Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 1 year and 2 months old | 80 lbs
If I wanted to get his liver and kidneys checked do I have to do an entire blood panel?
1 Answer
Published on January 23rd, 2019
Liver and kidney values (ALT, Alk Phos, GGT, BUN, Creatinine) are on Chemistry panels which can be ordered separately from Complete Blood Counts that measure neutrophil counts (elevated with infection), hematocrit (a measure of hydration status), platelet levels (an indicator of clotting function). I recommend asking your vet for pricing for just the Chem panel vs pricing for a CBC/Chem panel if desired. Good luck!
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