Owner’s Guide for Bloodwork

ACTH Stim Test – If your pet has been on Lysodren, do NOT give pill the morning of testing.
                                            If your pet is on Vectoryl, give medication in the AM and testing must be scheduled
4-6 hours post pill. This testing generally takes 2-3 hours.

Bile Acid Profile – Your pet will need to fast for approximately 12 hours prior to the test. 
Please take away the food at 7pm the night before your scheduled appointment. 
We will be feeding your pet canned food for the test. If there is a special food you would like
him or her to have feel free to bring that with you.  Otherwise, we feed Hill’s Science Diet.

Glucose Curve – The morning of your appointment do not give your pet his/her breakfast
or dose of insulin.  Please bring his/her insulin along with you as well as the breakfast that
 he/she is used to eating.

LDDT - (Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression test) No need to fast pet before appointment.
This test consist of several blood draws though out the day. Generally here for 8-9 hours.

Phenobarbital Level – It is recommended that your pet fast for 8-12 hours prior to the test.
 Your appointment should be scheduled so that it is 6-8 hours after the morning dose of medication.

Potassium Bromide Level – It is recommended that your pet fast for 8-12 hours prior to the test. 
Your appointment should be scheduled so that it is 6-8 hours after the morning dose of medication.

Renal Profile – No fasting is required for this test.  Please bring a urine specimen from your pet
with you when you come.  Use any clean container that is available to you to collect the urine in.
If you are unable to collect a sample at home, we may collect urine from your pet at the hospital.

Thyroid Level – No fasting is required for this test.  It is recommended for dogs that the
test be scheduled 4-6 hours after the morning medication.

 

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