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Your Dog And Cat’s Normal Test Reference Values. Deciding what “normal” test results are for your dog and cat is not always easy. Just as in healthy people, no two pets have exactly the same normal baseline values. So, what might be “normal” in one pet might be slightly abnormal in another.
1 Νοε 2013 · Urea: Often called BUN, which stands for blood urea nitrogen, urea is a byproduct of protein metabolism that’s normally filtered from the blood by the kidneys and then cleared from the body in the urine. Thus, if urea is elevated, it could very well be an indicator of kidney disease — the kidneys aren’t doing their job well enough.
8 Αυγ 2024 · Perhaps the most common blood test is the packed cell volume (PCV) test. PCV measures the percentage of red blood cells in the bloodstream. If the level is below 35%, the dog is...
12 Ιαν 2022 · A low BUN can be seen with liver disease and an increased BUN is seen in pets with kidney disease. The kidneys must be damaged to the point that 75% are nonfunctional before BUN will increase. Pets that are severely dehydrated will have an increased BUN.
In addition to counting, measuring, and analyzing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, automated blood analyzers also measure the average size and the amount of hemoglobin in red blood cells. This information can be helpful when trying to identify the cause of an anemia.
22 Δεκ 2023 · Total T4 (TT4) – measures total circulating T4 hormone levels. Normal range is around 1-4 μg/dl, but can vary by lab. Low T4 may indicate hypothyroidism. Free T4 (fT4) – measures unbound T4 available to body tissues. Normal is around 0.7-3.6 ng/dl. Low levels can indicate hypothyroidism.
Data on various species compiled and adapted in part from multiple sources, including Latimer KS, Duncan & Prasse’s Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology, 5th ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2011; and Kaneko JJ, Harvey JW, Bruss ML, Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals, 6th ed., Academic Press, 2008. Reference ranges vary between ...
