Find out what’s really going on inside the dog’s digestive system. This test detects bacterial imbalances and provides actionable insights for personalized diet, supplement, or lifestyle changes to improve the dog’s health.
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Find out what’s really going on inside the dog’s digestive system. This test detects bacterial imbalances and provides actionable insights for personalized diet, supplement, or lifestyle changes to improve the dog’s health.
5,000+ Species Detected
Fast, Actionable Results
Supports Clinical & Preventive Care
Includes Expert Support
12500
$125.00
Unit price/ per
The Gut Health Test offers a powerful, science-driven tool for assessing canine gastrointestinal health through simple stool collection and advanced DNA sequencing technology. Results are delivered quickly via email*, enabling you to make timely, evidence-based decisions for your patients.
Using comprehensive metagenomic sequencing, the test detects over 5,000 bacterial species from a single stool sample—far surpassing the capabilities of traditional diagnostics.
What the Report Offers:
A detailed profile of each cat’s unique gut microbiome composition
Identification of bacterial imbalances, overgrowths, and deviations from healthy reference populations
Detection of clinically relevant pathogens, including:
Investigate causes of chronic GI or dermatological symptoms
Establish baseline microbiome profiles in healthy or at-risk cats or dogs
Monitor gut health pre/post-intervention or during long-term care
Support preventive wellness plans with microbial tracking
FAQs
Ideally, the sample should be taken rectally with a fecal loop and immediately placed in the tube with the preservative solution. Alternatively, clients can collect and bring in their pet's stool sample if it cannot be obtained at the practice. Samples should be obtained and placed in sample tubes within 4 hours of the patient's bowel movement. If absolutely necessary, refrigerated stool samples can be used if placed into the sample tubes within 12 hours. Here’s how to collect a sample.
Supplements like bacterial probiotics should be stopped for at least 24 hours prior to sample collection.
Samples can be sent in while on antibiotics or other necessary medications. Please be sure to note this in the registration process.
Yes. Our test has been carefully optimized to account for loose stool or diarrhea. When you collect the sample, insert the swab into the rectum and around the sides of the colon to obtain enough material to test. If you are unable to get a sufficient sample, contact our team for further directions.
Yes. The preservative in the sample tubes function at a wide range of temperatures, and preserve the bacteria in the sample for up to 1 year We have received, and successfully analyzed, fecal samples shipped from 6 of the 7 continents.
Schedule an appointment with one of our ABV specialists here.
AnimalBiome has sequenced over 60,000 samples to date, and a small subset of these samples are considered for our healthy reference data set. Click here to learn more about this process.
See FAQ’s related to Patient Portal for answers related to registration.
