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Has this ever happened to you where you have your cat's blood test in front of you and when you want to read it, it all sounds like mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit. Oh, my goodness, I'm not understanding anything. But don't worry, today Carlos is here to rescue. Hello, I'm Carlos and I'm a veterinarian. Welcome to the Happy Pets and Families Channel. Did you identify with what I said at the beginning of the video? You've gone to the vet's office one day, they've done a blood test on your canine or feline companion because, yes, this video is also for dogs. Well, the vet has read the blood test to you at the office and he says, well, his kidneys are a little affected or he has a little anemia, or his sugar is a little high. But when you take the blood test home and start reading it, you don't understand a thing because among so many strange words, you don't know what it means. And at that moment when we are getting to know each other, instead of asking your vet your question, picking up the phone, calling them and asking them, and that's it, you start searching online or you directly send me the analysis so that I can interpret it for you. And I don't do those things. But anyway, that's why I'm making this video, because I'm not going to read the analysis to you, but I will give you the tools so that you can understand them as a user. Well, but first of all, a few disclaimers. Put them in quotes. This video is purely informative. In this video, I'm going to explain what the most important values of the analysis mean. Each of the parameters of the analysis, but the most important ones, that doesn't mean that you are a vet. If you have any questions, as I always say, what you have to do is ask him or her directly. Done. In fact, there are almost more women than men. Second disclaimer. The analysis consists of a series of parameters which we call that, which are each of the things that we measure in the analysis. Creatinine, the number of red blood cells. Next to it, you will see a range of values that are considered normal. The only important thing for this video is whether it is above or below that range. I will tell you a little bit about what it means. What I am going to focus on are the most common cases that come to the consultation and that sometimes we tell you, well, he has a little anemia and you have no idea where the vet has seen that anemia and many other things that I am going to tell you now, I am going to try to make it as simple as possible and without medical jargon that usually escapes my mouth. And in any case, if I let any slip, Jose will be there to interrupt me or censor me. I want this video to be fun. Please. Oh, I try to make it fun for me. It is exciting. And the last disclaimer. I'm not making this video so that you can now paste me in the comments with the values of your pet's lab results. Because I've already told you that I don't interpret lab results from a distance. That's something your vet has to do in the office. And if you're wondering what I'm going to tell you is valid here in Spain or internationally because lab results are structured or read the same way all over the world. Well, let's get down to business because we've been here for a while and we haven't talked about any lab results yet. Do you have any lab results for your pet lying around? Let's read them together. Well, I already have one here. Okay. And I'm going to focus on the most important parts that you need to know about your pet's lab results. There are two parts to the lab results. Hematology on the one hand, and biochemistry on the other. Hematology tells us what the blood cells are like and biochemistry tells us how the body works on the inside, how the organs work. I'm telling you this because they usually come in two different sheets. In the hematology section, we'll find the blood cells, as I've already told you. And some of the most important are the red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes. And along with the red blood cells, we'll also take into account the hematocrit value, which is usually close by. Has your vet ever told you that your dog has anemia? Well, he's seen it there. Why is it such an important value? Well, because red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. I don't know if you've seen, once upon a time in the human body. I have, and I remember that on the back they had a little backpack with a bunch of oxygen bubbles. But anyway, those are just drawings. If the red blood cell value is below the range, the animal is considered to have anemia. Anemia is not, so to speak, a lack of blood, as people say. No, it is a lack of red blood cells in the blood. And that can occur because they have lost them through a very Large hemorrhage, they have lost a lot of blood or they are malnourished or sometimes with blood parasites, such as sometimes happens with leishmaniasis. And what happens if the value is high? It is because they have too many red blood cells. It usually occurs in animals that are a little dehydrated. Or also, if you live with a greyhound, it is very normal for the value of red blood cells, especially the hematocrit, to be a little higher because they are animals that are very well prepared to do a lot of exercise, a lot of sports. And the same thing that happens, for example, to cyclists who train with high pressures. And I don't know what to do to have more oxygen and more capacity and resistance because our greyhounds are high performance animals. In other words, it is not something too serious in general, right? Generally not. Okay, let's continue with that part of hematology. Well, we're in. Well, in this, for example, this analysis says red series. Let's go to the next part, which is the white series. You'll find white blood cells as leukocytes or as white blood cells, and those are the blood's defense cells. Well, I think you've heard me say this more or less before. It's important because if they're very high, it means that the body is usually reacting to some type of inflammation or infection. For example, among these white blood cells, especially those of inflammation and infection and so on, are the neutrophils. In these, nothing usually happens if they're a little low. It's true that if they're very low, there could be some type of immunosuppression and so on. But your veterinarian would have to assess that. As I've been telling you from the beginning, other very important defense cells are lymphocytes. And in this case, if they are high, it may be related to very serious diseases such as lymphoma. But I don't mean that they have it. Your vet should tell you that, as I've been saying since the beginning of the video. And has your vet ever told you that your pet's platelets are a little low during the blood test? Well, platelets are very important cells because they help blood clot. What happens sometimes when the blood is drawn, the blood clots a little, and that can also cause the platelets to drop a little. You may have the blood test for your cat or dog in front of you right now, and you may say, oh, the platelets were a little low, and it didn't tell Me anything? Well, the vet may say, well, it was just a problem with the blood test and nothing else. It is true that there are some diseases, such as some blood parasites that can affect cats or dogs that are. That cause a decrease in platelets. But in that case we see that there is a very, very