Some causes of hormonal skin disease, such as hypothyroidism and adrenal gland problems, can be diagnosed
by special blood tests and effectively treated.
Start early in getting your pet's travel papers in order as some countries require preapproval and
special blood tests for entry.
If your dog has immunoproliferative enteropathy, a decrease in serum albumin and an increase in serum globulin and IgA concentrations will be found
with special blood tests such as protein electrophoresis and serum IgA concentration.
Your veterinarian can
do special blood tests and examine cells from your dog's bladder, brain, and eyelids to help make a diagnosis.
Infection with some of the less common coccidial parasites may be diagnosed with
a special blood test.
A special blood test that measure the hormones produced by the adrenal glands will help diagnose this disease in ferrets.
To determine the severity of the disease, blood work,
a special blood test («buffy coat»), a bone marrow test, X-rays and / or an ultrasound of the belly may be recommended.
The multiple ulcerations of the stomach and intestine induced by gastrinomas can sometimes be seen on X-rays and there is
a special blood test for the hormone.
In cases of autoimmune thyroid gland disease (lymphocytic thyroiditis),
special blood tests may be sent to a specialty lab to measure levels of abnormal antibodies (antithyroglobulin antibody or autoantibodies to T3 and T4).
This requires
a special blood test to find.
If suspicious, it is very important to run
a special blood test called a Lyme titer.
If you have had a DUI, the insurer may request
a special blood test which checks for alcohol abuse.