whether the liver is still working. Your vet reads it with your pet's signs.
18 Oct 2026
A kidney care panel uses blood and urine tests together to show how well the kidneys clean the blood and whether they leak protein. It typically includes a KFT, SDMA, a urine protein ratio and the blood salts.
18 Oct 2026
A urine routine test checks the colour, concentration and chemistry of urine and looks at it under the microscope. It can help detect kidney strain, infection, diabetes and crystals in dogs and cats.
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Vets commonly use cPL in dogs and fPL in cats to check for pancreatitis, an inflamed pancreas. The tests are read with the signs, an examination and often a scan, because no single blood test settles the question.
18 Oct 2026
CRP and SAA are proteins the liver releases soon after inflammation starts, and a blood test for them shows that inflammation is present but not what causes it. Dogs are usually checked for CRP and cats for SAA.
18 Oct 2026
Clotting tests check how well a dog's or cat's blood can form a clot, and a D-dimer test looks for signs that clots are forming and breaking down inside the body. Each test answers a different part of the question.
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Immune-mediated anaemia (IMHA) means a dog's or cat's own immune system is destroying its red blood cells. The saline agglutination test and the Direct Coombs test look for antibodies on those cells, and a negative result does not always rule IMHA out.
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Cushing's disease means a dog makes too much of the hormone cortisol, and Addison's disease means it makes too little. Cortisol and ACTH blood tests, with a stimulation or suppression test, help a vet tell them apart from other illnesses.
18 Oct 2026
A bile acids test checks how well the liver clears bile acids from the blood, using one sample before a meal and one after. In young pets with poor growth or odd behaviour, it can help show if the liver is not getting its full share of blood.
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Troponin I is a protein inside heart muscle cells that leaks into the blood when those cells are injured. A blood test for it helps your vet judge heart muscle injury, alongside your pet's signs.
18 Oct 2026
A culture and sensitivity test grows the germs from a sample such as urine, pus or an ear swab, then checks which antibiotic medicines can stop them. It helps your vet pick a medicine that suits the germ.
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