Note: Due to an increased volume of submissions, our turn around times for diagnostic testing has changed. Please see assays for expected timeline of results.
Please see the requirements for sample submission and shipping
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). Additional information regarding the various lipase assays
- Serum Bile Acids
- Test for hepatic function – dogs, cats, and other species
- Thyroid hormones and Cortisol
- Total T4, TSH, Free T4, cortisols
- Canine C-reactive Protein
- Test for systemic inflammation – dogs only
- MMA – Methylmalonic Acid
- Marker for cobalamin deficiency on a cellular level
- Gastrin
- Immunoassay for measurement of serum gastrin concentration
- Cardiac Troponin I (high sensitivity assay) offered by the Texas A&M VMTH Cardiology Service
- Test for myocardial damage in dogs and *cats
- *Please note* We have not developed a reference interval on feline patients for Cardiac Troponin I. This assay is not considered to be species specific. However, feline or non-canine species reports will not include reference intervals or interpretations.
- Test for myocardial damage in dogs and *cats
Fecal Assays
- Fecal alpha 1 – Proteinase Inhibitor assay
- Enteropathogen Panel- for canine and feline- both include PCR and IFA testing
- Canine panel includes PCR testing for net F toxin gene-C. perfringens, C. difficile, Campylobacter jejuni, canine parvovirus, Salmonella on enrichment broth, and IFA testing for Giardia and Cryptosporidium
- Feline panel includes includes PCR testing for net F toxin gene-C. perfringens, C. difficile, Campylobacter jejuni, feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), Salmonella on enrichment broth, Tritrichomonas foetus, and IFA testing for Giardia and Cryptosporidium
- Tritrichomonas (foetus) blagburni
- PCR testing
- Campylobacter jejuni
- PCR test for Campylobacter jejuni
- Canine schistosomiasis
- PCR test for Heterobilharzia americana
- Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or B
- Fecal immunoassay 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
- Canine or Feline Microbiota Dysbiosis Index
- Detection of microbiota dysbiosis in fecal samples of dogs or cats
Histopathology service
Details about our biopsy service focused on gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic pathology.
