Laboratory Weather Closures and Delays

In anticipation of inclement weather, TVMDL’s College Station, Center, and Gonzales laboratories will be closed Tuesday, January 21. The Canyon lab will open Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Tests

Ready to submit a sample?

Please remember to include the proper submission form(s) with your samples. An accession fee of $8.50 is applied to each accession/case, not each specimen.

Become a Client
Forms
Specimen Collection Information

  • C-Kit Mutation (PCR) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8032
    $148.00

    About this Test

    Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

    Detection of exon 8 and exon 11 mutations by PCR to diagnose mast cell tumors.

    Specimen

    One of the following: fixed tissue, paraffin embedded tissue, 10 unstained formalin-fixed tissue sections on positively charged slides. Slide preparation at TVMDL using submitted tissue will incur a $14.50 charge.

  • C-Reactive Protein [Referral]

    Test Code
    8007
    $38.00

    About this Test

    Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and delivery/handling fee will apply.

    Measurement of c-reactive protein (CRP) in dogs. This test is useful to confirm the presence of underlying inflammation (particularly in the absence of other clinical or laboratory indicators of inflammation) and to monitor response to therapy.

    Specimen

    0.5 mL fasted serum

  • , , , , , , , , , , , ,

    Cadmium (ICP/MS)

    Test Code
    1010
    $24.25

    About this Test

    Measurement of cadmium 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: 

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

    For birds, 0.3 mL EDTA whole blood is adequate.

    Blood, serum, and urine samples are tested on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 7 days. Tissue and feed samples are tested on Mondays and Thursdays with a turnaround time of 10 days.

  • , , , , , , ,

    Calcium

    Test Code
    1131
    $9.25

    About this Test

    Measurement of calcium by automated analyzer.

    Specimen

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

  • , , ,

    Campylobacter jejuni (rtPCR)

    Test Code
    1264
    $29.50

    About this Test

    Detection of Campylobacter jejuni by real time PCR.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

    • bacterial culture
    • 1 g fresh tissue (fetus, placenta, lung)
    • 1-2 mL stomach contents
    • 1-2 mL preputial wash
    • 1-2 mL cervical swab
    • 1-2 mL uterine wash
    • 1-2 g feces
  • , , ,

    Campylobacter spp. (Culture)

    Test Code
    1097
    $14.75

    About this Test

    Detection of Campylobacter spp. by culture.

    Specimen

    One or more of the following: 

    • swab 
    • fluid
    • fetal tissue
    • fetal stomach content

  • Canine Adenovirus Type 1 (VN)

    Test Code
    1490
    $18.00

    About this Test

    Detection of antibodies to canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1), the causative agent of infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) by virus neutralization.

    Specimen

    0.5 mL serum

  • Canine Bartonella Serology (IFA) [Referral]

    Test Code
    8143
    $61.00

    About this Test

    Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

    Detection of antibodies to Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffi, Bartonella henselae, and Bartonella koehlerae by indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFA).

    Specimen

    1-2 mL serum

  • Canine Distemper & Parvovirus Antibody Titer Panel (IFA & HI)

    Test Code
    1491
    $36.25

    About this Test

    Detection of antibodies to both parvovirus and distemper virus (CPV/CDV) due to vaccination or field exposure, by hemagglutination inhibition.

    Specimen

    1 mL serum

  • Canine Distemper Neutralizing Titers & Parvovirus Antibody Panel (VN & HI)

    Test Code
    1603
    $35.25

    About this Test

    Detection of neutralizing antibodies to canine distemper virus (CDV) due to vaccination or natural exposure and canine parvovirus (CPV) by hemagglutination inhibition.

    Specimen

    1 mL serum

Back to top