Lab interpreter

Your dog's panel, in plain language.

Search a marker to see what it measures and how a longevity clinician responds. Educational only it is not a diagnosis and never replaces your veterinarian.

  • SDMA

    Renal

    An early read on filtration, sensitive well before creatinine moves.

    What we do: Hydration engineering, phosphate control and protein quality review; repeat inside eight weeks.

  • ALT / ALP

    Hepatic

    Liver cell turnover and biliary stress; both rise for benign reasons too.

    What we do: Reconcile against supplements and medications, then image before treating a number.

  • NT-proBNP

    Cardiovascular

    Cardiac wall stretch, useful for triaging murmurs in predisposed breeds.

    What we do: Echo when elevated; recheck alongside resting respiratory rate at home.

  • T4 / free T4 with TSH

    Endocrine

    Thyroid output plus the pituitary's request for it, the pair is what matters.

    What we do: Confirm with a second sample before starting lifelong replacement.

  • C-reactive protein

    Immune

    General inflammatory load; a blunt instrument that is very good at trends.

    What we do: Look for a source, mouth, skin, gut, joints, before accepting it as background.

  • Fructosamine

    Metabolic

    Average glycaemia over weeks, unbothered by clinic stress.

    What we do: Feeding-window and body-composition work; pairs with lean mass tracking.

  • Urine protein:creatinine

    Urinary

    Protein leaking through the filter, a quiet driver of kidney decline.

    What we do: Confirm on a second free-catch sample, then treat cause and pressure together.

  • Platelet count and morphology

    Haematologic

    Clotting capacity, and a common breed-specific false alarm.

    What we do: Manual review before any workup in breeds with known clumping.