Cat and dog lab test decoding

Decoding pet lab tests means explaining a veterinary report against the reference ranges for your pet's species and age, not human ones. Upload the report from your clinic or a photo — in a few minutes the AI breaks down the complete blood count (CBC), blood chemistry and urinalysis for a dog, cat, horse, rabbit, rodent or bird, explains any abnormalities in plain language, says what they mean for feeding and daily routine, and suggests what to ask your vet. The price is a one-time 550 RUB, no subscription. No sign-up needed. This is informational support for owners, not a diagnosis and not a replacement for an exam by a veterinarian.

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Scope

What a lab report can tell you before the vet visit

  • Dog CBC and blood chemistry

    We decode complete blood count and blood chemistry panels for dogs: red blood cells, hemoglobin, white blood cells, platelets, plus ALT, AST, urea, creatinine, total protein and glucose. Each marker is checked against canine reference ranges rather than human ones, and we explain what an out-of-range value actually means.

  • Cat CBC and blood chemistry

    We go through a cat's blood work — CBC and blood chemistry: the white cell differential, hematocrit, liver and kidney markers (ALT, AST, urea, creatinine, GFR markers). We account for the fact that cats have their own reference ranges and physiology, so the same numbers are read differently in a cat than in a dog.

  • Pet urinalysis

    We decode urinalysis for dogs and cats: specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones, red and white blood cells, crystals and epithelial cells. We help you see what to watch for when urolithiasis, kidney or bladder problems are suspected, and which questions to put to your vet.

  • Ranges by species and age

    We assess each marker with an adjustment for species (dog or cat) and, where possible, for age and physiological state. Puppies and kittens, adult and senior animals all have different reference ranges, so a one-size-fits-all human chart simply doesn't apply here.

  • Clear explanations of abnormalities

    For every out-of-range marker, the AI explains in plain words what it may reflect and how pronounced the deviation is. That helps you avoid panicking over the asterisks on a report and come to your vet with clear, specific questions.

  • Upload a report or photo

    We accept results from your vet clinic or lab: a PDF report, a scan or a photo of the printout. The AI recognizes the markers and their values and pulls them into an easy-to-read summary — no sign-up needed.

  • Horses, rabbits, rodents, birds and reptiles

    The service is not limited to dogs and cats: a report for a horse, rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, rat, chinchilla, parrot or tortoise is read against that species' own ranges. Species differ widely, so the anchor is the reference column printed by your own veterinary lab — and where the species is stated vaguely, the breakdown says plainly what it assumed.

  • What the results mean for feeding and routine

    A separate section says whether what was read changes your pet's daily routine: which type of diet follows from these particular markers, what to limit and why, how much water and in what portion sizes, and how slowly to switch foods — plus what to raise with the vet. If nothing needs changing, the breakdown says that too. We name no brands and no products: prescribing a diet is the veterinarian's call.

How it works

Three steps to a clear result

  1. Upload your data

    Take a photo of a test or scan, upload a PDF — or just describe your symptoms. Several files at once, no sign-up.

  2. AI analyses everything

    It reads test values and findings on images and checks them against reference ranges. For tests from different dates, it tracks the trend.

  3. A clear result

    What’s normal, what’s off and what it means — in plain language, with advice on which doctor to see.

How this compares to a vet, chatbots and forums

LabReadAIVet visitGeneral chatbotSearch and forums
Price550 RUB one-time, no subscriptiontypically a paid appointmentfree or subscriptionfree
Timea few minutesbooking and a trip to the clinicinstanthours on owners' forums
Inputa photo or PDF of the report — markers are recognized automaticallythe report plus an exam of the animaltext typed by hand; confuses species ranges with human oneseach marker searched separately
You getevery marker against the ranges for the species and age, how they relate, and questions for your veta diagnosis and treatment — something only a veterinarian may providegeneral facts without species rangesother people's cases, often about a different species
Limitsinformational breakdown, not a diagnosis; does not replace an examtakes time and a visit with your pethuman ranges instead of species ones is a common failureeasy to get scared by irrelevant stories

The breakdown does not replace a veterinarian: diagnosis and treatment happen only at an in-person appointment. The service helps you understand the report and arrive at the clinic with specific questions.

