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The Na:K ratio, potassium, the missing stress leukogram and the ACTH test.
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Dog and cat diseases: what the tests show.
Each article starts from a disease and explains what the blood and urine tests show, which tests confirm it and what is monitored. They do not replace your vet’s diagnosis.
Diseases in dogs.
Babesiosis in dogs
Blood smear, PCR, anemia, low platelets and dark urine.
ExploreCushing’s disease in dogs
Signs, the blood work clues (ALP, cholesterol, stress leukogram) and the LDDST and ACTH tests.
ExploreDiabetes in dogs
Glucose, urine sugar, fructosamine, related diseases and ketoacidosis.
ExploreDiabetic ketoacidosis in dogs and cats
Glucose, blood ketones, electrolytes and the diseases behind it.
ExploreHypothyroidism in dogs
T4, free T4 and TSH, high cholesterol, and the illnesses and drugs that skew results.
ExploreIMHA in dogs
Spherocytes, saline agglutination, Coombs test, bilirubin and clot risk.
ExploreITP in dogs
Very low platelets, false low counts, triggers and bleeding signs.
ExploreKidney disease in dogs
Chronic or acute, creatinine, SDMA, urine protein and the IRIS stages.
ExploreLeishmaniasis in dogs
Serology, high globulins, urine protein (UPC) and the LeishVet stages.
ExploreLeptospirosis in dogs
Kidney and liver values, platelets, PCR and MAT testing, and family precautions.
ExploreLiver disease in dogs
Chronic hepatitis: ALT, ALP, bile acids, albumin, copper and biopsy.
ExploreLiver shunt in dogs
Low urea, bile acids, ammonia, urate crystals and CT scan.
ExploreLymphoma in dogs
Blood count, high calcium, needle sample, B or T cell type and PARR.
ExplorePancreatitis in dogs
First signs, risk factors, Spec cPL, routine blood work and ultrasound.
ExploreProtein-losing enteropathy in dogs
Low albumin, globulin and cholesterol, and how kidney and liver causes are ruled out.
ExploreTick-borne diseases in dogs
Lyme, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia: a positive 4Dx test, low platelets and urine protein.
ExploreUrinary tract infections in dogs and cats
Urinalysis, urine culture by cystocentesis, and idiopathic cystitis in cats.
ExploreDiseases in cats.
Diabetes in cats
Stress or diabetes, fructosamine, monitoring targets and remission.
ExploreDiabetic 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.
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