TABLE 5-2.

Biochemistry Reference Range Values

Test	Adult canine	Adult feline	Units
Glucose	73–116	63–150	mg/dL
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)	8–27	15–35	mg/dL
Creatinine (Cr)	0.5–1.6	0.5–2.3	mg/dL
Phosphorus (P)	2.0–6.7	2.7–7.6	mg/dL
Calcium (Ca)	9.2–11.6	7.5–11.5	mg/dL
Ionized Calcium (iCa)	1.15–1.39	—	mg/dL
Total Protein (TP)	5.5–7.2	5.4–8.9	g/dL
Albumin (Alb)	2.8–4.0	3.0–4.2	g/dL
Globulin (Glob)	2.0–4.1	2.8–5.3	g/dL
Cholesterol (Ch)	138–317	42–265	mg/dL
Bilirubin (Total)	0–0.2	0.1–0.5	mg/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase (SAP or Alk Phos)	15–146	0–96	IU/L
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)	16–73	5–134	IU/L
Gamma Glutamyltransferase (GGT)	3–8	0–10	IU/L
Creatine Kinase (CK; formerly CPK))	48–380	72–481	IU/L
Sodium (Na)	147–154	147–165	mEq/L
Potassium (K)	3.9–5.2	3.3–5.7	mEq/L
A:G ratio	0.6–2.0	0.4–1.5	—
Na/K ratio	27.4–38.4	30–43	—
Chloride (Cl)	104–117	113–122	mEq/L
Bicarbonate (Venous)	20–29	22–24	mEq/L
Anion Gap	16.3–28.6	15–32	—
Osmolality (Calculated)	292–310	290–320	mOsm/kg
Amylase	347–1104	489–2100	IU/L
Lipase	22–216	0–222	IU/L
Triglyceride (TG)	19–133	24–206	mg/dL