Toxoplasma IgG
Toxoplasma IgG is a blood test that looks for antibodies against the Toxoplasma parasite in dogs and cats. A positive result shows the pet has met the parasite at some time, not always a current illness.
- Sample
- Serum (plain)
- Quantity
- 3 mL
- Report
- Confirmed when you book
- Collection
- Free in Bhopal
What this test checks
- IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii
- Whether the pet has met the parasite before
- The longer-lasting antibody response that follows infection
- Whether antibodies appear or rise on a repeat sample
Benefits of this test
- Helps the vet check if Toxoplasma could be behind fever, eye, nerve or breathing signs.
- Needs only a routine blood sample, so it is easy to arrange.
- Shows if the pet has met the parasite before, which helps the vet weigh other findings.
- A repeat sample after a few weeks can show whether antibodies are changing.
- Can be read together with the Toxoplasma IgM test for a fuller picture.
When your vet may advise it
- Your pet has a fever and the cause is not clear.
- A vet finds inflammation inside the eye (uveitis), or the eyes look red, cloudy or painful.
- A pet has fits (seizures), wobbling, a head tilt or other nerve signs.
- A young or weak pet has trouble breathing or signs of a lung infection.
- Your vet wants to know if a pet that hunts or eats raw meat has met the parasite.
About this test
Toxoplasma gondii is a tiny parasite that can infect dogs, cats and many other animals. Pets pick it up by eating raw or undercooked meat, by eating mice or birds they catch, or from food and soil dirtied by infected cat stool. Most infected pets stay healthy, but some, mainly young or weak ones, fall ill.
This test looks for IgG antibodies. Antibodies are proteins the body makes to fight germs, and IgG is a type that appears a few weeks after infection and stays for a long time. Blood is drawn into a plain tube and spun, and the lab tests the serum, the clear liquid part of blood. This is a laboratory antibody test, not a rapid kit.
A positive result means the pet has met the parasite at some time. It does not always mean the parasite is causing the present illness. Vets use the test, often with the separate Toxoplasma IgM test, when fever, eye, nerve or breathing problems have no clear cause.
How to prepare
No special preparation is usually needed for an antibody test, but follow your vet's advice about fasting. Sample collection is free anywhere in Bhopal, and reporting time is confirmed when you book. From outside Bhopal, your local vet or clinic can send the serum to our lab by courier or bus parcel, and we coordinate by phone or WhatsApp.
Reading the result
The report says whether Toxoplasma IgG antibodies were found. A registered veterinarian reads it with your pet's signs and history, and may repeat the test after a few weeks or add the IgM test before deciding on next steps.
Questions about Toxoplasma IgG
What does a positive Toxoplasma IgG result mean?
What is the difference between Toxoplasma IgG and IgM?
Does a negative result mean my pet has never had Toxoplasma?
Is a cat with a positive Toxoplasma IgG result a risk to people at home?
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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