Dog and Cat Tests and Fees

Acid Fast Stain

Tissues, aspirates, exudates, body fluids, feces in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears (skin lesions) on slide within a slide folder.

1 day

$7

ACTH (Baseline)

1 ml of plasma from a purple top tube (EDTA) from all species (no primates or avian); shipped frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood and place it in an EDTA blood tube. Centrifuge within 1 hour of collection, remove the plasma and place 1 ml in an additive free plastic tube. Place the tube in a secondary container with water, freeze the sample in the container filled with water. Ship frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday.

1 day

$30

Aerobic Culture

Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in aerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection.

3-5 days

$10

Anaerobic Culture

Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in anaerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection.

3-5 days

$12

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Panels

Pure cultures of isolated pathogen or as requested by the submitter.

1-3 days after ID

Up to 3 isolates per specimen.

$10 per isolate

Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF

Culture plates for bacterial ID; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection.

1-2 days

$10

Baermann Test (Lungworm)

10 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Biopsy

Fixed tissues in a leakproof container with a screw-on lid (should be put in a Ziploc bag with paper towels/absorbent material).

5 days

$40.00 first tissue specimen per animal $10.00 each subsequent tissue specimen

Brain Removal and Large Complex Fresh Tissue Handling

Head or fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. For rabies testing, contact your county Department of Health (DOH) prior to submission for approval.

1-2 days

$30 per animal

Brucella canis Agglutination Test

1 ml of serum from a canine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight.

2-3 days

$15

Campylobacter Culture

Aborted fetus or fetal lung, liver, stomach content, placenta, semen, cervical or vaginal mucus in Campylobacter transport medium; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible. Feces in a leakproof container or fecal swab in Cary-Blair or another suitable transport media; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible.

5-7 days

Fresh or fixed large tissues, viscera, or aborted fetuses submitted to the lab for any test may be charged the Large/Complex Dissection fee if additional handling is required prior to performing the requested test.

$12

Canine Coronavirus FA

Fresh or frozen intestine from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$15

Canine Coronavirus Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)

1 ml of serum from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

Canine Distemper FA

Blood in EDTA (purple top) or fresh or frozen urinary bladder, brain, lung, conjunctiva, kidney, or spleen from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$15

Canine Distemper IFA

1 ml of serum from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

Canine Herpes Virus (CHV-1) FA

Fresh or frozen lung, liver, kidney, adrenal glands from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$15

Canine Herpes Virus (CHV-1) IFA

1 ml of serum from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

Canine Parvovirus FA

Fresh or frozen intestine and tongue from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$15

Canine Parvovirus IFA

1 ml of serum from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

CBC Other Mammals

2 ml of blood from a canine, feline, porcine, guinea pig, mouse, rat or rabbit in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$15

Chemistry — Comprehensive Diagnostic Profile

2 ml of serum from all other species (No primates) in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight. Includes: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Albumin (ALB), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Amylase (AMY), Calcium (Ca), Creatinine (CRE), Glucose (GLU), Globulin (GLOB), Phosphorus (PHOS), Potassium (K+), Sodium (Na+), Total Bilirubin (TBIL), Total Protein (TP), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN).

1 day

$30

Chlamydia spp. qPCR

Cloacal, choanal or throat swabs from live birds. 1 gm of feces from birds in a leakproof and sterile container. 1 gm of fresh tissue (liver, spleen, lung or kidney) in a leakproof and sterile container from dead birds, small ruminant or other companion animals. All samples must be shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

Cortisol

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs.

1 day

$25

Cremation Fees 31 lbs. to 150 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$100 per animal

Cremation Fees < 30 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$50 per animal

Cremation Fees > 151 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$200 per animal

Cryptosporidium Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA)

2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$20

Cytology

Air-dried or fixed slides submitted in a plastic or cardboard slide container or leakproof tube for fluid samples. Fluids in a leakproof tube (preferably preserved in EDTA). Unpreserved fluid should be shipped chilled, overnight. Do not ship for Saturday delivery. Culture swabs are unsuitable for cytology.

2 days

$30 per site

Ehrlichia canis IFA

1 ml of serum from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

Electrolyte Plus Panel

1 ml of heparinized whole blood (green top) or serum (red top) from a canine, feline, equine, bovine, caprine, ovine; shipped chilled overnight. Included parameters: Chloride, Potassium, Sodium, tC02

1 day

$15

Estradiol

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs.

