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Our Canine Digestion Panel (Level 1) provides a supplementary laboratory assessment of your dog’s faecal sample, focusing on stool characteristics and selected microscopic observations.
Our trained laboratory team uses routine light microscopy to examine the submitted sample for droplet-like structures that may be consistent with lipid material, non-specific microscopic particulate material and other relevant observations.
These findings provide descriptive information about the submitted sample and may be useful as part of a wider assessment of changes in stool quality or gastrointestinal health.
The assessment is qualitative rather than quantitative. It describes what is observed during examination but does not measure digestive efficiency, nutrient absorption or pancreatic function.
This supplementary assessment may be considered for dogs experiencing:
Stool appearance can be influenced by several factors, including diet, recent dietary changes, gastrointestinal transit time and sample storage. Microscopic findings should therefore be considered alongside your dog’s appetite, body condition, clinical signs and veterinary history.
Important: This panel provides descriptive laboratory observations only. Routine light microscopy cannot reliably confirm the chemical composition of suspected lipid like material or determine whether observed particles represent abnormal digestion.
The test does not diagnose malabsorption, maldigestion, food intolerance, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), inflammatory bowel disease or other specific gastrointestinal conditions. It is not a substitute for veterinary examination or established diagnostic testing.
Dogs experiencing persistent diarrhoea, unexplained weight loss, vomiting, reduced appetite or other concerning symptoms should be assessed by a veterinary surgeon.
All samples are examined at www.wormcount.com Veterinary Laboratory by our trained laboratory team. Observations are reviewed before a clear laboratory report is issued, with relevant explanatory comments where appropriate.
Every test includes clear laboratory findings and free after test advice to help you understand the information provided.
Our Digestion Panel (Level 2) includes an additional pancreatic-related faecal assessment alongside the microscopic observations provided in Level 1.
The Level 2 panel also provides supplementary information and should not be used as a standalone test of pancreatic function or to diagnose pancreatic disease.
Our Canine Digestion Panel (Level 1) uses routine light microscopy to provide a qualitative assessment of selected characteristics and microscopic structures within a submitted canine faecal sample.
The assessment is designed to record relevant laboratory observations rather than diagnose a specific digestive disorder or measure the efficiency of digestion.
Our laboratory assessment includes:
This panel is designed for one dog and requires a fresh, representative faecal sample collected using the materials supplied with your kit.
Please follow the sample collection instructions carefully and avoid contamination with soil, litter, water or other materials wherever possible. Return your sample promptly using the prepaid Royal Mail Tracked 24 service provided.
This is a qualitative examination based on the appearance of the submitted sample. It does not include chemical confirmation of lipid material, quantitative faecal fat measurement or validated measurement of digestive and absorptive function.
The absence or presence of particular microscopic structures cannot independently confirm or exclude gastrointestinal disease. Findings may also be influenced by diet, faecal consistency, sample handling and other factors.
All samples are processed and reviewed by our trained laboratory team. You will receive clear laboratory results, relevant descriptive comments and free after test advice where required.
Your Canine Digestion Panel (Level 1) report provides a clear summary of the findings from the qualitative microscopic examination of your dog’s submitted faecal sample.
Our laboratory records selected microscopic observations and general faecal characteristics, with relevant descriptive comments provided where appropriate.
Suspected Lipid Like Droplets: We report whether droplet like structures potentially consistent with lipid material were observed. These findings are based on microscopic appearance only and do not confirm the chemical composition or quantity of fat present.
Microscopic Particulate Material: We record relevant non-specific microscopic particles or structures observed during examination. Their precise origin, composition or relationship to digestion cannot necessarily be determined.
Faecal Appearance and Consistency: We describe the general characteristics of the submitted sample, including its appearance and consistency where assessable.
Other Relevant Observations: Additional microscopic findings may be recorded where appropriate and within the scope of the examination.
The findings are descriptive rather than diagnostic. They provide information about the appearance of the submitted faecal material but do not independently establish whether digestion, nutrient absorption or pancreatic function is normal or impaired.
The presence of suspected lipid-like droplets or other particulate material does not necessarily indicate a digestive disorder. Equally, the absence of these observations does not exclude maldigestion, malabsorption or other gastrointestinal disease.
Results should be considered alongside your dog’s diet, clinical signs, body condition and veterinary history. Where digestive symptoms persist, further veterinary assessment and established diagnostic testing may be required.
Every report includes clear laboratory findings and relevant explanatory comments where appropriate. Free after-test advice is also available if you have any questions about your results.
Our Canine Digestion Panel (Level 1) is normally completed, reviewed and reported within 24 hours of the sample arriving at our laboratory, during our normal working days.
Each sample is examined by our trained laboratory team using routine light microscopy. Once the assessment is complete, the observations are reviewed and a laboratory report is prepared, including relevant descriptive comments where appropriate.
Testing is undertaken Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and bank holidays. Samples arriving outside these working days will be processed when the laboratory next opens. Weekends and bank holidays are not included in our stated turnaround times.
Collect a fresh faecal sample from one dog, following the instructions supplied with your kit. Correct sample collection and prompt return are important for maintaining sample quality and supporting reliable laboratory observations.
Your kit includes free Royal Mail Tracked 24 return postage. We recommend posting samples early in the working week, ideally on a Monday or Tuesday, to help minimise delays over weekends.
Please ensure your sample reaches our laboratory before the use by date stated on your kit documentation.
Your laboratory report will be sent by email once testing and review are complete. Free after test advice is included should you have any questions about the findings.
This kit contains the materials needed to collect and return one faecal sample to our laboratory.
Follow the supplied instructions carefully and return the sample before the kit’s use-by date.
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Collect the sample using your test kit and return it to our laboratory using the free, 24-hour tracked delivery which is included in your kit.
The laboratory team analyses your sample and provides a detailed PDF report via email, with access to our clinical team for further guidance if needed.
