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What each blood, urine and PCR test measures, in plain language.
A lump in a pet is not always cancer. FNAC picks up loose cells with a thin needle for a quick look, while a biopsy takes a piece of tissue or the whole lump for a fuller study. Your vet decides which fits.
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An itchy pet may have mites, a fungus such as ringworm, a germ or yeast infection, or an allergy, and each needs a different test. Skin scrapings, fungus tests and ear swabs help your vet find the cause.
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A blood smear, the Snap 4Dx rapid test and RT-PCR all help find tick fever in dogs, but each finds something different. Vets often combine them because one test alone can miss an infection.
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Leptospirosis in dogs and cattle is checked with antibody tests, which show that the body has met the germ, and RT-PCR, which looks for the germ in blood or urine. A vet picks the test by timing and signs.
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Heartworm is checked with antigen kits that find proteins from adult female worms, and with microscope or RT-PCR tests for the tiny young worms in blood. Cats are tested differently from dogs.
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Blood typing finds a dog's or cat's blood group, and cross-matching checks whether a chosen donor's blood suits the patient. Both are done before a transfusion to lower the chance of a reaction.
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Electrolyte and calcium tests measure salts and minerals in a pet's blood, such as sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium and magnesium. They help vets look into vomiting, weakness, tremors and fits.
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A thyroid profile measures T4 and T3, the thyroid hormones, and TSH, the pituitary signal that drives them. Read together, the three help a vet see whether a dog's or cat's thyroid is too slow, too fast or normal.
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Toxoplasma and Bartonella are two germs a cat can carry, often without signs, and both can pass to people. Toxoplasma is usually checked with antibody tests and Bartonella with an RT-PCR test on blood.
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Anaemia means too few red blood cells or too little haemoglobin. A complete blood count shows it, and further tests help tell whether red cells are being lost, destroyed or not made well enough.
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After a routine stool test, a vet may add a test for hidden blood, a smear for moving protozoa, a Giardia kit or a stool culture. Each answers a different question about why a dog or cat has diarrhoea.
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Blood tubes differ because each holds something different that suits a different test. EDTA is for cell counts, serum for chemistry, citrate for clotting tests and fluoride for blood sugar, so one draw can fill several tubes.
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Call or WhatsApp us. We explain what each test checks and help you pick the right one.
