Assays

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Serum Assays

• Trypsin-Like Immunoreactivity (TLI)
  • For exocrine pancreatic function testing (i.e to diagnose EPI) in dogs and cats (species specific)
• Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) and Folate
  • Test of small intestinal function (not species specific)
• Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity (PLI)
  • Test for diagnosis of pancreatitis in dogs and cats (species specific)
• Serum Bile Acids
  • Test for hepatic function - dogs, cats, and other species
• Thyroid hormones and Cortisols
  • Total T4, TSH, Free T4, cortisols
• Canine C-reactive Protein
  • Test for systemic inflammation - dogs only
• Gastrin
  • Immunoassay for measurement of serum gastrin concentration

Fecal Assays

• Tritrichomonas foetus
  • PCR testing
• Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli
  • PCR test for differentiation and species specific identification of Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli
• Canine schistosomiasis
  • PCR test for Heterobilharzia americana
• Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin
  • Fecal ELISA for C. perfringens enterotoxin (CPE)
• Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or B
  • Fecal ELISA for Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or B
• Immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp.
  • Detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. antigen in fecal samples
• Alpha 1-Proteinase Inhibitor
  
  • Test for protein-losing enteropathy - dogs and cats
• Fecal Canine Calprotectin
  • Immunoassay for quantification of fecal canine calprotectin