New IDEXX Spec cPL® Test
(canine pancreas-specific lipase)

Redefine the way you diagnose pancreatitis in dogs—use this revolutionary new test to help you quickly and definitively rule it in or out. Learn more in our Diagnostic Update report. (281 KB)

Canine pancreatitis is a potentially fatal disease and is difficult to diagnose.

Presenting signs are common and nonspecific, including vomiting, anorexia and abdominal pain. The new Spec cPL Test finally offers you more definitive diagnostic results. View a comparison chart to see the difference between the Spec cPL Test and other diagnostic methods.

The new Spec cPL® Test from IDEXX Reference Laboratories offers your practice:

• A trusted methodology from the GI experts—The Spec cPL Test is an enhancement of the cPLI test developed by Dr. Jörg Steiner and Dr. David Williams (Texas A&M University GI Lab). IDEXX scientists worked with these two doctors to create a fast, accurate test you can trust.

• Unprecedented accuracy—With greater than 95% specificity and sensitivity*, this test far outperforms other test methodologies so you can treat confidently. (914 KB)

• Fast results—Tests are run daily so you can move ahead quickly with treatment

Use the new pancreatitis protocol to diagnose canine pancreatitis in your practice.

Available from IDEXX Reference Laboratories

• Count on accurate, comprehensive laboratory results up front—so you can quickly make informed diagnoses and treatment decisions.

• Rely on our gold-standard methodologies that provide reliable, repeatable results in hematology, microbiology and endocrinology.

• Depend on IDEXX for breakthrough testing, such as the Spec cPL Test, developed by IDEXX scientists and available only at IDEXX.

*As compared to cPLI at the Gastrointestinal Laboratory of Texas A&M University

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