RT-PCR / Molecular Tests Cat

Chlamydia felis RT-PCR

Chlamydia felis RT-PCR looks for the DNA of Chlamydia felis bacteria on a swab from a cat's eye. It can help your vet find the cause of conjunctivitis, a red, sore and watery eye, that keeps coming back.

Sample: Conjunctival swab
Quantity: As advised
Report: Confirmed when you book
Collection: Free in Bhopal

What this test checks

Chlamydia felis DNA on a swab from the lining of the eye
Whether this bacterium may explain long-lasting or repeated conjunctivitis

When your vet may advise it

Red, swollen eyelids with watery or thick eye discharge that does not settle
Conjunctivitis that started in one eye and spread to the other
Eye problems in several young cats in the same home, cattery or shelter

About this test

Chlamydia felis is a bacterium that mainly infects the conjunctiva, the thin pink lining around the eye. Infected cats often have red, swollen eyelids and a watery discharge that later turns thick. It may start in one eye and then spread to the other, and some cats sneeze a little. Young cats and cats in homes with many cats are most often affected. The bacteria live inside the cells of the eye lining, so the vet rubs the swab firmly enough to collect cells. A negative result does not always rule infection out, especially after medicines. A registered veterinarian interprets the result with the eye signs and history.

How to prepare

Your vet takes the eye swab. If possible, it is taken before eye drops or other medicines are started; tell the vet about anything already given. The lab confirms the method, sample needs and reporting time when you book.

Questions about Chlamydia felis RT-PCR

What causes a cat's eye infection that keeps coming back?

Repeated conjunctivitis in cats is often linked with infections such as Chlamydia felis or feline herpesvirus, though allergies, injuries and other eye problems are possible too. An eye swab PCR can help your vet find out whether Chlamydia felis is involved.

Is Chlamydia felis PCR done on an eye swab only?

Yes, an eye swab is used for this test, because Chlamydia felis mainly lives in the lining of the eye. Your vet takes the swab, as it needs to collect cells, not just tears. The lab tells your vet how to store and send it.

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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