• PC (serum) is preferred
• Can be run on EDTA and LH plasma or other fluids if required (but these are not suitable for the other components of the FIP screen)
• The test is feline specific

• 1 mL whole blood

• Monday to Friday on demand
• takes 24 hours to run

• FIP Screen
• Can be requested as an individual test

Alpha-1 AGP is an acute phase protein that rises during inflammation.  This test is not specific for FIP, but levels >1.5 g/L have a reported sensitivity of 85% and specificity of 100%,  and efficiency of 90% in separating cats with FIP from cats with clinically similar conditions.
REF:  Vet Record (1997) 141:299-303.