hpi(wat is it )

does anyone know what this blood test is and wat it might show,iv a dog with colitis and this is on her bag of food burns ,we just got it tonight,im going to take her to get her bloods done but this is something new iv not come across, any body any knowledge on this thanx .

there are a couple of things it might be - you are best giving your vet a ring and ask them to confirm.

iv been on to vet and he think it coiltis just,and im not all that convinced but im gonna ask him to blood test her xx

you've got me confused now..and having reread your original, am none the wiser.

Where did you see HPI written? If on the bag of dog food, what relevance do you think it will have to the blood test?
if you saw it written on the bag of Burns - give them a ring and ask, if you have seen it written in regard to a blood test (as I originally thought), ring your vet for an explanation as it could be one of several things.

Hiya, I hope this helps HPI usually just means History of Present Illness and the vet will have taken this and given some information with the blood sample.

HPI means Helicobacter Pylori to me.

It's a bacteria that thrives in the stomach. Causes indigestion and stomach ulcers.

My experience is in human medicine, but HPI could well be in vet medicine too.

Dawn R.

Hi Nursey, slightly off track but just curious as a colitis sufferer myself. I think the poster is referring to blood test (although not too clear) so wouldn't a test for helicobacter pylori by by means of a stool sample?

Thanks.

thankyou thats what it means i rang vet today and that what he said thanks very much .he gonna test her for that ,and if she has tht,he gona treat her for it ,

Helicobacter Pylori can be detected in blood samples, in breath samples and in mucosal biopsies taken directly from the stomach lining.

Dawn R.

Thanks Nursey, always interested to learn more.