1 day

$30

Fecal Centrifugation Sucrose

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Culture (Aerobic & Salmonella)

Feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days)

$20

Fecal Examination — Direct Smear

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Examination — Zinc Sulfate

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Occult Blood

2 gm of feces in a sealed leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Sedimentation

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Fibrinogen

1 ml of blood from a canine or feline in a blue top tube (Sodium citrate); shipped chilled overnight. 1 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA ) from all other species; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$15

Fungal Culture

Swabs, fresh tissue, or skin scrapings in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples.

7-28 days

$15

Fungal Identification

Plate or dermatophyte media; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples.

7-28 days

$10

Giardia Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA)

2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$20

Giardia Snap Test for Dogs and Cats

2 gm of fresh feces from a canine or feline in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$15

Gram Stain

Tissues, aspirates, exudates in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears on slide within a slide folder.

1 day

$5

Heartworm Modified Knott's Test

3 ml of blood from a canine or feline in EDTA (purple top tube); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Influenza A qPCR Matrix (Mammalian)

Respiratory or nasal swabs in 3 ml of viral transport medium (VTM) or fresh lung; shipped chilled overnight. Samples accepted from feline, equine, porcine, canine and pinnipeds. Do not pool swabs. Swabs must be received within 4 working days of collection. Use synthetic swabs with a plastic handle. Avoid cotton or calcium alginate swabs or swabs with wooden handles.

1-3 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday.

$30

Insulin

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$25

Large/Complex Dissection

Fresh or fixed large tissues or viscera, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight if fresh tissues.

1-2 days

$30

Leptospira spp. qPCR

Urine: minimum of 5 mL for small animals or 10 mL for large animals in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Tissue: kidney, liver, placenta in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Whole blood in EDTA (purple top) tube; shipped chilled overnight. Animal species: multiple species

2-4 days

Tests run on Tuesday and Friday.

$30

Leptospirosis IHC

Kidney in formalin in a leakproof container.

10 days

$25

Leptospirosis Microscopic Agglutination Test 5(Tests for 5 serovars: L. Pomona; L. ictero; L. canicola; L. grippo and L. hardjo)

1 ml of serum in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight.

3-5 days

Tests run on Wednesday. Samples received prior to 10:30 AM on Wednesday will be tested same day.

$15

Lyme Disease IFA

1 ml of serum from a canine or equine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

McMaster’s Egg Count

1 gm minimum of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-2 days

$10

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus confirmation (mecA qPCR)

Pure Staphylococcus aureus and/or Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

Mycobacterium Culture

Tissue or aspirate, body fluids, or feces in a sterile leakproof container or sealed bag; shipped chilled overnight.Specimens must be submitted as soon as possible, or at most within 24 hours of collection.

56 days

If positive for Mycobacterium growth, sent to FL-DOH or NVSL for identification.

$20

Mycoplasma Culture — Other Animal

Fresh tissue in a sterile leakproof container or swabs in Mycoplasma transport medium; shipped chilled overnight and received within 24 hours of collection.

7-10 days

$15

Necropsy Exam — Forensics, Research, and Insurance

Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container or cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20 days depending on ancillary testing

$250 per animal plus cremation fee

Necropsy Exam — Other Animal

Fresh carcass of an equine, canine, feline, rodent, or reptile (preferred not frozen) double bagged inside a leakproof cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20 days depending on ancillary testing

$150 per animal plus cremation fee

Necropsy in a Bottle (Microscopic Examination)

Fixed tissues from a necropsy not performed at the BADDL shipped in a leakproof container.

10 days

$75 per animal

Parasite Identification

Larvae or other parasite in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container.

5-10 days

$15

Parvovirus qPCR

Fresh or frozen intestine, heart, or tongue from a canine, feline or raccoon in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Test run on Monday and Thursday.

$30

Phenobarbital

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$30

Progesterone

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a non-additive clot tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples. Usually within the next 4 hours to avoid loss of progesterone.

