Deciding what arenormal test results in your pet is not that easy. Just as in
healthy people, no two pets have exactly the same results. So what may be
normal in one pet may be abnormal in another. When a test result is out of range
it needs to be interpreted in light of how your pet is feeling and the problems that
brought your pet in for testing in the first place. The two major blood analysis
corporations in the USA, Antech and Idexx, though similar, are not identical in the
values they consider normal. However, their "normal values" do not vary that much.
You can see sample reports as your veterinarian might receive them here and here.
TEST
Unit of
Measure
DOG
CAT
A/G
ratio (albumin to
globulin ratio)
nmol/L
ratio
0.8 2.0
Albumin
g/L
2.7 - 4.4
Alkaline
Phosphatase (Al
k Phos, ALP)
u/L
10 - 150
ALT(Alanine
Aminotransferas
e, SGPT)
u/L
5 - 107
Ammonia (in
blood)
mol/L
211
0
0.35
1.5
2.5
3.9
6
102
10-100
Some
give
<35.7
mol/L
(50
g/mL)
(ref)
Amylase (serum)
u/L
290 - 1125
100 1200
titer
<10, <40 ?
<10,
<40 ?
mEq/L
8 25
10 - 33
u/L
5 - 55
10-100
Basophils (Baso
s)
0-1
0-1
Basophils (Baso
s)
Total# /L
0 - 150
0 - 150
Bicarbonate
mmol/L or
mEq/L
18 25
17
22
Bile acids
u mol/L
< 10
< 10
Bilirubin (indirect
)
mg/dL
0 0.4
0 0.4
Bilirubin (Total
bilirubin)
mmol/L
0.9 10.5
1.2
7.9
Bilirubin (Total
bilirubin)
mg/dL
0.1 0.3
1.4 - 3.5
0.1 0.4
1.5 - 2.
5
Bleeding Time
In minutes
Blood ......in
urine
number per
high power
field /hpf
Up to 5
some
say <3
Up to
5
some
say <3
mmHg
120-150
124160
Clinically
<4
Blood
Pressure
tolic)
** (sys
Body
Fahrenheit/ce
101
101.5
Temperature (rec
ntigrd
102.5 F, 102.2 F,
tal) 101 101.5
39C
38- 39C
102.2 F, 39C
Breaths per
minute
BUN (Blood Urea
Nitrogen)USA/Cana
------
18-34
16-40
mg/dL
6 25
14 36
2.5 7.0
5.0
11.0
da
BUN/Creatinine
mmol/L
2.5 - 9.6
5.712.9
ratio
4-27
4 33
Calcium (in
blood)
mg/dL
8.9 - 11.4
8.2 10.8
Calcium (in
blood)
mmol/L
2.2 3.0
2.0
2.7
mEq/L or
mmol/L
102 120
104 128
Cholesterol
mg/dL
92 - 324
75 220
Cholesterol
mmol/L
3.0 6.6
1.8
4.2
u/L
1,895
5,240
736
3,016
Chloride
Cholinesterase
CK (CPK,
Creatine Kinase)
u/L
59 - 895
56 529
mmol/L
15 - 25
12 - 30
Coagulation
Time (glass)
minutes
68
68
Cobalamin (vit B
-12)
Cortisol (resting
normal value)
ng/L
290 -
ug/dL
1.0 - 5.0
1.0 4.5
g/L
< or =
200
---
C-Reactive
Protein
mg/L
0 - 7.6
Creatinine
mg/dL
0.5 1.6
0.6
2.4
Creatinine
mmol/L
44 138
49
165
Creatinine (in
mg/dL
100 - 500
seconds
1-2
1-2
5 - 35
---
cPL (canine
pancreasspecific lipase)
urine)
ng/ml (A&M)
116.2 - 371.5
Eosinophils (Eos
)
2 - 10
2 12
Eosinophils (Eos
)
Total# /L
0 - 1200
01000
Fecal Alpha1Proteinase
Inhibitor (1-PI)
ug/gm
2.2-18.7
0.041.6
Fibrinogen
mg/dl
150 400
150
400
Fibrinogen
g/L
14
0.5 3
Folate
g/L
7.7 - 24.4
9.7 21.6
fPL (feline
pancreasspecific lipase)
g/L
---
< 3.5
Free T - 4 (FT4)
pmol/L
8 - 40
10 - 50
Free T4 (FT4)
ng/dL
0.6 - 3.7
Fructosamine (Uof
mol/L
258-343
175400
Gestation
Period (Pregnanc
y)
days
62 63
63
64
GGT (GGTP)Gam
ma-glutamyl
transferase
u/L
0 - 14
1 - 10
Globulin (total,
blood)
g/dL
1.6 - 3.6
2.3 5.3
Globulin (total,
blood)
g/L
GA Lab)
23 - 53
Glucose
mg/dL
70 - 138
64 170
Glucose
mmol/L
3.9 7.8
3.9
9.4
HCO3 of venous
blood
mEq/L
19 - 24
19 24
Beats/minute
70-120
120170
Hematocrit (PCV
packed cell
volume)
36 - 55
29 - 48
Hemoglobin (Hg,
HgB)
g/dL
12.1 20.3
9.3 15.9
Hemoglobin (Hg,
HgB)
g/L
120 180
80
