Cat PCR

Neurologic RealPCR Panel with FeLV/FIV

Feline Tick/Vector RealPCR Panel

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Bartonella spp., Cryptococcus spp., feline coronavirus (FCoV), FeLV, Fiv and Toxoplasma gondii RealPCR tests, FeLV antigen and FIV antibody by ELISA

IDEXX RealPCR - Your Clinical Diagnostic Tool

Anaplasma spp., bartonella spp., Cytauxzoon felis, Ehrlichia spp. and Feline Hemotropic Mycoplasma (FHM) RealPCR tests

Consider testing cats with:

Indications for testing:

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Neurologic RealPCR Panel with FeLV/FIV

• Clinical manifestions of intracranial disease including depression, change in behavior; seizures; ataxia, circling, vestibular disease; cortical blindness; paresis and paralysis
• Abnormalities on CSF analysis, including elevated cell count and/or elevated protein
• Unexplained neck pain

• Anemia
• Thrombocytopenia, neutropenia
• Lethargy, fever, lymphadenopathy
• Lameness, evidence of polyarthritis
• Proteinuria
• Bleeding disorders resulting in epistaxis, petchia, ecchymoses
• Uveitis, neurological signs

Specimen Requirement:

Tick/Vector-borne Disease and Anemia RealPCR Panels

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• 0.5 mL CSF (preferred)
• 0.2 mL EDTA whole blood

Sample Requirement:

• 2 mL EDTA whole blood

Feline Upper Respiratory Disease Panel

Feline Anemia RealPCR Panel with FeLV/FIV

Bordetella bronchiseptica*, Chlamydophila felis, feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), H1N1 influenza virus and Mycoplasma felis RealPCR tests

Feline Comprehensive Diarrhea Panel

Consider testing kittens and adult cats with:

Anaplasma spp., Bartonella spp., Cytauxzoon felis, Ehrlichia spp., Feline Hemotropic Mycoplasma, FeLV and FIV RealPCR tests, FeLV antigen and FIV antibody by ELISA

• Persistent or recurrent signs of upper respiratory disease (URD), including sneezing, oculonasal discharge, iknappetence, fever and oral ulceration
• Persistent or recurrent conjunctivitis or more sever ocular disease
• Chronic rhinitis/sniffles

Sample Requirement:

• 2 mL EDTA whole blood

• Deep pharyngeal swab and a conjunctival swab in the same tube
• culture swab in aerobic transport media

*culture and susceptibility included if PCR tests positive

Systemic Mycoses RealPCR Panel

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Diarrhea RealPCR Panel

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Systemic Mycoses RealPCR Panel

Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides spp., Cryptococcus spp. PCR, Histoplasma capsulatum RealPCR

Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin A gene, Cryptosporidium spp. , feline coronavirus (FCoV), feline paneleukopenia virus, Giardia spp., Toxoplasma gondii, Tritrichomonas foetus, and Salmonella spp. PCR tests (Clostridium perfringen enterotoxin and Clostridium perfringen enterotoxin A Quant PCR available for upgrade)

Consider testing cats with:

Consider Testing Cats with:

• Nonspecific clinical signs, such as fever, lethargy, anorexia, weight loss, lymphadenopathy
• Respiratory signs, including dyspnea, coughing, nasal mass or discharge, sneezing, epistaxis
• Ocular signs, including uveitis, chorioretinitis, keratitis, panophthalmitis, acute blindness, exophthalmos
• Neurological signs, including depression, seizures, ataxia, behavioral changes
• GI signs, including large and/or small bowel diarrhea with protein-losing enteropathy
• Musculoskeletal signs, inclduing lameness, bone pain

• Acute, chronic or intermittent diarrhea
• Unexplained weight loss

Also consider testing:

Specimen Requirements:

• varies depending on clincial manifestation

• To identify and minimize human exposure to zoonotic pathogens

Sample Requirement:

• 5 g fresh feces