Blood donor panel - feline.

Code:

bloodf

Lab:

C

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

see indiv tests

Available for:

Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Submit 2 EDTA blood tubes (2 mL), 1 serum (1 mL) and air-dried, labelled, peripheral blood smear.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container, no freezer packs required. Do not refrigerate smears.

Collection Protocol

Submit a prepared, air-dried blood smear along with the EDTA whole blood samples. Serum should be collected into a red-top vacutainer; avoid hemolysis. Allow the sample to clot. Centrifuge the sample; separate the serum from the cells as soon as possible and transfer to a leakproof, labelled tube.

Additional Information

Includes testing for CBC and biochemistry profile, Mycoplasma haemofelis, M. haemominutum and M. turicensis, Bartonella spp., and Feline Leukemia Virus.