Gribbles Veterinary Pathology offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic tests. To obtain information on a specific test, click on the relevant animal category below and tests will be listed alphabetically. Here you will find guidelines on sample tubes, sample type, turn-around-time (TAT), and more.
Companion
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Equine
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Production
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Exotics and Other
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For more information on our test tubes, please refer to our Test Tube Guide below.
For more information on our swabs, please refer to our Swab Guide below.
View our Swab Collection Guide
Improving sample quality will contribute towards optimising diagnostic interpretation of your patient’s laboratory results. Haemolysis and lipaemia in blood samples are common causes of artefacts in laboratory results submitted for biochemistry and haematology. Their presence can limit interpretation of results and make certain tests invalid.
Limit haemolysis: Sample haemolysis may be limited by minimising lipaemia, correct blood collection procedure, gently mixing sample with anticoagulant, and serum or plasma separation in a timely fashion.
Limit lipaemia: To limit lipaemia, it is preferable to fast patients for 8-12 hours. If the patient has not been fasted, specify “non-fasting sample” on the submission form for accurate interpretation. Note that canine CRP is not available in lipaemic samples. Electrolytes and some other analytes may be unreliable in lipaemic samples.
Provide sufficient sample volume: Insufficient sample volume is a common problem and can often be minimised through careful tube selection.
Limit sample ageing: Sample ageing can be the source of numerous laboratory errors, which in extreme cases might lead to sample rejection.
In cases where samples cannot be dispatched the same day to Gribbles Veterinary Pathology, i.e. collected over the weekend or during public holidays such as Easter, Christmas, use the following guide:
Explore our range of commonly requested tests for companion animals below.
Popular Tests
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Profiles and commonly requested tests for production animals.
Popular Tests
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Profiles and commonly requested tests for animals in the equine family.
Popular Tests
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Profiles and commonly requested tests for exotics and wildlife species.