Canine T4 (cT4)
Canine T4 (cT4) measures thyroxine, the main thyroid hormone, in a dog's blood. A low level may point to an under-active thyroid, but other illness and some medicines can also lower it.
- Sample
- Serum
- Quantity
- 3 mL
- Report
- Confirmed when you book
- Collection
- Free in Bhopal
Often discussed at these ages:Adult DogSenior Dog
When your vet may advise it
- Used to screen a dog for thyroid disease, usually read together with TSH and the dog's signs.
How to prepare
Tell the lab about any medicines the dog takes, as some can lower T4 results.
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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Canine T4 (cT4): Bhopal and the big cities of Madhya Pradesh
Free sample collection anywhere in Bhopal. From the other cities, send the sample by courier, bus parcel or through your local veterinarian, and the report comes to you online.
Free collection in these Bhopal areas
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