RT-PCR / Molecular Tests Dog

Anaplasma platys RT-PCR

The Anaplasma platys RT-PCR looks for the DNA of Anaplasma platys, a tick-borne bacterium that infects a dog's platelets. It can help explain a low platelet count, bruising or nosebleeds.

Sample: Whole blood (EDTA)
Quantity: As advised
Report: Confirmed when you book
Collection: Free in Bhopal

What this test checks

DNA of Anaplasma platys in whole blood
Whether a tick-borne infection of platelets may explain a low platelet count

When your vet may advise it

A low platelet count in a dog exposed to ticks
Bruising, nosebleeds or small red spots on the gums or skin
Tick fever signs when Ehrlichia tests do not explain the picture

About this test

Platelets are tiny cells in blood that help it clot. Anaplasma platys is a bacterium spread by ticks that lives inside platelets. In infected dogs, the platelet count can fall and rise again in waves, so the condition is called infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia. Many dogs show mild or no signs. Others have fever, tiredness, small red spots on the gums or skin, bruising or nosebleeds. The bacteria are hard to spot on a blood smear, so PCR on EDTA blood looks for their DNA. A negative result does not always rule out infection, because levels go up and down. A registered veterinarian interprets the result with the platelet count.

How to prepare

No fasting is needed. Mention any tick treatment or recent illness, and ask your vet whether a platelet count should be done on the same sample. The lab confirms the method, sample needs and reporting time when you book.

Questions about Anaplasma platys RT-PCR

What is infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia in dogs?

Infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia is the name for Anaplasma platys infection, in which the dog's platelet count drops and recovers in repeating waves. Platelets help blood clot, so very low counts can cause bruising or bleeding. Your vet uses PCR and blood counts to confirm it.

Can a dog have Anaplasma and Ehrlichia at the same time?

Yes. Both germs are spread by ticks, and they are often found together. That is why vets often test for several tick fever germs at once, for example with a tick fever PCR panel, and read the results with the dog's blood count.

Before you book this test

Why this notice: so you know, before you book, how a test is done, what its limits are and who is responsible.

Where it is tested. Some tests are done wholly or partly by an independent partner laboratory. The lab tells you before booking if this test is sent out, and the report names the laboratory that did it.
What a result can and cannot tell you. No test is right every time. A normal result does not rule out every disease, and an abnormal result does not prove one. A registered veterinarian should read the report with the animal’s signs and history before any treatment is started, changed or stopped.
The sample. A sample that is clotted, too small, wrongly labelled, leaking or too old may be rejected or reported with a note, and the lab may ask for a fresh one.
Reporting time. Confirmed when you book. Times are estimates, not guarantees, and the lab confirms the time when you book.
Emergencies. A booking or a pending report must not delay urgent care. If an animal has collapsed, struggles to breathe, has fits or bleeds heavily, call a veterinarian at once.

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