Canine Hematology and Chemistry
| CBC w Differential | Purple Top Tube with unstained smears if possible |
| Small Animal Profile | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | CBC and Full Metabolic Chemistry Panel (Chem 18) |
| Chemistry Panel w/o CBC | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | Full Metabolic Chemistry Panel (Chem 18) |
| Mini Small Animal Panel | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | CBC, BUN and SGPT |
| Anemia Panel | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | CBC, Reticulocyte Count, RBC Indices, Direct Coombs Test and Total Iron (if indicated) |
| Blood Parasite Screen | Purple Top Tube with unstained smears if possible |
| Bile Acid | Serum |
| Canine Physical Profile | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | CBC, Full Metabolic Chemistry Panel, T4 and Heartworm Ag |
| Coagulation Panel | Sodium Citrate Plasma and Purple Top Tube |
| Notes | Call VLI before draw |
| Febrile Panel | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | CBC, Lyme, Ehrlichia, RMSF, and Rheumatoid Factor |
| Geriatric Panel | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma and Urine |
| Notes | Small Animal Profile, T3, T4 and UA |
| Liver Panel | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Total Bilirubin, SGPT and Alkaline Phosphatase, LDH, GGT |
| Pancreatic Panel | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | CBC, Glucose, Amylase and Lipase |
| Pretreatment Panel | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | CBC, BUN, Creatinine, Total Bilirubin and SGPT |
| Renal Panel | Purple Top Tube and Serum or Heparinized Plasma and Urine |
| Notes | CBC, BUN, Creatinine and Urinalysis |
| Urinalysis (UA) | Urine |
| Von Willibrands Factor | Sodium Citrate Plasma |
| Notes | Call VLI before draw |
Canine Theraputic Drug Monitoring
| Digoxin | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Phenobarbital | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Potassium Bromide | Serum |
Canine Miscellaneous Testing
| Fungal Culture |
| Histopathology |
| Stone Analysis |
| Culture and Sensitivities |
Canine Hormone, Endocrine System and Fertility Testing
| Brucella | Serum |
| Breeding Panel | Serum |
| Notes | Brucellosis and Progesterone |
| Cortisol | Serum |
| Notes | Random Cortisol, ACTH Stimulations and Dex Suppression Studies |
| Thyroid Panel I | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | Total Protein, Cholesterol, TT3 and T4 |
| Thyroid Panel II | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | Total Protein, Cholesterol, TT3, T4 and Free T4 |
| Thyroid Panel III | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Notes | TT3, T4 and Free T4 |
| T7 Panel (T4 and TT3) | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| T4 | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Free T4 | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Free T4 Panel (Free T4 + T4) | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Total T3 | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Estrogen | Serum |
| Hormone Panel | Serum |
| Notes | Estrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone |
| Progesterone | Serum |
| Stud Fertility Panel | Raw Semen and cultures |
| Testosterone | Serum |
Canine Immunology/ Serology
| Anti- Nuclear Antibody | Serum |
| Brucellosis | Serum |
| Canine Pregnancy - Relaxin | Serum or Heparinized Plasma |
| Canine Tick Borne Profile | Purple Top Tube and Serum |
| Notes | CBC, Ehrlichia, Lymes Disease and RMSF |
| Coombs Test | Purple Top Tube |
| Distemper Screen | Serum or Eye Swab |
| Ehrlichia | Serum |
| Ehrlichia Titer | Serum |
| Heartworm Antigen | Purple Top Tube or Serum |
| Herpes Virus | Serum |
| Kaufman Tick Profile | Serum |
| Notes | Ehrlichia, Lyme and RMSF |
| Lyme Screen | Serum |
| Midwest Tick Panel | Serum |
| Notes | Ehrlichia and RMSF |
| Midwest Tick Panel w/ SAP | Purple Top Tube and Serum |
| Notes | Small Animal Profile, Ehrlichia and RMSF |
| Parvo Virus Antibody Titer | Serum |
| Parvo Virus Antigen (FECAL) | Fecal Swab or Raw Feces |
| Rheumatoid Factor | Serum |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | Serum |
Canine Fungal Testing
| Aspergillus | Serum |
| Blastomycosis | Serum |
| Coccidiomycosis | Serum |
| Histoplasmosis | Serum |
| Fungal Screen | Serum |
| Notes | Aspergillus, Blasto, Coccidio and Histo |
If you have any questions regarding specimen requirements, please call VLI at 1-800-874-1326. We are a phone call away!
Immunology testing is performed using IFA, AGID and ELISA methodologies whenever possible. This is due to the characteristic specificities and sensitivities of these tests that are considered the Gold Standards of Immunology testing.
There are many kit tests currently offered in the veterinary market which are economical and easy to use, but in our experience these have not met our stringent requirements for testing. Our goal at Vetpath is to provide quality laboratory service that you require and deserve.