Lab Reference Ranges

Hematology

Test Units Canine Feline
Red Blood Cells
HCT* % 41 - 58 31 - 48
RBC* x106/µL 5.7 - 8.5 6.9 - 10.1
Hgb* g/dl 14.1 - 20.1 10.9 - 15.7
MCV* fL 64 - 76 40 - 52
MCH* pg 21 - 26 13 - 17
MCHC* g/dL 33-36 32 - 35
RDW* % 10.6 - 14.3 13.2 - 17.5
NRBC /100 WBC 0-1 0-1
Retic* % 0.2 - 1.5 0.1 - 0.7
Retic* x 109/L 11 - 92 9-61
White Blood Cells
WBC* x103/µL 5.7 - 14.2 5.1 - 16.2
Neuts x103/µL 2.7 - 9.4 2.3 - 11.6
Bands x103/µL 0 - 0.1 0 - 0.1
Lymphs x103/µL 0.9 - 4.7 0.9 - 6
Monos x103/µL 0.1 - 1.3 0 - 0.7
Eos x103/µL 0.1 - 2.1 0.1 - 1.8
Basos x103/µL 0 - 0.1 0 - 0.2
Platelets
PLT* x103/µL 186 - 545 195 - 624
MPV* fL 8.4 - 14.1 9.1 - 24.3
TP-Ref. g/dL 5.9 - 7.8 5.9 - 7.5

Chemistry

Test Units Canine Feline
Sodium mEq/L 145-153 151-158
Potassium mEq/L 4.1-5.6 4.0 - 5.9
Chloride mEq/L 105-116 113-123
Bicarbonate mEq/L 15-25 15-24
Anion Gap mEq/L 17-27 18-25
Glucose mg/dL 63-118 64-144
BUN mg/dL 10-32 16-36
Creatinine mg/dL 0.6-1.4 0.6-2.0
Uric Acid mg/dL 0.1-0.3 0-0.5
Total Bilirubin mg/dL 0-0.2 0-0.2
Direct Bilirubin mg/dL 0-0.1 0-0.1
Indirect Bilirubin mg/dL 0-0.2 0-0.2
Alk Phos U/L 17-111 13-83
gamma GT U/L 0-6 0-2
ALT/ P5P U/L 20-98 35-176
AST/ P5P U/L 14-51 15-44
SDH U/L 0-8 0-10
GLDH U/L 2-11 0-4
CK U/L 48-261 73-388
LDH U/L 30-236 57-451
Total Protein g/dL 5.3-7.0 6.3-8.3
Albumin g/dL 3.1-4.2 2.8-4.2
Globulin g/dL 1.9-3.6 2.7-4.9
A/G - 0.9-2.1 0.6-1.6
Calcium mg/dL 9.3-11.4 9.1-10.9
Phosphate mg/dL 2.9-5.2 2.7-6.2
Magnesium mg/dL 1.4-2.2 1.6-2.3
Cholesterol mg/dL 138-332 66-317
Triglycerides mg/dL 22-125 25-133
Amylase U/L 377-1220 532-2008
Lipase-DCL U/L 78-765 5-222
Iron µg/dL 78-214 53-145
TIBC µg/dL 270-496 226-432
Saturation % 23-61 15-49
Bile Acids (fast/random) µmol/L 0-13 0-13
Bile Acids (postprandial) µmol/L 0-30 0-25
Cholinesterase U/L 1895-5240 736-3016
BHB mg/dL 0-1 0-2
NEFA mEq/L 0.1-1.2 0.13-1.32
Fructosamine Umol/L 222-348 174-294

Blood Gases

Test Canine Feline
pH* 7.31 - 7.46 7.21 - 7.41
pCO2* 27 - 50 28 - 50
pO2** - -
HCO3 17 - 28 16 - 23
TCO2 18 - 29 17 - 24
SBE -7 to 2.9 -8.5 to -1.5
Na 145 - 151 149 - 157
K 3.9 - 5.1 3.3 - 4.5
Cl 110 - 119 117 - 127
AG 11 - 20 13 - 20
Ionized Calcium 1.16 - 1.40 1.11 - 1.38