Table 2.

The minimum database by age group

	Kitten/junior	Adult	Mature	Senior/geriatric
CBC	+/-	+/-	+	+
Hematocrit, RBC, WBC, differential count, cytology, platelets
CHEM screen	+/-	+/-	+	+
As a minimum include: TP, albumin, globulin, ALP, ALT, glucose, BUN, creatinine, K+, phos, Na+, Ca2+
Urinalysis *	+/-	+/-	+	+
Specific gradient, sediment, glucose, ketones, bilirubin, protein 23
T4 *		+/-	+
Blood pressure *		+/-	+/-	+
Retroviral testing	+	+/-	+/-	+/-
Fecal examination *	+	+	+	+

^*See text discussion. CBC = complete blood count, RBC = red blood cells, WBC = white blood cells, CHEM = chemistry, TP = total protein, ALP = alkaline phosphatase, ALT = alanine aminotransferase, BUN = blood urea nitrogen, T4 = thyroxine