large decrease. And let's move on to the second part of the analysis, the biochemistry, which as I said before, is how the body works internally. Well, how do the organs really work? Well, if the liver is working well, or if there is some kind of problem with the kidneys, etc. That is why I have separated it here a bit, because it indicates each part of that biochemistry. I will tell you now, if you have ever been told that your dog has a liver problem, your vet has probably seen it in some parameters called liver enzymes. And they have a name that is like oh my goodness, alt, Azar, ggt, or you can also find them as GPT, GOT and ggt. I'm sorry, they are called both ways. If they are above the values that we consider normal, it means that there is a problem with the liver. There may be a little inflammation or it can even occur in animals that have suffered a very serious blow in these cases. Lt usually increases. Another enzyme that indicates how the liver is working is alkaline phosphatase. In this case it usually tells us if there is some type of problem with the bile ducts or if there are stones in the gallbladder. And something very important is that these liver enzymes can also be above normal when there is a problem in a nearby area such as the pancreas. In other words, if your veterinarian tells you there is something in the pancreas, it may also be that in the analysis these values are above normal. And we finish with this part of the liver with cholesterol and triglycerides. Who doesn't know these values if the doctor checks them for all of us? Well, they are also very important for our animal companions because for example, they can tell us if they have a very fatty diet or even if their liver is not working very well because there is a lot of fat in the blood or, or even some hormonal diseases such as diabetes or hypothyroidism. Cholesterol and triglycerides can tell us all this when they are high. And now we are going to look at another part of the analysis that is super important, especially if you live with a cat, although it is also important for dogs, which is the one that tells us how the kidneys are working. As we all know, our feline companions tend to suffer from kidney problems when they get older. These two values that I am going to tell you about are fundamental. On the one hand we have creatinine and on the other hand we have arrea. When these values are above normal, it can indicate that the kidney is not working very well. And that is why it is something that should always be considered in a cat's analysis. And if you see that the value is below, well, it is usually not very important. Okay, let's look at something else in the analysis. Proteins. What is the purpose of the protein value in the analysis? We all know that proteins are like bricks that our body uses to build muscles, cells, etc. What happens if they are above normal values? Our dog or cat has a lot of protein and will be very strong. Well, no, they are usually above normal in animals that are a little dehydrated. But pay attention, there is something else that is also important. When there is inflammation or an infection, some proteins increase a lot, which are globulins or as you probably know them, antibodies. The protein value can be low in animals that are malnourished. And we will finish with a parameter that will also sound familiar to you. Glucose. Sugar. Sugar. Glucose in general is the body's fuel. It is what gives us energy. You often read your cat's blood tests, especially because they get a little nervous during the consultation. And you ask us, hey, my cat's sugar is very high. Could it be diabetes? And it's not because of that, it's because the stress they suffer during the consultation often causes their sugar to rise in the blood tests. That's why your vet hasn't given it much importance. But yes, if our animal companion also has symptoms such as drinking a lot, urinating a lot, etc. It could be that the high sugar level is indicating that they have diabetes. And if it's low, sometimes animals, especially very young ones, if they haven't eaten before it a few hours before, their sugar level drops significantly because they have fewer reserves in their body. And that can be very important and essential, especially in the first few days of our animals lives. That's why I always tell you that during those days you have to be very careful with the feeding of puppies and kittens so that this value always remains normal. And that's it. Well, I've tried to make this video to give you as much information as possible, but always in the most accessible and relatable way possible so that no one's mind explodes And I know that this video is not going to be a hit, not even close to it, nor are those about medicine in general. But if there's any topic that you'd like us to cover on the channel related to medicine, any illness or anything, let me know in the comments. But only feline. And that's it for today's video. If you liked it, share it with everyone, because this video is going to need a lot of love from you. Well, I've skipped the order a bit to make it clear. Please share it on your Twitter, on your Facebook, wherever, and give it a like, because all that helps. Subscribe to the channel if you haven't already. And remember that here on YouTube we have a secondary channel called Questions and Answers from a Veterinarian. Go to it, subscribe, like the videos and all that stuff. And on both channels, remember to hit the bell, because if you don't, YouTube won't notify you when we upload a new video. And today we meet Bordito, who is the black and white cat and a bit of a glutton, I'm told. And Salon, who is the black one who lives with Inti and watches us from far away in Spain, from Argentine Patagonia. And this little black guy is Jack, and he lives with Lee Mesa. Although you haven't told us where you're watching us from, I like to know that. I mean. And today it's about black cats, because this is Figaro, who lives with Pepe Sanchez and is a bit of an acrobat. Thank you very much for following the Happy Pets and Families channel. And we'll see you in the next video. I'm so tropical. Tin Tin Tin. I'm missing the ravines. Oh, my goodness. I'm so overwhelmed. I've gotten all mixed up. I don't even know what I want to say anymore. Oh, my goodness, what a mess. I don't even know if that's it anymore. Oh, my goodness. I'm not understanding anything. It's frustrating. From now on, veterinarians in the feminine. Okay. Another field to offend people. The feed video. I'm sending you the label of my cat's feed. Oh, my goodness, Carlos, what are you going to do? Are you going to open Pandora's Box? With this channel and with this video in particular, we want to raise awareness, but also give knowledge. Right? With this video in particular, no. Well, the thing is that I'm talking alternately about dogs and cats and something else and no. And other disclaimers I already have. I don't know what here, but. Oh, well, the range of values are super weird words and you can make up others, Right? Well, the other day someone asked me something. I mean, something that was like, oh, yeah. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Yes. Then people start being Dr. House at home, and that's not possible. And that's it for today's video. If you liked it, give it a like. I'm not going to skip the order to say it because you have to believe it because the vet told you you're not the one to. No, man. Yeah.