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Your kit includes clear instructions and the materials needed to collect one fresh, representative faecal sample from your cat. You can then return it using the included Tracked 24 postage.
Once the sample reaches our laboratory, the team performs targeted qPCR testing and reviews the findings. We email your report in up to 5 working days from the sample arriving at our laboratory.
Each target is reported separately as Detected or Not Detected. However, detecting genetic material does not necessarily mean that the organism is causing your cat’s symptoms. Results should therefore be considered alongside clinical signs and veterinary history.
Important: If your cat is significantly unwell, dehydrated, repeatedly vomiting or passing substantial amounts of blood, seek veterinary advice rather than waiting for test results.
Our Feline Diarrhoea Panel is a single qPCR test for eight selected infectious targets associated with gastrointestinal disease in cats.
Our laboratory team uses molecular testing to examine the faecal sample for genetic material associated with the listed organisms. Unlike routine microscopy, qPCR targets specific viral, bacterial and protozoal genetic sequences.
The panel includes Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV) and Feline Coronavirus (FCoV). In particular, detecting feline coronavirus in faeces does not, by itself, diagnose feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
We also screen for Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli and Clostridium perfringens type A.
The protozoal component covers Tritrichomonas foetus, Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp.
This panel does not include a microscopic worm count or lungworm screen. Clear laboratory results and free after-test advice are included where required.
Our Feline Diarrhoea Panel provides a separate qPCR result for each of eight infectious targets investigated in your cat’s faecal sample.
We report each target as Detected or Not Detected. A Detected result means the panel identified genetic material associated with that organism in the submitted sample.
Nevertheless, a positive result does not automatically establish the cause of diarrhoea. Likewise, a Not Detected result does not exclude every possible infectious or non-infectious cause of gastrointestinal signs.
Please note: Feline Coronavirus detected in faeces does not, on its own, diagnose feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).
Our laboratory team reviews the results before emailing your report. Free after test advice is available where required.
qPCR testing: qPCR testing is completed and reviewed, with results issued in up to 5 working days from the sample arriving at our laboratory.
Please note: Laboratory testing is undertaken Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays. Weekends and bank holidays are not included in our stated turnaround times.
Sample collection: Collect one fresh faecal sample from the animal using the supplied container and follow the kit instructions for returning your sample.
Use by date: This kit provides a minimum usage window of six weeks from the date of order. Please use and return samples before the use by date shown on the laboratory request form.
The Feline Diarrhoea Panel kit is prepared for one cat and 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.
Select the appropriate parasite test for your animal(s), or use our quick guide to find the most suitable option.
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.
