These include heartworm tests; feline leukemia / feline immunodeficiency virus test in cats; blood pressure evaluation;
urine protein evaluation; cultures; imaging such as x-rays, ultrasound, and echocardiography; electrocardiography, and special ophthalmic evaluations, among others.
The AKC - CHF grant will cover the cost of the renal biopsy / autopsy
evaluation (if this is performed), urinalysis, serum chemistry,
urine protein gel electrophoresis, and DNA isolation (approximately $ 850 value).