Normal Feline & Canine Blood Chemistry Values

Blood, Temperature , Urine and Other Values for

Your Dog and Cat
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Deciding what arenormal test results in your pet is not that easy. Just as in
healthy people, no two pets have exactly the same results. So what may be
normal in one pet may be abnormal in another. When a test result is out of range
it needs to be interpreted in light of how your pet is feeling and the problems that
brought your pet in for testing in the first place. The two major blood analysis
corporations in the USA, Antech and Idexx, though similar, are not identical in the
values they consider normal. However, their "normal values" do not vary that much.

You Can Read About The Actual Causes Of Many Abnormal

Test Result Here.
The normal values given in this color type are taken from some of my patient's 2012-2013 Antech Diagnostics
Lab reports. In non-emergency situations, request that your pet's blood sample be sent to a national laboratory
for analysis rather than being performed at your local animal hospital (ref). These large labs usually have the
staff and resources to insure more accurate results. Read about that here. It is always safest to have an
abnormal test result confirmed on more than one occasion before deciding that it is truly significant.

You can see sample reports as your veterinarian might receive them here and here.
TEST

Unit of
Measure

DOG

CAT

13.8 137.9 pre

ACTH
Stimulation Test

A/G
ratio (albumin to
globulin ratio)

nmol/L

151.75 469 post

(ref)

ratio

0.8 2.0

Albumin

g/L

2.7 - 4.4

Alkaline
Phosphatase (Al
k Phos, ALP)

u/L

10 - 150

ALT(Alanine
Aminotransferas
e, SGPT)

u/L

5 - 107

Ammonia (in
blood)

mol/L

211
0

0.35
1.5
2.5
3.9
6
102
10-100

Some
give
<35.7
mol/L
(50
g/mL)
(ref)

Amylase (serum)

u/L

290 - 1125

100 1200

ANA (anti- nuclear

antibody)

titer

<10, <40 ?

<10,
<40 ?

mEq/L

8 25

10 - 33

u/L

5 - 55

10-100

Basophils (Baso
s)

0-1

0-1

Basophils (Baso
s)

Total# /L

0 - 150

0 - 150

Bicarbonate

mmol/L or
mEq/L

18 25

17
22

Bile acids

u mol/L

< 10

< 10

Bilirubin (indirect
)

mg/dL

0 0.4

0 0.4

Bilirubin (Total
bilirubin)

mmol/L

0.9 10.5

1.2
7.9

Anion Gap (serum)*

AST (aspertate
transaminase
SGOT)

Bilirubin (Total
bilirubin)

mg/dL

0.1 0.3
1.4 - 3.5

0.1 0.4

1.5 - 2.
5

Bleeding Time

In minutes

Blood ......in
urine

number per
high power
field /hpf

Up to 5
some
say <3

Up to
5
some
say <3

mmHg

120-150

124160

Clinically
<4

Blood
Pressure
tolic)

** (sys

Body
Fahrenheit/ce
101
101.5
Temperature (rec
ntigrd
102.5 F, 102.2 F,
tal) 101 101.5
39C
38- 39C
102.2 F, 39C
Breaths per
minute
BUN (Blood Urea
Nitrogen)USA/Cana

------

18-34

16-40

mg/dL

6 25

14 36

2.5 7.0

5.0
11.0

da

BUN (Blood Urea

Nitrogen)Euro/UK

BUN/Creatinine

mmol/L

2.5 - 9.6
5.712.9

ratio

4-27

4 33

Calcium (in
blood)

mg/dL

8.9 - 11.4

8.2 10.8

Calcium (in
blood)

mmol/L

2.2 3.0

2.0
2.7

mEq/L or
mmol/L

102 120

104 128

Cholesterol

mg/dL

92 - 324

75 220

Cholesterol

mmol/L

3.0 6.6

1.8
4.2

u/L

1,895
5,240

736
3,016

Chloride

Cholinesterase

CK (CPK,
Creatine Kinase)

u/L

59 - 895

56 529

CO2 (in blood)

mmol/L

15 - 25

12 - 30

Coagulation
Time (glass)

minutes

68

68

Cobalamin (vit B
-12)

