FDR & His Dog Fala and Bill & Socks
Ron Hines DVM PhD
Deciding what are“normal” test results in your pet is not that easy. Just as healthy people, no two pets have exactly the same results. So what may be “normal” in one pet may be abnormal in another. However, when a test result is out of range it needs to be interpredted in light of how your pet is feeling and the problems that brought your pet in for testing in the first place. Slight variations in how tests are run, the person running the test and the type of machine used, all affect the results obtained. So each testing facility develops it’s own chart of what it considers “normal”. However, these charts do not vary greatly. The normal values I give here are based on the results of several of the largest testing laboratories in the United States. I prefer that blood samples I collect go to these large facilties whch have the best equipment and greatest quality control. To locate a value, press Ctrl + F and type the word in the box that appears. Then hit Enter. |
Unit
of Measure |
DOG |
CAT |
|
| A/G ratio (albumin to globulin ratio) | ratio |
0.8
– 2.2 |
0.4
– 1.5 |
| Albumin |
g/dL |
3.0
– 4.5 |
3.2
– 3.9 |
| Alkaline Phosphatase (Alk Phos, ALP) |
u/L |
10
– 122 |
6
– 127 |
| ALT(Alanine Aminotransferase, SGPT) | u/L
|
8.2 – 80 |
8.2
–100 |
| Amylase (serum) |
u/L |
270-1,900
|
370-1,190 |
| Anion Gap (serum) |
mEq/L |
13
– 52 |
16
- 48 |
| AST (aspertate transaminase SGOT) | u/L |
9
– 60 |
9.2
– 40 |
| Basophils (Basos) | %
|
quite
rare |
quite
rare |
| Basophils (Basos) | Total#
x109/L or x103/µL |
quite
rare |
quite rare |
| Bicarbonate |
mmol/L or mEq/L |
18
– 25 |
17
– 22 |
| Bile acids | u
mol/L |
0 – 13 |
0
- 13 |
| 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
– 0.4 |
0.0
- 0.5 |
| Bleeding Time | In
minutes |
2-
5 |
2-
5 |
| Body Temperature (rectal) 101 – 101.5 – 102.2 F, 39C | Fahrenheit/centigrd |
101
– 102.5 F, 38- 39C |
101.5
– 102.2 F, 39C |
| Breaths per minute |
------ |
18-34
|
16-40 |
| BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) |
mg/dL |
8
– 30 |
17
– 36 |
| BUN/Creatinine |
ratio |
4-27 |
4
– 33 |
| Calcium (in blood) |
mg/dL |
8.7
– 11 |
7.9 – 11 |
| Calcium (in blood) |
mmol/L |
2.2 – 3.0 |
2.0
– 2.7 |
| Chloride | mEq/L
or mmol/L |
102
– 124 |
115
– 130 |
| Cholesterol |
mg/dL |
100
–290 |
70
– 220 |
| Cholesterol |
mmol/L |
3.0
– 6.6 |
1.8 – 4.2 |
| Cholinesterase |
u/L |
1,271
– 5,101 |
736
– 3,016 |
| CK (CPK, Creatinine Kinase) |
u/L |
14
– 120 |
17
– 150 |
| Coagulation Time (glass) |
minutes |
6
– 8 |
6
– 8 |
| Creatinine |
mg/dL |
0.5
– 1.6 |
0.5
– 2.4 |
| Creatinine | mmol/L
|
44
– 138 |
49
– 165 |
| Eosinophils (Eos) |
% |
2
- 10 |
2 – 8 |
| Eosinophils (Eos) | Total#
x109/L or x103/µL |
100
– 1,250 |
0 – 1,500 |
| Fibrinogen | g/L
|
1
– 4 |
0.5 – 3 |
| Gestation Period Pregnancy) | days |
62
– 63 |
63 – 64 |
| GGT (GGTP)Gamma-glutamyl transferase |
u/L |
0.1
– 9.7 |
1.8
– 12.0 |
| Globulin (total, blood) |
g/dL |
1.8
– 3.9 |
2.4 – 4.7 |
| Glucose |
mg/dL |
62
– 126 |
64
– 175 |
| Glucose |
mmol/L |
3.4
– 6.0 |
3.4
– 6.9 |
| Heart rate –(pulse rate) | Beats/minute
|
70-120
|
120-140 |
| Hematocrit (PCV packed cell volume) | %
|
37 – 55 |
30-45 |
| Hemoglobin (Hg, HgB) | g/dL
|
12-18 |
8-15 |
| Hemoglobin (Hg, HgB) |
