Tim Pasma
Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
AHL Newsletter 2026;30(2):3.
In response to feedback received from clients at our annual AHL Client Feedback meeting and our biennial client survey, we are pleased to offer new panels for diarrhea and respiratory diagnostic testing for canine and feline species.
The canine diarrhea panel (candp) includes testing for: Campylobacter coli, C. jejuni, Clostridium difficile toxins A/B, Clostridium perfringens CPA (quantification), CPE (quantification), NetE and NetF toxins, Salmonella spp. (centpa1), canine distemper virus (cdvmb), canine parvovirus 2 (pv2mb), canine enteric coronavirus (cecvpcr), Cryptosporidium spp. (crypto) and Giardia duodenalis (gia).
The feline diarrhea panel (feldp) includes testing for Campylobacter coli, C. jejuni, Clostridium perfringens, CPA (quantification) and CPE (quantification) toxins, Salmonella spp. (fentpa1), Tritrichomonas fetus (tfpcr), feline panleukopenia (pv2mb), Cryptosporidium spp. (crypto), Giardia duodenalis (gia) and Toxoplasma gondii (toxopcr).
Samples for the diarrhea panels should include 2-3 g of feces or intestinal content split into 3 separate sterile vials for distribution to the lab sections. If splitting of samples is done at AHL, an extra splitting charge will be applied.
The canine respiratory panel (canrp) includes testing for: Bordetella bronchiseptica, Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus (respa1), canine adenovirus 1/2, canine herpesvirus 1, canine parainfluenza virus (chappcr), canine distemper virus (cdvmb), canine respiratory coronavirus (crcvpcr), influenza A virus matrix PCR (inflpcr) and Mycoplasma culture (mculn) (e.g., M. cynos, M. canis, M. edwardii).
The feline respiratory panel (felrp) includes testing for: Bordetella bronchiseptica, Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus (respa1), feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus 1 (fcfhpcr), influenza A virus matrix PCR (inflpcr), and Mycoplasma culture (mculn) (e.g. M. felis, M.gateae).
Samples for the respiratory panels can include bronchial lavage, pleural fluid, lung tissue or nasal/respiratory swabs. If submitting fluids, please split into 3 separate sterile vials for distribution to the lab sections; if splitting of samples is done at AHL an extra splitting charge will be applied. For swabs, please submit 2 swabs – an Eswab (not a gel swab) and a virus transport medium swab.