Feline Diarrhoea RT-PCR Panel
The Feline Diarrhoea RT-PCR Panel is a stool test that looks for the genetic material of common causes of diarrhoea in cats, such as panleukopenia virus, coronavirus, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Salmonella and Tritrichomonas. The exact list is confirmed when you book.
- Sample
- Faeces
- Quantity
- As advised
- Report
- Confirmed when you book
- Collection
- Free in Bhopal
What this test checks
- Feline panleukopenia virus - a parvovirus that causes severe vomiting and diarrhoea, mainly in kittens
- Feline coronavirus - a common gut virus that usually causes mild or no illness
- Giardia and Cryptosporidium - tiny parasites that can cause diarrhoea and are passed on and off
- Salmonella - a bacterium that can cause diarrhoea and can also be carried by healthy cats
- Tritrichomonas - a single-celled parasite linked with long-lasting, smelly diarrhoea in young cats
- The exact list of germs, which the lab confirms when you book
Benefits of this test
- Checks several common causes of diarrhoea from one stool sample.
- Can find parasites such as Tritrichomonas that are hard to see under a microscope.
- Can show when a cat has more than one infection at the same time.
- Helps your vet plan care and further tests for diarrhoea that will not settle.
- Useful when several cats in a home, shelter or cattery have diarrhoea.
Often discussed at these ages:Kitten
When your vet may advise it
- Diarrhoea that lasts or keeps coming back, especially in a young cat.
- A kitten with vomiting, diarrhoea and fever, which needs a vet without delay.
- Smelly, soft diarrhoea in a cat from a cattery or a home with many cats.
- Several cats in one home or shelter with diarrhoea.
- A stool routine test that does not explain the diarrhoea.
About this test
Diarrhoea in cats can come from many causes, including food changes, parasites, viruses and bacteria. Several germs cause similar signs, and young cats from shelters or homes with many cats sometimes carry more than one. This panel uses PCR (polymerase chain reaction), a test that finds and copies tiny pieces of a germ's genetic material, to check one stool sample for several germs at the same time.
The panel typically covers feline panleukopenia virus, which causes severe illness in kittens, and feline coronavirus, which is common and usually mild. It also typically looks for Giardia and Cryptosporidium, two tiny parasites, Salmonella, a bacterium, and Tritrichomonas, a single-celled parasite linked with long-lasting, smelly diarrhoea in young cats. The exact list is confirmed when you book. Some of these germs are hard to find under the microscope, which is where PCR can help.
A registered veterinarian reads the result with your cat's signs, age, diet and other tests. Healthy cats can carry some of these germs, coronavirus in particular, so a positive result does not always explain the diarrhoea. Salmonella and Cryptosporidium can pass from cats to people, so wear gloves when cleaning the litter tray, wash your hands well and speak to a doctor if anyone at home falls ill. In Bhopal, sample collection is free, and vets in other districts can send the sample by courier or bus parcel after calling the lab.
How to prepare
Collect a fresh stool sample from the litter tray in a clean, leak-proof container, avoiding litter where you can, and tell your vet about any recent vaccines or medicines. The lab confirms the method, sample needs and reporting time when you book.
Reading the result
A registered veterinarian reads the panel with your cat's signs, age, diet and other tests. Some germs, coronavirus in particular, are often found in healthy cats, so a positive result does not always explain the diarrhoea. A negative result does not always rule infection out, because some parasites are passed in stool only on and off.
Questions about Feline Diarrhoea RT-PCR Panel
What does a cat diarrhoea PCR panel test for?
My cat's diarrhoea PCR shows coronavirus. Does that mean FIP?
Can cat diarrhoea pass to people?
What is Tritrichomonas in cats?
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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