Typically, veterinarians take hair and skin samples to look for bacterial and yeast infections, and, if the irritation is particularly widespread, may ask to draw a blood sample to
check a white blood cell count and prescribe appropriate antibiotics.
Not exact matches
Check immune markers such as your
white blood cell count and high sensitivity c - reactive protein, as well as cholesterol, to see what impact it has on these markers — for some people the positive effects are astounding.
Hematology: A complete
blood count (CBC) will
check the red
blood cell,
white blood cell, and platelet
counts.
Your vet
checks for an abnormal
white blood cell count, which is how the illness is diagnosed.
The vet will probably do
blood work and
check for a low
white blood cell count using a ELISA test.
Diagnosis is based on a combination of tests including x-rays (
check lungs),
blood tests (
white cell count) and an assessment of overall health.
Your veterinarian will administer a parvo test and will draw
blood to
check your dog's
white cell blood count.
Since many dogs, particularly Shar - peis, are on this drug for years on end, it is best to consider periodic
blood testing to
check the
white and red
blood cell counts.
Depending on the severity of your dogs illness, a full
blood panel may be recommended to determine the level of dehydration in your dog (their pack -
cell volume, or PCV), to
check for an elevated
white blood cell count (that may indicate an infection as the cause of illness), as well as full chemistries to
check on the status of the bodies major organs (liver,» kidneys, etc) and make sure they are all functioning correctly.