1 day

$20

Prothrombin Time/Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (PT/aPTT)

2 ml of blood from a canine or feline in a blue top tube (Sodium citrate); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$20

Rabies (Non-Exposure)

Head or carcass (not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Requires the examination of a complete cross-section of the brain stem and cerebellum (including vermis, right & left lobes). If the cerebellum is not available, a diagnosis can be made by the examination of the brain stem and hippocampi (right and left).

1-3 days

$40

Rabies (Non-Exposure)/ Canine Distemper Panel

Head or carcass (not frozen) from a dog or raccoon, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Requires the examination of a complete cross-section of the brain stem and cerebellum (including vermis, right & left lobes). If the cerebellum is not available, a diagnosis can be made by the examination of the brain stem and hippocampi (right and left). Includes brain removal fee.

1-3 days

$75

Reticulocyte Count

2 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever IFA

1 ml of serum from a canine in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$15

Salmonella Culture (Grouping and/or Serotyping on Request)

Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days)

$15

Salmonella Culture — Serogrouping

Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues, or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-2 days

$5

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) qPCR

One or more of the following: nasal swab, oropharyngeal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, rectal swab or fecal swab. Place swabs in 1-2mL of viral transport media; if viral transport media is not available then use 0.5 mL of sterile PBS or saline in a sterile test tube (red top with no additives). Label all samples. Place samples in an insulated box with cold packs and ship for overnight delivery. Samples should be kept refrigerated after collection.

1-3 days

Request approval to submit sample before sample shipment.

$30

Slide/Block Preparation

Fixed tissue submitted in formalin in a leakproof container. Duplicate slides can be made for send-out.

3-4 days

$15 each

Spinal Cord Removal

Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20-25 days

$50 per animal

Testosterone

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$20

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP1 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$30 (includes TSH + 1 choice in panel)

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP2 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$35 (includes TSH + 2 choices in panel)

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP3 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$45 (includes TSH + 3 choices in panel)

Thyroid Panels — TSH+TP3 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$45 (includes TSH + 3 choices in panel)

Thyroxin (T4)/Cholesterol

2 ml of serum from a canine, feline or equine in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$22

Tick Identification

Tick in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container.

5-10 days

Confirmation of exotic or non-endemic ticks may take up to one month at NVSL.

$15

Trypsin-like Immunoreactivity (TLI) (canine)

1 ml of serum from a canine in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top) or other sterile container; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Fast dogs for at least 6 hours prior to sample collection, preferably overnight. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$30

Urine Analysis (Cytology & Fluid Chemistry Analysis)

10-15 ml urine in a sealed leakproof tube; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$35

Virus Isolation

Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container. 

14-28 days

If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation.

$30

Virus Isolation — Enhanced — Other Animals

Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container.

14-28 days

If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation.

$60

West Nile Virus qPCR

Mammal: Fresh or frozen brain (preferable brainstem or medulla), spinal cord, or cerebral spinal fluid; shipped chilled overnight. Avian: Fresh or frozen brain, liver, heart, kidney, spleen, or bone marrow, oropharyngeal or cloacal swab, or whole blood; shipped chilled overnight. Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature.

1-3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

Acid Fast Stain

Tissues, aspirates, exudates, body fluids, feces in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears (skin lesions) on slide within a slide folder.

1 day

$7

ACTH (Baseline)

1 ml of plasma from a purple top tube (EDTA) from all species (no primates or avian); shipped frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood and place it in an EDTA blood tube. Centrifuge within 1 hour of collection, remove the plasma and place 1 ml in an additive free plastic tube. Place the tube in a secondary container with water, freeze the sample in the container filled with water. Ship frozen overnight from Monday to Thursday.

1 day

$30

Aerobic Culture

Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in aerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection.

3-5 days

$10

Anaerobic Culture

Fresh tissues or body fluids in a sterile leakproof container or syringe; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection. Swabs in anaerobic transport media; shipped chilled overnight within 24 hours of collection.

3-5 days

$12

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Panels

Pure cultures of isolated pathogen or as requested by the submitter.

1-3 days after ID

Up to 3 isolates per specimen.

$10 per isolate

Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF

Culture plates for bacterial ID; shipped chilled within 24 hours of collection.

1-2 days

$10

Baermann Test (Lungworm)

10 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Biopsy

Fixed tissues in a leakproof container with a screw-on lid (should be put in a Ziploc bag with paper towels/absorbent material).