FAQ

Decoding animal lab tests: common questions

  • Upload a photo or PDF of the report — the AI recognizes the markers (red blood cells, white blood cells, ALT, urea and others) and compares them with canine reference ranges. For each value you'll get a clear note on whether it's within range or off, and by how much. This helps you understand the result and prepare questions for your vet, but it does not replace an exam and diagnosis by a veterinarian.
  • The service goes through your cat's CBC and blood chemistry and compares every marker against feline reference ranges, not human ones. You'll get a plain-language summary of what's normal and what's elevated or low. Use it as informational prep for your appointment — only a veterinarian can give the final read and prescribe treatment.
  • Yes, substantially. Dogs and cats have their own reference ranges for almost every blood, urine and chemistry marker, and these also differ between species. That's why a human 'normal values' chart doesn't work for a pet. The service applies ranges specific to the animal's species and, where possible, factors in age and condition.
  • Any species whose report you are holding: dogs and cats most often, but horses, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, chinchillas, ferrets, parrots, tortoises and other reptiles are read the same way. The breakdown works from that species' own ranges — anchored on the reference column printed by your veterinary lab, never on a human chart. The rarer the species, the more an in-person assessment matters: the breakdown will say plainly where a species' ranges are less well established.
  • Yes. Upload your pet's urinalysis report — the AI reviews specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, white and red blood cells, crystals and epithelial cells against species-specific ranges. This helps you see whether anything warrants attention, for example when urolithiasis or kidney problems are suspected, and what to clarify with your vet.
  • No. The service is informational: it helps you understand the numbers on a report and prepare for your appointment, but it does not diagnose or prescribe treatment. Tests are always assessed together with symptoms, an exam and the animal's history — and only a veterinarian can do that. No sign-up needed.
  • The Calculators section has a cat and dog age calculator: it converts your pet's age into human years on an honest, non-linear scale that accounts for species and size — without the "multiply by 7" myth. It's a reference; health is assessed by an exam and lab tests.
  • The decoding costs 550 RUB — a one-time card payment with no subscription and no recurring charges; the receipt goes to your email. The current price, including any promotions, is always shown in the form before you start.
  • Partly: a general-purpose chatbot can explain a single marker, but it reads veterinary reports unreliably — it confuses species reference ranges with human ones and may retell a table of dozens of values with mistakes. LabReadAI recognizes the report, checks every marker against the ranges for the species — and, where possible, the age — and prepares questions for your vet. Where the data is insufficient, it says so plainly.
  • As an informational breakdown — yes; as a diagnosis — no. The service works from the reference ranges on the report and the species norms, flags illegible spots, and draws no conclusions the report does not support. Diagnosis and treatment belong to the veterinarian who sees your pet: the breakdown helps you arrive at the clinic with specific questions.
  • It will — not as a shopping list, but on the substance. The reading carries a separate section on daily routine: which type of diet follows from your markers (a therapeutic line, an ordinary food for that age and weight, or "these results call for no special diet"), what to limit and how that ties to your particular report, how much water and in what portions, and how many days to take over a food change — plus what to clarify with the vet. The brand and the therapeutic diet itself are prescribed by a veterinarian: that is a medical decision, not a shopping choice. More in our guides to therapeutic pet food and choosing a cat food.
  • Yes. An equine report is read against equine ranges: CBC, blood chemistry, electrolytes, the muscle enzymes CK and AST, inflammation markers. Horses have their own physiology and their own reasons for testing — from colic and lost performance to monitoring metabolic disease — and the breakdown factors in age, workload and whatever you tell us about the animal. How this ties to feeding is covered in our guide to the equine blood test.
  • No, and we do not pretend otherwise. An online vet is a consultation with a living clinician; here the AI reads the report you already have and explains what it says, before you go to the clinic. The service issues no prescriptions and no doses and replaces no examination — an animal has to be seen, touched and listened to. What it does give you is arriving at the vet with the picture understood and specific questions ready, instead of a sheet of numbers that means nothing. What can and cannot be learned from labs without a visit is covered in a separate article.

Reviews

What our users say

Stories from people who already got a clear breakdown of their results. All reviews

  • Alexey — отзыв о LabReadAI

    Alexey

    Pet lab tests

    Needed to quickly check my cat's health, got some tests done and uploaded them here for interpretation. The system gave me everything clear and straightforward. Right away I could see which results were normal and where there were problems, plus which doctor to book with. Saved a lot of time, and my nerves too. It's a solid working tool, I'd recommend it

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