Inventors:
Thomas McDonald - Omaha NE, US
Wayne Arthur Jensen - Wellington CO, US
Annika Weber - Omaha NE, US
Janet S. Andrews - Fort Collins CO, US
Assignee:
Heska Corporation - Loveland CO
International Classification:
G01N 31/00, G01N 33/53
US Classification:
435 721, 435 71, 436 1, 436501, 436518, 424 91, 424520, 422 1, 422 50, 530300, 530350
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for the detection of early renal disease in animals. The method includes the steps of (a) obtaining a sample from an animal to be tested and (b) determining the amount of albumin in the sample. An amount of albumin in the range of from 10 μg/ml to about 300 μg/ml indicates the presence of early renal disease. The present invention also provides antibodies to canine, feline and equine albumin which can be used to detect the presence of early renal disease.