Complete Blood Count (CBC)
A CBC counts the red cells, white cells and platelets in a blood sample and can help show anaemia (low red cells), infection or inflammation (the body's reaction to injury). It suits dogs, cats, cows and buffaloes.
- Sample
- Whole blood (EDTA)
- Quantity
- 2 mL
- Report
- Same day to 24 hours
- Collection
- Free in Bhopal
What this test checks
- Red blood cell count
- Haemoglobin and PCV (packed cell volume)
- Size and haemoglobin content of red cells (MCV, MCH, MCHC)
- Total white blood cell count
- White cell types (neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils and others)
- Platelet count
Benefits of this test
- Gives a wide check of an animal's health from one small blood sample.
- Can help find anaemia early, before an animal looks very weak.
- Shows if white cells are high or low, which can point to infection or inflammation.
- Helps check that an animal is fit before surgery or anaesthesia.
- Can be repeated to see how an animal is responding over time.
Often discussed at these ages:PuppyAdult DogSenior DogKittenAdult CatSenior CatCalfGrowing HeiferBuffalo CalfFoalAdult HorseSenior Horse
When your vet may advise it
- Fever, tiredness or poor appetite that lasts more than a day or two.
- Pale gums or pale inner eyelids, or sudden weakness.
- Repeated vomiting or diarrhoea that does not settle.
- Ticks on the body, or a suspected tick fever.
- Before planned surgery or anaesthesia.
- A cow or buffalo with fever, weakness or a sudden fall in milk.
About this test
A Complete Blood Count, or CBC, is one of the most common blood tests in veterinary practice. It counts and measures the cells in the blood. Red blood cells carry oxygen. White blood cells fight germs. Platelets help the blood to clot.
Blood is collected in a tube with EDTA, which stops it from clotting. The lab mixes the blood and counts the red cells, white cells and platelets. It also measures haemoglobin (the protein in red cells that carries oxygen) and PCV (the share of blood made up of red cells).
Normal numbers differ between dogs, cats, cows and buffaloes, and between young and old animals. Your vet compares the values with what is expected for your animal. A CBC does not name a disease by itself. It shows where to look next.
How to prepare
Fasting is usually not needed for a CBC, but follow your vet's advice. Collect about 2 mL of blood in a purple-top EDTA tube, mix it gently, keep it cool but never frozen, and bring it to the lab the same day. Free sample collection is available anywhere in Bhopal; from other towns, your vet can send it by courier after a call or WhatsApp to the lab.
Reading the result
The report lists each count and measurement. A registered veterinarian compares the values with what is expected for the species and age, reads them with the animal's signs and history, and then decides on treatment or further tests.
Questions about CBC
Does my animal need to fast before a CBC?
How long does a CBC report take?
What is the difference between CBC, Hemogram and GBP?
Can a CBC find tick fever?
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. Same day to 24 hours. 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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