5 days

$40.00 first tissue specimen per animal $10.00 each subsequent tissue specimen

Brain Removal and Large Complex Fresh Tissue Handling

Head or fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight. For rabies testing, contact your county Department of Health (DOH) prior to submission for approval.

1-2 days

$30 per animal

Campylobacter Culture

Aborted fetus or fetal lung, liver, stomach content, placenta, semen, cervical or vaginal mucus in Campylobacter transport medium; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible.Feces in a leakproof container or fecal swab in Cary-Blair or another suitable transport media; shipped chilled overnight or delivered as soon as possible.

5-7 days

Fresh or fixed large tissues, viscera, or aborted fetuses submitted to the lab for any test may be charged the Large/Complex Dissection fee if additional handling is required prior to performing the requested test

$12

CBC Other Mammals

2 ml of blood from a canine, feline, guinea pig, rat or rabbit in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$15

Chemistry — Comprehensive Diagnostic Profile

2 ml of serum from all other species (No primates) in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight. Includes: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Albumin (ALB), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Amylase (AMY), Calcium (Ca), Creatinine (CRE), Glucose (GLU), Globulin (GLOB), Phosphorus (PHOS), Potassium (K+), Sodium (Na+), Total Bilirubin (TBIL), Total Protein (TP), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN).

1 day

$30

Chlamydia spp. qPCR

Cloacal, choanal or throat swabs from live birds. 1 gm of feces from birds in a leakproof and sterile container. 1 gm of fresh tissue (liver, spleen, lung or kidney) in a leakproof and sterile container from dead birds, small ruminant or other companion animals. All samples must be shipped chilled overnight.

1- 3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

Cortisol

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs.

1 day

$25

Cremation Fees 31 lbs. to 150 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas, and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$100 per animal

Cremation Fees < 30 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas, and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$50 per animal

Cremation Fees > 151 lbs.

Fee is in addition to necropsies performed on non-food/fiber animals at BADDL. (No charge for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry, captive cervids, alpacas, llamas, and rabbits.)

3-7 days

$200 per animal

Cryptosporidium Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA)

2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$20

Cytology

Air-dried or fixed slides submitted in a plastic or cardboard slide container or leakproof tube for fluid samples. Fluids in a leakproof tube (preferably preserved in EDTA). Unpreserved fluid should be shipped chilled, overnight. Do not ship for Saturday delivery. Culture swabs are unsuitable for cytology.

2 days

$30 per site

Electrolyte Plus Panel

1 ml of heparinized whole blood (green top) or serum (red top) from a canine, feline, equine, bovine, caprine, ovine; shipped chilled overnight. Included parameters: Chloride, Potassium, Sodium, tC02

1 day

$15

Estradiol

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours. Separate serum from clot and ship overnight with ice packs.

1 day

$30

Fecal Centrifugation Sucrose

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Culture (Aerobic & Salmonella)

Feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days)

$20

Fecal Examination – Direct Smear

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Examination – Zinc Sulfate

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Occult Blood

2 gm of feces in a sealed leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Fecal Sedimentation

2 gm of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Feline Coronavirus (FIP) IFA

1 ml of serum or other fluid (peritoneal, thoracic) from a feline in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) IFA

Fresh spleen, thymus, lymph node or blood in EDTA (purple top tube) from a feline; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$20

Feline Panleukopenia Virus FA

Fresh or frozen intestine and tongue from a feline in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

$15

Fibrinogen

1 ml of blood from a canine or feline in a blue top tube (Sodium citrate); shipped chilled overnight. 1 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA ) from all other species; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$15

Fungal Culture

Swabs, fresh tissue or skin scrapings in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples.

7-28 days

$15

Fungal Identification

Plate or dermatophyte media; shipped chilled overnight. Not for environmental samples.

7-28 days

$10

Giardia Fecal Direct Fluorescent Antigen Test (DFA)

2 gm of fresh feces from all animals in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$20

Giardia Snap Test for Dogs and Cats

2 gm of fresh feces from a canine or feline in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$15

Gram Stain

Tissues, aspirates, exudates in a sterile leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Impression smears on slide within a slide folder.

