RT-PCR / Molecular Tests Dog

Haemotropic Mycoplasma (Mycoplasma haemocanis) RT-PCR

The haemotropic mycoplasma RT-PCR looks for the DNA of Mycoplasma haemocanis, tiny bacteria that cling to a dog's red blood cells. It can help explain anaemia, mainly in dogs without a spleen or with weak immunity.

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

What this test checks

DNA of Mycoplasma haemocanis in whole blood
Whether a red cell infection may be adding to a dog's anaemia

When your vet may advise it

Anaemia in a dog whose spleen has been removed
Pale gums or weakness in a dog with weak immunity from illness or medicines
Screening a dog before it donates blood
Unexplained anaemia when blood smears are unclear

About this test

Mycoplasma haemocanis, once called Haemobartonella canis, is one of the haemoplasmas. These tiny bacteria stick to the outside of red blood cells. Most carrier dogs show no signs. Anaemia, meaning too few red blood cells, is more likely in a dog whose spleen has been removed, or whose immunity is weak from illness or medicines. Such a dog may have pale gums and weakness. On a blood smear the bacteria are easy to miss or confuse with stain specks, so PCR on EDTA blood is used. It is also used to screen dogs that donate blood. A registered veterinarian interprets the result with the dog's blood count and history.

How to prepare

No fasting is needed. Tell your vet if the dog has had its spleen removed, a blood transfusion, or medicines that lower immunity. The lab confirms the method, sample needs and reporting time when you book.

Questions about Haemotropic Mycoplasma (Mycoplasma haemocanis) RT-PCR

Why do dogs without a spleen get haemoplasma anaemia?

Because the spleen normally removes infected red blood cells. Without it, Mycoplasma haemocanis can multiply more easily and destroy enough red cells to cause anaemia. Your vet may test a dog without a spleen that develops pale gums or weakness.

Why are blood donor dogs tested for Mycoplasma haemocanis?

Donor dogs are tested because the bacteria can pass to another dog through a blood transfusion, and many carriers look healthy. A PCR check helps your vet avoid using blood from a carrier dog.

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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