g/L |
120
– 180 |
80 – 150 |
| Iron | ug/dL |
46
– 241 |
42
– 165 |
| Iron binding capacity |
ug/dL |
363
– 475 |
296 - 318 |
| LDH (Lactate dehydrogenase) |
u/L |
20
– 270 |
34
– 300 |
| Lipase |
u/L |
200
– 700 |
40
– 200 |
| Lipase-DCL |
u/L |
65 – 691 |
5
– 222 |
| Lymphocytes (Lymphs, Lymphos) |
% of WBCs |
12
– 30 |
20 – 55 |
| Lymphocytes (Lymphs, Lymphos) | Total#
x x109/L or x103/µL |
1,000
– 4,800 |
1,500
– 7,000 |
| Magnesium (blood) |
mg/dL |
1.7 – 2.7 |
1.9
– 2.9 |
| Magnesium (blood) | mmol/L |
0.7
–1.1 |
0.8
– 1.2 |
| MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin) | pg |
19.5
– 25 |
12 – 21 |
| MCV (mean corpuscular volume) | femto-liters
(fl or µm3 ) |
60 – 77 |
39
– 61 |
| Mean corpuscular Hgb concentration (MCHC) |
g/dl |
32 – 36 |
30
– 38 |
| Monocytes (Monos) | %
of WBCs |
3 – 10 |
1
– 4 |
| Monocytes (Monos) |
Total# x109/L or x103/µL
|
150
– 1,350 |
0 – 850 |
Myeloid/erythroid ratio |
ratio |
0.75
to 2.50:1 |
0.6-3.9:1 |
| Neutrophils (bands, stabs, immaures, granulocytes) |
% of WBCs |
0 –3 |
0
– 3 |
| Neutrophils (bands, stabs, immaures, granulocytes) | Total#
x109/L or x103/µL |
0.0-300 |
0.0-300 |
| Neutrophils (segs, matures, polys, granulocytes) |
% of WBCs |
60 – 77 |
35
– 75 |
| Neutrophils (segs, matures, polys, granulocytes) |
Total# x x109/L or x103/µL
|
3,000
– 11,000 |
2,500
– 12,500 |
| Osmolality, Calculated | mosm/L |
299
- 330 |
|
| PCV (packed cell volume, hematocrit) |
% |
37-55 |
29-45 |
| pH (of blood) | -------
|
7.32 – 7.42 |
7.24
– 7.40 |
| pH (of urine) |
------- |
5.5
- 7.5 |
5.5
– 7.0 |
| Phosphate |
mg/dL |
2.3
– 6.5 |
2.7 – 6.5 |
| Phosphorus |
mg/dL |
2.7
– 6.7 |
3.0
– 8.2 |
| Phosphorus |
mmol/L |
1.0 – 2.0 |
1.3
– 2.4 |
| Phosphorus |
mg/dcL |
2.8
– 6.2 |
3.7 – 9.3 |
| Platelets Estimated | microscope |
Adequate |
Adequate |
| Platelet Count | 105/µl³
|
2
– 9 |
3 – 7 |
| Platelet Count |
Total#x109/L or x103/µL
|
200
– 500 |
300 – 800 |
| Potassium | mEq/L
or mmol/L |
3.6
– 5.6 |
3.3 – 5.3 |
| Pro:Creat (urine) (protein:creatinine ratio) | ratio
|
<0.6
|
<0.6 |
| Protein (Total, blood) |
gm/dL |
5.2
– 7.8 |
6.5
– 8.9 |
| Protein (blood plasma) |
g/L |
55
- 75 |
57
– 80 |
| Protein (blood serum) |
gm/L |
50
- 75 |
60
– 82 |
| Prothrombin Time |
seconds |
6
– 10 |
6
– 10 |
| RBC (red blood cell count, erythrocyte ct ) |
In million cells/mcLOr cmm |
5.5-8.5 |
5-10 |
| RDW (Red Cell Distribution Width) | %
|
14
– 19 |
14
– 31 |
| Respiratory rate | per
minute |
18-34
|
16-40 |
| Reticulocytes | % |
0.0-1.5 |
0–1.0 |
| SDH (Succinate dehydrogenase) |
u/L |
3.1
– 19 |
2.4
–12 |
| Sodium |
mEq/L or mmol/L |
139
– 154 |
146
– 160 |
| Specific gravity(of urine) |
------ |
1.015-1.050 |
1.035 to 1.060 |
| T4 |
ug/dL |
1.0 – 4.7 |
2.0
– 5.5 |
| TIBC (Total iron-binding capacity) | ug/dL
|
235
– 495 |
203
- 398 |
| Triglycerides |
mg/dL |
26 – 291 |
25 - 133 |
| Urea Nitrogen (Blood urea nitrogen, BUN) |
mg/dL |
8.8 – 27 |
15
– 30 |
Urea |
mg/dL |
8.7
– 30.5 |
13.4
– 32.5 |
| Uric Acid |
mg/dL |
0.2 – 0.9 |
0
– 0.5 |
| WBC (white blood cell count, leukocyte count) |
Cells x 103 /cubic mm of blood = /µL |
6.0
– 17 |
5.5
– 19.5 |
| Whole Blood Coag-Time in Glass | minutes |
2-4
|
2-5 |
Unit
of Measure |
DOG |
CAT |
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