Cortisol (resting
normal value)

ng/L

290 -

251 - 908 1,500

ug/dL

1.0 - 5.0

1.0 4.5

g/L

< or =
200

---

C-Reactive
Protein

mg/L

0 - 7.6

Creatinine

mg/dL

0.5 1.6

0.6
2.4

Creatinine

mmol/L

44 138

49
165

Creatinine (in

mg/dL

100 - 500

seconds

1-2

1-2

5 - 35

---

cPL (canine

pancreasspecific lipase)

urine)

CRT Capillary Refill

Time

cTLI (canine trypsin-like

immunoreactivity)
D-Dimer

ng/ml (A&M)

116.2 - 371.5

Eosinophils (Eos
)

2 - 10

2 12

Eosinophils (Eos
)

Total# /L

0 - 1200

01000

Fecal Alpha1Proteinase
Inhibitor (1-PI)

ug/gm

2.2-18.7

0.041.6

Fibrinogen

mg/dl

150 400

150
400

Fibrinogen

g/L

14

0.5 3

Folate

g/L

7.7 - 24.4

9.7 21.6

fPL (feline

pancreasspecific lipase)

g/L

---

< 3.5

Free T - 4 (FT4)

pmol/L

8 - 40

10 - 50

Free T4 (FT4)

ng/dL

0.6 - 3.7

Fructosamine (Uof

mol/L

258-343

175400

Gestation
Period (Pregnanc
y)

days

62 63

63
64

GGT (GGTP)Gam
ma-glutamyl
transferase

u/L

0 - 14

1 - 10

Globulin (total,
blood)

g/dL

1.6 - 3.6

2.3 5.3

Globulin (total,
blood)

g/L

GA Lab)

23 - 53

Glucose

mg/dL

70 - 138

64 170

Glucose

mmol/L

3.9 7.8

3.9
9.4

HCO3 of venous
blood

mEq/L

19 - 24

19 24

Beats/minute

70-120

120170

Hematocrit (PCV
packed cell
volume)

36 - 55

29 - 48

Hemoglobin (Hg,
HgB)

g/dL

12.1 20.3

9.3 15.9

Hemoglobin (Hg,
HgB)

g/L

120 180

80
150

IU/mL

5 20

5 20

Iron

g/dL

46 241

42
165

Ionized Calcium

mg/dL

1.24 1.43

1.16 1.34

Iron binding
capacity (TIBC)

g//dL

363 475

296 318

u/L

20 - 500

20 500

u/L

77 - 695

10 205

Heart rate

Insulin

LDH (Lactate
dehydrogenase)

Lipase

u/L

Lipase,PancreasSpecific

g/L

Lymphocytes (Ly
mphs, Lymphos)

% of WBCs

12 30

20
45

Lymphocytes (Ly
mphs, Lymphos)

Total# /L

690 - 4500

1200 8000

Magnesium (bloo
d)

mEq/L

1.5 - 2.5

1.5 2.5

Magnesium (bloo
d)

mmol/L

0.7 1.1

0.8
1.2

MCH (Mean
Corpuscular
Hemoglobin)

pg

19 - 28

11 - 21

MCV (mean
corpuscular
volume)

femto-liters
(fL or m3)

58 - 79

37 - 61

Mean
corpuscular Hgb
concentration
(MCHC)

g/dl

30 - 38

30
38

Microalbumin (urine)
Urine prot/creat ratio
(UP/C) is a better
test

mg/dL

<2.5

<2.5

Monocytes (Mon
os)

% of WBCs

3 10

14

Monocytes (Mon
os)

Total# /L

0 - 840

0 - 600

ratio

0.75 to
2.50:1

0.63.9:1

as abnormal
blood or
urine finding

% of WBCs

0 3

03

Total# /L

0.0-300

0 -150

Myeloid/erythroi
d ratio (M:E ratio)
Myoglobin
Neutrophils Total
BANDS, stabs,
immaures,
granulocytes
Neutrophils
(BANDS, stabs,

