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The Na:K ratio, potassium, the missing stress leukogram and the ACTH test.
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Dog health guides: diseases and lab tests.
Every article written for dogs, from the values on a blood or urine report to the diseases vets look for behind them.
Dog diseases: what the tests show.
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.
ExploreDog blood and urine tests explained.
ACTH stimulation test in dogs
How the test works, how to prepare your dog and how the two cortisol results are read, for Cushing’s and Addison’s.
ExploreAlbumin 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.
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