150
IU/mL
5 20
5 20
Iron
g/dL
46 241
42
165
Ionized Calcium
mg/dL
1.24 1.43
1.16 1.34
Iron binding
capacity (TIBC)
g//dL
363 475
296 318
u/L
20 - 500
20 500
u/L
77 - 695
10 205
Heart rate
Insulin
LDH (Lactate
dehydrogenase)
Lipase
u/L
Lipase,PancreasSpecific
g/L
Lymphocytes (Ly
mphs, Lymphos)
% of WBCs
12 30
20
45
Lymphocytes (Ly
mphs, Lymphos)
Total# /L
690 - 4500
1200 8000
Magnesium (bloo
d)
mEq/L
1.5 - 2.5
1.5 2.5
Magnesium (bloo
d)
mmol/L
0.7 1.1
0.8
1.2
MCH (Mean
Corpuscular
Hemoglobin)
pg
19 - 28
11 - 21
MCV (mean
corpuscular
volume)
femto-liters
(fL or m3)
58 - 79
37 - 61
Mean
corpuscular Hgb
concentration
(MCHC)
g/dl
30 - 38
30
38
Microalbumin (urine)
Urine prot/creat ratio
(UP/C) is a better
test
mg/dL
<2.5
<2.5
Monocytes (Mon
os)
% of WBCs
3 10
14
Monocytes (Mon
os)
Total# /L
0 - 840
0 - 600
ratio
0.75 to
2.50:1
0.63.9:1
as abnormal
blood or
urine finding
% of WBCs
0 3
03
Total# /L
0.0-300
0 -150
Myeloid/erythroi
d ratio (M:E ratio)
Myoglobin
Neutrophils Total
BANDS, stabs,
immaures,
granulocytes
Neutrophils
(BANDS, stabs,
65 691
5
222
Lipase-DCL
less than
Less
200
than 3.5
immaures,
granulocytes)
Neutrophils (seg
s, matures,POLYS, % of WBCs
granulocytes)
60 77
35
75
Total# /L
2060 10600
2500 8500
Osmolality,
Calculated (of
blood)
mosm/L
277 - 311
299 330
PCO2 of venous
blood
mm Hg
40 - 45
40 - 45
37-55
29-45
pH (of blood)
-------
7.32
7.42
7.24
7.40
pH (of urine)
-------
5.5 - 7.0
5.5
7.0
Phosphate
mg/dL
2.3 6.5
2.7
6.5
Phosphorus
mg/dL
2.5 - 6.0
2.4 8.2
Phosphorus
mmol/L
1.0 2.0
1.3
2.4
Phosphorus
mg/dcL
2.8 6.2
3.7
9.3
Neutrophils
(segs, matures,
polys,
granulocytes)
Platelets Estimat
ed
Platelet Count
Platelet Count
Potassium
Pro:Creat (urine)
(protein:creatinin
e ratio) = UPC
Protein (Total,
microscope
105/l
Adequat Adequ
e
ate
29
Total#x109/L
170 - 400
or x103/L
37
200 500
mEq/L or
mmol/L
3.6 5.5
3.4 5.6
ratio
</=0.5
</=0.5
gm/dL
5.0 7.4
5.2
blood) TP
8.8
Protein (blood
plasma)
g/L
55 - 75
57
80
Protein (blood
serum)
gm/L
50 - 75
60
82
seconds
10 25
10
25
Prothrombin
Time
PTH (parathyroid
20 130 0 40
hormone)
Pulse
Beats/minute
In million
cells/mcLOr c 4.8 - 9.3
mm
70-120
120170
5.92 9.93
14 19
14
31
per minute
18-34
16-40
0.0-1.5
01.0
Reticulocyte Cou
nt
K/ul
10-110
SDH (Succinate
dehydrogenase)
u/L
3.1 19
2.4
12
SDMA Symmetri
c
dimethylarginine
g/dL
014
014
mEq/L or
mmol/L
139 154
145 158
Specific
gravity(of urine)
Sp Gr
------
1.015-1.050
1.0151.060
Spec fPL
g/L
------
0.1 3.5
T3
g/dL
45 150
40
-150
T4
g/dL
0.8 2.9
0.8 4.0
TCO2 (~bicarbonat
mEq/L
17 - 24
g/dL
235 495
Respiratory rate
Reticulocytes
Sodium
e)
203 398
5.28.8
Total Protein
g/dL
5.0 - 7.4
mg/dL
10 - 50
Triglycerides
mg/dL
29 291
25 160
0.00 0.60
0.00
0.30
TSH (cTSH)
Urea
Nitrogen (Blood
urea nitrogen,
BUN)
mg/dL
6 - 25
14 - 36
Urea
mg/dL
8.7 30.5
13.4
32.5
Uric Acid
mg/dL
Urine Protein:cre
atinine ratio
(UP/C) UPC
ratio
< 0.2
0.4
Cells x
WBC (white
103 /cubic
blood cell count,
4.0 - 15.5
mm of blood
leukocyte count)
= /L
WBC (white
blood cells found
in urine)
< 0.2
3.5 16.0
00 - 3 some
3 some
say <5
say <5
Whole Blood
Coag-Time in
Glass
minutes
2-4
2-5
TEST
Unit of
Measure
DOG
CAT
*Ettinger gives
normal base excess
as -5 to 5 mEq/L
** results obtained
on one machine can
not be compared to
another (ref)
............................................. DxMe
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