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Blood Tests... Blood Chemistry Values Normal Values for blood chemistry elements for dogs and cats are displayed in the table below. Keep in mind that each blood chemistry machine and every veterinary diagnostic lab has their own set of normal values calculated for their particular instrumentation. The values shown here may be different from normal ranges your veterinarian refers to when making judgments about patients' reported blood chemistry values.
NORMAL RANGES FOR A LABORATORY'S BLOOD CHEMISTRY VALUES... for dogs and cats
DOGS
CATS
GLUCOSE
67 - 125 mg/dL
GLUCOSE
70 -160 mg/dL
ALT
15 - 84 U/L
ALT
10 - 80 U/L
TOTAL BILIRUBIN
0.0 - 0.4 mg/dL
TOTAL BILIRUBIN
0.0 - 0.2 mg/dL
TOTAL PROTEIN
5.2 - 7.8 gm/dL
TOTAL PROTEIN
5.6 - 7.7gm/dL
UREA NITROGEN
9 - 27 mg/dL
UREA NITROGEN
20 - 30 mg/dL
PHOSPHORUS
2.6 - 6.8 mg/dL
PHOSPHORUS
2.7 - 7.6 mg/dL
SODIUM
140 - 153 mmol/L
SODIUM
145 - 155 mmol/L
CHLORIDE
106 - 118 mmol/L
CHLORIDE
117 - 124 mmol/L
LDH
10 - 273 U/L
LDH
79 - 380 U/L
MAGNESIUM
1.5 - 2.7 mg/dL
MAGNESIUM
1.7 - 2.9 mg/dL
LIPASE
200 - 700 U/L
LIPASE
40 - 200 U/L
T4
1.0 - 4.7 ug/dL
T4
2.0 - 5.5 ug/dL
pH
7.32 - 7.42
pH
7.24 - 7.40
HEMATOLOGYNormal ranges for blood cell elements for dogs and cats are displayed in the table below.
NORMAL RANGES FOR A LABORATORY'S HEMATOLOGY VALUES... for dogs and cats
DOGS
CATS
(RBC) Red Blood Cell Count
5.5 - 8.5 X 100,000/L
(RBC) Red Blood Cell Count
5.5 - 10.0 X 100,000/L
(WBC) White Blood Cell Count
6.0 - 17 x 1000/L
(WBC) White Blood Cell Count
6.0 - 19 x 1000/L
(MCH) Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
19.5 - 25.5 pg
(MCH) Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
12.5 - 17.5 pg
(RDW) Red Cell Distribution Width
14 - 19 percent
(RDW) Red Cell Distribution Width
14 - 31 percent
Hematocrit
37 - 55 percent
Hematocrit
30 - 45 percent
HgB (Hemoglobin) g/L
120-180
HgB (Hemoglobin) g/L
80-150
Reticulocytes
0-1.5%
Reticulocytes
0-1%
Segs x1000/ul
3.6-11.5
Segs x1000/ul
2.5-12.5
Bands x1000/ul
0.0-0.3
Bands x1000/ul
0.0-0.3
Lymphocytes x1000/ul
1.0-4.8
Lymphocytes x1000/ul
1.5-7.0
Monocytes x1000/ul
0.15-1.35
Monocytes x1000/ul
0.0-0.85
Eosinophils x1000/ul
0.01-1.25
Eosinophils x1000/ul
0.0-1.5
Platelets x 100000/ul
2-9
Platelets x 100000/ul
3-7
NORMAL RANGES FOR HEMOSTATIC VALUES... for dogs and cats
DOGS
CATS
Bleeding Time in minutes
2- 5 minutes
Bleeding Time in minutes
2 - 5 minutes
Whole Blood Coag. Time in Glass
6 - 8 minutes
Whole Blood Coag. Time in Glass
8 minutes
Prothrombin Time
6 - 10 seconds
Prothrombin Time
8.6 seconds
Partial thromboplastin time
15 - 25 seconds