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Feline Tests (223)

An accession fee of $8.00 is applied to each accession/case, not each specimen. An accession is defined as samples from the same animal / herd / flock, originating from a single animal owner, submitted for the same condition, collected at the same time. This allows clients to receive bulk testing of same species (from the same owner) under one accession. Poultry submissions requesting multiples tests (e.g., AI, Mg/Ms, culture, etc.) for a single flock are counted as one accession.

Turnaround times are estimates in business days and apply to individual tests. Actual reporting of test results depends on the full battery of tests requested, day of the week/time of day samples arrive at the testing laboratory, and the quantity/quality of samples submitted. Information on additional services and fees can be found here.

The tests and fee schedules are provided for use by TVMDL clients, including veterinarians and animal owners. Fees charged to animal owners by veterinarians may exceed test prices shown herein, reflecting the time, expertise, and expense necessary to collect the sample, ship it in an appropriate manner, interpret results, and provide treatment advice.

Name ↑ Description Species Price
Microprotein

Measurement of protein concentration in cerebrospinal fluid or urine.

Specimen:

0.5 mL urine or cerebrospinal fluid

Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $15.00 Details
Cryptosporidium (Acid Fast Stain)

Detection of cryptosporidium oocysts by acid fast stain.

Specimen:

Feces or air-dried fecal smear

All $19.50 Details
Iron – Feed or Tissue (ICP/MS)

Measurement of iron in feed or tissue samples by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

Specimen:

One or more of the following:

  • 5 g fresh liver
  • 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
  • 500 g feed

Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 5 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 7 days.

All $32.25 Details
Parasite & Ova Identification (Fecal Flotation)

Identification of parasite eggs, cysts, and oocysts by fecal flotation with centrifugation.

Specimen:

3-5 g feces

All $15.00 Details
Fungal Panel I

Detection of antibodies to Blastomyces, Coccidioides, and Histoplasma by agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID).  The AGID produces a qualitative positive or negative result for common fungal agents but does not show a rise or decline in antibody level (titer) when paired sera are tested.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Canine, Feline $54.00 Details
Malignancy Profile [Referral]

Profile includes: parathyroid hormone (PTH), ionized calcium, and parathormone related peptide (PTHrp). Also known as hypercalcemia of malignancy panel. Interpretation of results by a veterinary endocrinologist is automatically included.

Specimen:

1 mL fasting serum and 0.5 mL EDTA plasma

Canine, Feline $89.00 Details
Special Stain – Client Request

Special slide stain as requested by the client.

Specimen:

fresh or fixed tissue

All $13.50 Details
Feline Coronavirus (IFA)

Detection of antibodies against feline coronavirus (FCoV), some strains of which are the causative agent of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), by indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA).

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 0.5 mL serum or plasma
  • 0.25 mL cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
  • 0.5 mL other fluid (e.g. peritoneal or thoracic)

Feline $23.75 Details
Panfungal PCR and Sequencing [Referral]

Identification of fungal organisms by PCR and sequencing. This PCR is recommended to complement identification of fungal organisms on histopathology and cytology. The assay is not recommended when fungal organisms are not observed histologically, due to the potential of amplification of non specific contaminants.

Specimen:

Paraffin block or curls, 1 H&E slide, and 1 GMS/PAS stained slide.

All $146.15 Details
Cortisol (ChL)

Measurement of cortisol by chemiluminescence.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum

Canine, Equine, Feline $27.00 Details
Relaxin (Lateral Flow)

Measurement of relaxin by Rapid ImmunoMigration. In dogs, relaxin can be detected as early as 22 days of pregnancy, with the highest concentrations occurring at 42-56 days of pregnancy. In cats, relaxin can be detected as early as 25 days but more reliably after 31 days of pregnancy.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum, lithium heparin plasma, or EDTA plasma

Canine, Feline $43.00 Details
Virus Identification (IHC) [Referral]

Identification of specific viruses of interest by immunohistochemical staining.

Specimen:

Specimen in 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine $45.00 Details
Hemoparasite Examination (Wright-Giemsa Stain)

Microscopic examination of Wright’s Giemsa stained blood smear for infectious agents only.

Specimen:

0.5 mL EDTA whole blood or air-dried slide

All $10.75 Details
ALT

Measurement of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma

Amphibian, Avian, Canine, Exotic, Feline, Porcine, Rodent $8.75 Details
Phosphorus

Measurement of phosphorous in ocular fluid, serum, or urine by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

0.5 mL serum, lithium heparin plasma, ocular fluid, or urine

All $8.75 Details
Phenobarbital

Measurement of phenobarbital by automated analyzer.

Specimen:

1 mL serum

Bovine, Canine, Caprine, Equine, Feline, Ovine, Porcine $32.25 Details
Lead (ICP/MS)

Measurement of lead by inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry. A $10.75 sample preparation fee will be added to tissue and feed specimens.

Specimen:

One or more of the following: 

  • 0.50 mL EDTA whole blood or heparinized blood
  • 5 g fresh liver
  • 50 mg fresh liver biopsy (at least 3 Tru-Cut samples, no fluid added)
  • 500 g feed
  • 5 mL water

For birds, 0.30 mL EDTA whole blood is adequate. 

If both zinc and lead are requested, the minimum sample is 0.60 mL EDTA whole blood or heparinized blood. 

For bovine, 5 g kidney is preferred.

Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 5 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 7 days.

All $21.50 Details
Parasite & Ova Identification (Fecal Sedimentation)

Detection of fluke eggs in feces by fecal sedimentation.

Specimen:

3-5 g feces

All $21.50 Details
Fungal Panel II

Detection of antibodies to Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Histoplasma, and Aspergillus by agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID); and antigen to Cryptococcus neoformans by latex agglutination. All techniques can be used for diagnostic purposes.

Specimen:

2 mL serum

Canine, Feline $91.75 Details
Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity, Cobalamin & Folate Panel [Referral]

Measurement of pancreatic lipase (PLI), cobalamin, and folate. Results are valuable in gauging small intestine function and diagnosis of pancreatitis.

Specimen:

1 mL fasting serum

Canine, Feline $60.00 Details
Pentobarbital (LC/MS)

Detection of pentobarbital in submitted samples.

Specimen:

10 g liver or stomach content, medication, livestock feed, pet food.

All $97.00 Details
CBC – Small Animal

Measurement of WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, reticulocytes, PLT, PCT, MPV. Microscopic blood smear review for WBC differential, cellular morphology, and hemoparasites.

Specimen:

1 mL EDTA whole blood and 1-2 air dried slides.

Canine, Feline $19.50 Details
Cytology (Digital)

Cytologic evaluation of digital images.  Learn more about TVMDL’s digital cytology service, then download the submission form.

Specimen:

2-10 digital images (cytology and gross lesion images, if applicable) saved as JPEG or PNG files.

Amphibian, Avian, Bovine, Camelid, Canine, Caprine, Cervid, Equine, Exotic, Feline, Ovine, Porcine, Rodent $60.00 Details
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