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Creatinine, ALT, haematocrit. Your report is written for a veterinary surgeon, not for you. Upload it and you get, line by line, what each marker measures and the questions to ask at your next appointment.
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Your laboratory's range: 44 to 133
Waste product made by muscle and cleared by the kidney. Its concentration rises when renal filtration falls, but only once about 75% of function has been lost.
Worth asking: was urine specific gravity measured at the same time?
Your laboratory's range: 3,0 to 10,0
End product of protein breakdown, cleared by the kidney. More sensitive than creatinine to food and hydration.
One article per marker, in plain English, without the jargon.
A cat over eight losing weight with a kept or bigger appetite: how T4, glucose, fructosamine, creatinine, SDMA and urea tell the three usual causes apart.
DogIndicative UK ranges for taking a sample, a basic panel and an extended panel, what is included, why out of hours costs more, and how to ask for a written estimate.
DogBiochemistry against haematology, why the printed reference range differs between laboratories, what a high or low flag means, and the order to read the lines in.
DogWhy a dog suddenly drinking and urinating more gets a blood and urine test, what the kidney, diabetes and Cushing's lines of enquiry show, and how to measure intake.
DogWhich signs alongside vomiting in a dog mean ring now, which wait for the next appointment, and what kidney, liver, pancreas and electrolyte lines contribute.
DogIn dogs, ALP goes up for plenty of ordinary reasons, bone and corticosteroids included. How to read the line without over-reading what it actually says.
What actually works, and what is only a claim on a label.
Where the mats actually form on a long-haired cat, why those are the spots nobody brushes, and the one bit of handling that changes the whole session.
CatHow to tell whether your cat's hair is falling out or whether the cat is breaking it off by licking, and what each of those two cases actually implies.
DogA dog's skin sits close to neutral, human skin is acidic. What that one difference actually changes when you are choosing a shampoo bottle off the shelf.
DogCoat type, lifestyle, state of the skin. The three criteria that set how often a dog is bathed, and the signs that tell you to wash him rather less often.
DogWhy human shampoo damages a dog's skin, what happens if you have already done it once, and what is actually worth reading on a dog shampoo label instead.
DogIncomplete drying, ears, skin folds, anal glands, yeasts. Why the smell comes back within hours of a bath, and what that smell is actually telling you.
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