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Stress or diabetes, fructosamine, monitoring targets and remission.
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Cat health guides: diseases and lab tests.
Every article written for cats, from the values on a blood or urine report to the diseases vets look for behind them.
Cat diseases: what the tests show.
Diabetic ketoacidosis in dogs and cats
Glucose, blood ketones, electrolytes and the diseases behind it.
ExploreFatty liver (hepatic lipidosis) in cats
High ALP with a low GGT, bilirubin, potassium, phosphate and refeeding.
ExploreFeLV and FIV in cats
What a positive test means, confirmation, kittens, vaccines and the blood count.
ExploreFIP in cats
Globulins, the A:G ratio, bilirubin, fluid analysis and confirmation.
ExploreHyperthyroidism in cats
T4, free T4, liver enzymes, hidden kidney disease and blood pressure.
ExploreKidney disease in cats
IRIS stages and substages, potassium, phosphorus, anaemia and blood pressure.
ExploreLymphoma in cats
Gut, chest, nose and kidney forms, vitamin B12, albumin and biopsy.
ExplorePancreatitis in cats
Vague signs, Spec fPL, ultrasound, triaditis and fatty liver.
ExploreUrinary tract infections in dogs and cats
Urinalysis, urine culture by cystocentesis, and idiopathic cystitis in cats.
ExploreCat blood and urine tests explained.
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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