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How the test works, how to prepare your dog and how the two cortisol results are read, for Cushing’s and Addison’s.
ExploreRESOURCES · LAB TESTS
Dog and cat lab tests, one value at a time.
What each value on a blood or urine report measures, how to read it against your laboratory’s interval, and what can make it high or low.
Lab tests in dogs.
Albumin and globulin in dogs
Total protein, low albumin, high globulin and the A:G ratio: protein loss, inflammation and dehydration.
ExploreAnemia in dogs
Reading the hematocrit, hemoglobin and reticulocytes: how severe, regenerative or not, and the signs that need a vet now.
ExploreBile acids test in dogs
The liver function test: fasting and 2-hour samples, the µmol/L cut-offs and portosystemic shunts.
ExploreBlood sugar in dogs
Normal glucose levels, high and low results, hypoglycemia and the sample errors that fake a low value.
ExploreBUN in dogs
What blood urea nitrogen measures, why meals and hydration move it, high and low BUN and the BUN/creatinine ratio.
ExploreCBC blood test for dogs
The complete blood count line by line: red cells, white cells and platelets, with example intervals and the patterns vets look for.
ExploreCholesterol and triglycerides in dogs
The effect of a meal, hormonal causes, pancreatitis and Miniature Schnauzers.
ExploreCreatinine in dogs
Normal levels, muscle mass and Greyhounds, the IRIS stages and why the trend matters.
ExploreEosinophils in dogs and cats
What a high eosinophil count means: allergies, parasites and heartworm, and the rarer causes.
ExploreHigh ALP in dogs
What an elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP, ALKP) result means, why young dogs and steroids raise it, and what your vet may check next.
ExploreHigh ALT in dogs
ALT is the liver enzyme that leaks from injured liver cells. How to read the size of the increase and why the trend matters.
ExploreHigh calcium in dogs and cats
Total and ionized calcium, why albumin matters, and the main causes of hypercalcemia in dogs and cats.
ExploreHigh liver enzymes in dogs
ALT, ALP, GGT and bilirubin read together: which enzyme rises, by how much, and what the pattern suggests.
ExploreLipase and amylase in dogs and cats
Routine pancreas enzymes, Spec cPL and fPL cut-offs, and why the kidneys matter.
ExploreLow platelets in dogs
Thrombocytopenia explained: platelet clumps that fake a low count, the bleeding signs to watch and the questions to ask.
ExplorePotassium in dogs and cats
High and low potassium: false results from the sample, urinary blockage, Addison’s disease and older cats with kidney disease.
ExploreProtein in urine in dogs and cats
The dipstick and the UPC ratio, the IRIS cut-offs and the causes of proteinuria beyond the kidneys.
ExploreSDMA in dogs and cats
The kidney value that often rises before creatinine: the 0–14 µg/dL interval, a mildly high result and how it is confirmed.
ExploreUrinalysis for dogs and cats
Specific gravity, the dipstick and the sediment: how to read your pet’s urine test and how it was collected.
ExploreWhite blood cell count in dogs
High and low WBC, neutrophils and lymphocytes, the stress pattern and inflammation.
ExploreLab tests in cats.
Anemia in cats
What a low PCV or hematocrit means in a cat, aggregate reticulocytes, and the causes vets look for.
ExploreBlood sugar in cats
Normal glucose levels, why stress raises them so much in cats, and how fructosamine tells stress from diabetes.
ExploreCat blood work explained
What the CBC and chemistry panel show in cats, how to prepare and the cat-specific pitfalls: stress, platelet clumps and haemolysis.
ExploreCreatinine and BUN in cats
Normal cat creatinine levels, the IRIS stages, the BUN/creatinine ratio and why the trend matters more than one value.
ExploreEosinophils in dogs and cats
What a high eosinophil count means: allergies, parasites and heartworm, and the rarer causes.
ExploreHigh calcium in dogs and cats
Total and ionized calcium, why albumin matters, and the main causes of hypercalcemia in dogs and cats.
ExploreHigh liver enzymes in cats
ALT, ALP and bilirubin in cats: why small ALP rises matter, fatty liver and hyperthyroidism.
ExploreLipase and amylase in dogs and cats
Routine pancreas enzymes, Spec cPL and fPL cut-offs, and why the kidneys matter.
ExploreLow platelets in cats
Why clumps in the tube so often fake a low count in cats, and what the smear shows.
ExplorePotassium in dogs and cats
High and low potassium: false results from the sample, urinary blockage, Addison’s disease and older cats with kidney disease.
ExploreProtein in urine in dogs and cats
The dipstick and the UPC ratio, the IRIS cut-offs and the causes of proteinuria beyond the kidneys.
ExploreSDMA in dogs and cats
The kidney value that often rises before creatinine: the 0–14 µg/dL interval, a mildly high result and how it is confirmed.
ExploreUrinalysis for dogs and cats
Specific gravity, the dipstick and the sediment: how to read your pet’s urine test and how it was collected.
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