1 day

$5

Heartworm Modified Knott's Test

3 ml of blood from a canine or feline in EDTA (purple top tube); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$10

Influenza A qPCR Matrix (Mammalian)

Respiratory or nasal swabs in 3 ml of viral transport medium (VTM) or fresh lung; shipped chilled overnight. Samples accepted from feline, equine, porcine, canine and pinnipeds. Do not pool swabs. Swabs must be received within 4 working days of collection. Use synthetic swabs with a plastic handle. Avoid cotton or calcium alginate swabs or swabs with wooden handles.

1-3 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday.

$30

Insulin

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$25

Large/Complex Dissection

Fresh or fixed large tissues or viscera, double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight if fresh tissues.

1-2 days

$30

Leptospira spp. qPCR

Urine: minimum of 5 mL for small animals or 10 mL for large animals in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Tissue: kidney, liver, placenta in leakproof and sterile container; shipped chilled overnight. Whole blood in EDTA (purple top) tube; shipped chilled overnight. Animal species: multiple species

2-4 days

Tests run on Tuesday and Friday.

$30

Leptospirosis IHC

Kidney in formalin in a leakproof container.

10 days

$25

Leptospirosis Microscopic Agglutination Test 5(Tests for 5 serovars: L. Pomona; L. ictero; L. canicola; L. grippo and L. hardjo)

1 ml of serum in a serum separator tube (red top/tiger top); shipped chilled overnight.

3-5 days

Tests run on Wednesday. Samples received prior to 10:30 AM on Wednesday will be tested same day.

$15

McMaster’s Egg Count

1 gm minimum of fresh feces in a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-2 days

$10

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus confirmation (mecA qPCR)

Pure Staphylococcus aureus and/or Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30

Mycobacterium Culture

Tissue or aspirate, body fluids, or feces in a sterile leakproof container or sealed bag; shipped chilled overnight.Specimens must be submitted as soon as possible, or at most within 24 hours of collection.

56 days

If positive for Mycobacterium growth, sent to FL-DOH or NVSL for identification.

$20

Mycoplasma Culture – Other Animal

Fresh tissue in a sterile leakproof container or swabs in Mycoplasma transport medium; shipped chilled overnight and received within 24 hours of collection.

7-10 days

$15

Necropsy Exam - Forensics, Research, and Insurance

Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container or cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20 days depending on ancillary testing

$250 per animal plus cremation fee

Necropsy Exam – Other Animal

Fresh carcass of an equine, canine, feline, rodent, or reptile (preferred not frozen) double bagged inside a leakproof cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20 days depending on ancillary testing

$150 per animal plus cremation fee

Necropsy in a Bottle (Microscopic Examination)

Fixed tissues from a necropsy not performed at the BADDL shipped in a leakproof container.

10 days

$75 per animal

Parasite Identification

Larvae or other parasite in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container.

5-10 days

$15

Parvovirus qPCR

Fresh or frozen intestine, heart, or tongue from a canine, feline or raccoon in a sterile container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-3 days

Test run on Monday and Thursday.

$30

Phenobarbital

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$30

Progesterone

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a non-additive clot tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples. Usually within the next 4 hours to avoid loss of progesterone.

1 day

$20

Prothrombin Time/Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (PT/aPTT)

2 ml of blood from a canine or feline in a blue top tube (Sodium citrate); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$20

Rabies (Non-Exposure)

Head or carcass (not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight. Requires the examination of a complete cross-section of the brain stem and cerebellum (including vermis, right & left lobes). If the cerebellum is not available, a diagnosis can be made by the examination of the brain stem and hippocampi (right and left).

1-3 days

$40

Reticulocyte Count

2 ml of blood in a purple top tube (EDTA); shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$8

Salmonella Culture (Grouping and/or Serotyping on Request)

Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

2-5 days (serotyping additional 5-10 days)

$15

Salmonella Culture — Serogrouping

Chick box papers, drag swabs, boot swabs, chick meconium, and fluff, feces, tissues or body fluids in a sterile, leakproof container; shipped chilled overnight.

1-2 days

$5

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) qPCR

One or more of the following: nasal swab, oropharyngeal swab, nasopharyngeal swab, rectal swab or fecal swab. Place swabs in 1-2mL of viral transport media; if viral transport media is not available then use 0.5 mL of sterile PBS or saline in a sterile test tube (red top with no additives). Label all samples. Place samples in an insulated box with cold packs and ship for overnight delivery. Samples should be kept refrigerated after collection.