65 691

5
222

Lipase-DCL

less than
Less
200
than 3.5

immaures,
granulocytes)
Neutrophils (seg
s, matures,POLYS, % of WBCs
granulocytes)

60 77

35
75

Total# /L

2060 10600

2500 8500

Osmolality,
Calculated (of
blood)

mosm/L

277 - 311

299 330

PCO2 of venous
blood

mm Hg

40 - 45

40 - 45

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 - 7.0

5.5
7.0

Phosphate

mg/dL

2.3 6.5

2.7
6.5

Phosphorus

mg/dL

2.5 - 6.0

2.4 8.2

Phosphorus

mmol/L

1.0 2.0

1.3
2.4

Phosphorus

mg/dcL

2.8 6.2

3.7
9.3

Neutrophils
(segs, matures,
polys,
granulocytes)

Platelets Estimat
ed
Platelet Count
Platelet Count
Potassium
Pro:Creat (urine)
(protein:creatinin
e ratio) = UPC
Protein (Total,

microscope
105/l

Adequat Adequ
e
ate
29

Total#x109/L
170 - 400
or x103/L

37
200 500

mEq/L or
mmol/L

3.6 5.5

3.4 5.6

ratio

</=0.5

</=0.5

gm/dL

5.0 7.4

5.2

blood) TP

8.8

Protein (blood
plasma)

g/L

55 - 75

57
80

Protein (blood
serum)

gm/L

50 - 75

60
82

seconds

10 25

10
25

Prothrombin
Time
PTH (parathyroid

20 130 0 40

hormone)

Pulse

Beats/minute

RBC (red blood

cell count,
erythrocyte ct )

In million
cells/mcLOr c 4.8 - 9.3
mm

RDW (Red Cell

Distribution
Width)

70-120

120170
5.92 9.93

14 19

14
31

per minute

18-34

16-40

0.0-1.5

01.0

Reticulocyte Cou
nt

K/ul

10-110

SDH (Succinate
dehydrogenase)

u/L

3.1 19

2.4
12

SDMA Symmetri
c
dimethylarginine

g/dL

014

014

mEq/L or
mmol/L

139 154

145 158

Specific
gravity(of urine)
Sp Gr

------

1.015-1.050

1.0151.060

Spec fPL

g/L

------

0.1 3.5

T3

g/dL

45 150

40
-150

T4

g/dL

0.8 2.9

0.8 4.0

TCO2 (~bicarbonat

mEq/L

17 - 24

g/dL

235 495

Respiratory rate
Reticulocytes

Sodium

e)

TIBC (Total ironbinding capacity)

203 398

5.28.8

Total Protein

g/dL

5.0 - 7.4

Total Protein (in

urine)

mg/dL

10 - 50

Triglycerides

mg/dL

29 291

25 160

0.00 0.60

0.00
0.30

TSH (cTSH)
Urea
Nitrogen (Blood
urea nitrogen,
BUN)

mg/dL

6 - 25

14 - 36

Urea

mg/dL

8.7 30.5

13.4
32.5

Uric Acid

mg/dL

0.2 0.9 0 0.5

Urine Protein:cre
atinine ratio
(UP/C) UPC

ratio

< 0.2
0.4

Cells x
WBC (white
103 /cubic
blood cell count,
4.0 - 15.5
mm of blood
leukocyte count)
= /L
WBC (white
blood cells found
in urine)

Per High Power

Field/hpf

< 0.2

3.5 16.0

00 - 3 some
3 some
say <5
say <5

Whole Blood
Coag-Time in
Glass

minutes

2-4

2-5

TEST

Unit of
Measure

DOG

CAT

*Ettinger gives
normal base excess
as -5 to 5 mEq/L

** results obtained
on one machine can
not be compared to
another (ref)

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