Spec fPL® Test

(feline pancreas-specific lipase)

Now a simple test can tell if pancreatitis is the culprit

It’s true—every "off colour" cat you see could have pancreatitis. Because history, physical examination and routine laboratory findings are nonspecific, you may not realise just how common pancreatitis is in cats.

A recent study published in The Journal of Veterinary Pathology showed 67% of cats presented for necropsy irrespective of the cause of death, had histologic evidence of pancreatitis, including 45% of apparently healthy cats.¹ And while prevalence of clinically significant pancreatitis is likely not this high, the findings suggest that a variety of conditions often have concurrent pancreatitis.

Every "off colour" cat you see could have pancreatitis.

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The most accurate feline pancreatitis test available

The Spec fPL® test is a simple blood test that detects the level of pancreatic lipase in the blood and provides information about the health of your patient’s pancreas.

So now when nonspecific presenting signs blur the picture, you’ll be able to make diagnostic and

Treatment Recommendations for Feline Pancreatitis (PDF) with greater confidence.

Proven:

The Spec fPL Test was developed from the fPLI test in partnership with Drs. Williams and Steiner at the Gastrointestinal Laboratory at Texas A&M University.

Accurate:

Sensitivity of the fPLI test was 100% in moderate to severe cases of pancreatitis and 54% in mild cases, with an overall sensitivity of 67%.
Specificity of the fPLI test was 100% in healthy cats and 67% in symptomatic cats with histologically normal pancreata, with an overall specificity of 91%.²

Quantitative results:

The Spec fPL Test provides specific easy-to-interpret results to help you quickly diagnose and monitor your patient’s progress.

References:

1.

De Cock HEV, Forman MA, Farver TB, Marks SL. Prevalence and histopathologic characteristics of pancreatitis in cats. Vet Pathol. 2007;44:39—49.

2.

Forman MA, Marks SL, De Cock HE, et al. Evaluation of serum feline pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity and helical computed tomography versus conventional testing for the diagnosis of feline pancreatitis. J Vet Intern Med. 2004;18:807–815

Available Spec fPL® Tests

It’s easy to get more information about the health of your patients by including a Spec fPL Test (feline pancreas-specific lipase) with your favorite sick cat panels and profiles.

For your convenience, here are the Spec fPL-related test codes at a glance.

Test Code	Name and Contents
FPS	Feline Pancreatic-Specific Lipase (Quantitative) IDEXX Advantage - follow up on SNAP fPL
FPL	Feline Pancreatic-Specific Lipase
FPA	Feline Pancreatic-Specific Lipase - add on
FPF	Feline Pancreatic-Specific Lipase follow up within 3 weeks
=FPP	Feline Abdominal Profile CBC, Feline Core Chemistry and Spec fPL
=DPP	Feline Diabetic & Pancreatic Profile Glucose, Amylase, Lipase, B-hydroxybutyrate, Spec fPL and Fructosamine Interpretation
=FTHP+	Feline Diagnostic Profile including Pancreatic-Specific Lipase CBC, Feline Core Chemistry, Total T₄ and Spec fPL Interpretation
=FTHP	Feline Total Health Profile including Pancreatic-Specific Lipase CBC, Feline Core Chemistry , Total T₄ and Spec fPL

Specimen requirements:

For Spec fPL tests, please provide 1 mL of serum—RTT or SST.

When used in combination with other tests in a panel, please refer to the IDEXX Directory of Products and Services for a complete list of specimen requirements.

Fasted sample preferred.