1-3 days

Request approval to submit sample before sample shipment.

$30

Slide/Block Preparation

Fixed tissue submitted in formalin in a leakproof container. Duplicate slides can be made for send-out.

3-4 days

$15 each

Spinal Cord Removal

Fresh carcass (preferred not frozen), double bagged inside a leakproof Styrofoam or plastic cooler; shipped chilled overnight.

20-25 days

$50 per animal

Testosterone

1 ml of serum in a red top tube from all species (no primates or avian); shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$20

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP1 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$30 (includes TSH + 1 choice in panel)

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP2 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$35 (includes TSH + 2 choices in panel)

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP3 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$45 (includes TSH + 3 choices in panel)

Thyroid Panels – TSH+TP4 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$55 (includes TSH + 4 choices in panel)

Thyroid Panels — TSH+TP4 (TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4, Tg)

1 ml of serum from all species (no primates or avian) in red top tube; shipped chilled overnight from Monday to Thursday. Collect blood in a red top tube to allow clot formation. Centrifuging serum samples before a complete clot forms may result in the presence of fibrin. Ensure complete clot formation prior to centrifugation of samples, usually within the next 4 hours.

1 day

$55 (includes TSH + 4 choices in panel)

Thyroxin (T4)/Cholesterol

2 ml of serum from a canine, feline, or equine in a red top tube; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$22

Tick Identification

Tick in 70% alcohol in a sealed leakproof container.

5-10 days

Confirmation of exotic or non-endemic ticks may take up to one month at NVSL.

$15

Tritrichomonas foetus qPCR

Stomach content from an aborted fetus or fresh preputial swab/wash, smegma, or cervical-vaginal mucus from a bovine inoculated into InPouch™ TF for qPCR, delivered within 48 hours of collection shipped in a package protected from light with a temperature range of 15-37o C (50-100o F). Smegma from a bovine in sterile PBS (phosphate buffered saline) for direct qPCR should be placed in a 4 ml test tube with 1.5 mL of PBS and be delivered within 48 hours of collection, shipped chilled overnight. The collection pipet should be rinsed with the PBS by aspirating several times to insure all of the smegma sample is deposited in the tube. Red top vacutainer or similar test tube is acceptable. The tube should be labeled as smegma with bull ID/date collected. No incubation required. Samples for direct smegma qPCR cannot be pooled for testing. Feces or rectal swab from a feline in InPouch™ TF Feline delivered within 48 hours of collection shipped in a package with a temperature range of 15-37oC (50-100o F). Cultures may be shipped chilled overnight if the sample has been incubated for 48 hours prior to submission to the lab. 1) Large groups of samples can be combined into groups of 5. This pooling will only be done at BADDL. Submissions of samples pooled by the client will be rejected. Samples for direct smegma qPCR cannot be pooled for testing. 2) Positive pools will be tested individually, and the cost of the additional tests will be charged to the client. 3) Samples submitted in expired media will be rejected.

2-5 days

Tests run Tuesday and Friday.

$17 Individual $30 Pooled

Urine Analysis (Cytology & Fluid Chemistry Analysis)

10-15 ml urine in a sealed leakproof tube; shipped chilled overnight.

1 day

$35

Virus Isolation

Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood, or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container.

14-28 days

If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation.

$30

Virus Isolation — Enhanced — Other Animals

Fresh tissues, swabs, scrapings, body fluids, secretions, urine, blood, or whole blood from a non-primate animal submitted in a sterile container.

14-28 days

If required, the suspected cell cultures will be sent to an outside lab for ID confirmation.

$60

West Nile Virus qPCR

Mammal: Fresh or frozen brain (preferable brainstem or medulla), spinal cord, or cerebral spinal fluid; shipped chilled overnight. Avian: Fresh or frozen brain, liver, heart, kidney, spleen, or bone marrow, oropharyngeal or cloacal swab, or whole blood; shipped chilled overnight. Mosquitoes - whole body in pools up to 25. Mosquito species: Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus. Dry mosquito samples must be shipped with dry ice for overnight delivery. Ice packs can be used if samples are shipped within 24 hours of collection for overnight delivery. Mosquito samples in RNAlater can be shipped with ice packs or at room temperature.

1-3 days

Tests run Monday and Thursday.

$30