Veterinary cases rarely fall into a clear-cut diagnostic category. Pets exhibiting lethargy, poor appetite, diarrhea, abnormal urine, or unexplained weakness often require a comprehensive assessment, combining blood cell counts, urine test results, fecal microscopy findings, the animal’s medical history, physical examination, and other relevant test results. Each of these factors provides valuable information for laboratory evaluation of the condition.

For clinics looking to integrate these routine tests into a compact instrument, a small, built-in analyzer can help build workflows around a single patient record, enabling a more consistent testing sequence. Ozelle develop digital diagnostic solutions for the veterinary field, integrating AI-assisted imaging, whole blood cell morphology (CBM), and workflow-centric analyzer designs to help veterinary clinics and laboratories optimize their daily diagnostic procedures.

This guide explains how to structure an in-house workflow for CBC, urinalysis, and fecal testing with a multi-functional veterinary analyzer. It is designed for veterinary clinics, laboratory teams, and distributors evaluating how integrated testing can fit into everyday animal-care operations.

Why Integrate CBC, Urine, and Feces Testing?

A complete blood count, urinalysis, and fecal examination answer different laboratory questions. CBC testing provides hematology parameters, leukocyte differentials, calculated indices, and analyzer-specific flags or visual outputs. Urine testing can provide information about formed elements and particles in a urine sample. Fecal microscopy can support the review of parasite eggs, protozoa, bacterial forms, and digestive residues, depending on the test method and sample condition.

If these testing steps require the use of independent instruments, manual microscopy, or different reporting systems, clinics often need to manage multiple sample transfer paths, various interfaces, reagent supplies, and result recording. Multiple sample transfer paths mean more manpower and increased risks associated with sample transportation.

An integrated workflow can help reduce handover steps and minimize factors that can lead to errors in test results.

Step 1: Prepare Samples and Patient Information

A dependable workflow starts before the analyzer is used. Staff should confirm the patient identity, species, collection time, sample type, and the tests requested for that case. Clear labeling and disciplined sample handling help protect result traceability across blood, urine, and fecal testing.

For a routine multi-sample workflow, clinics can register the patient and select the requested CBC, urine, and feces tests; prepare blood, urine, and fecal samples according to the analyzer instructions and clinic SOPs; check sample condition and sufficient volume; complete applicable quality-control procedures; and ensure trained personnel are available to review results.

Step 2: Run the CBC Workflow

In veterinary practice, a complete blood count (CBC) is an important part of routine laboratory assessment. It may be requested for animals with nonspecific clinical signs, such as lethargy, appetite changes, gastrointestinal signs, changes in urination, or other findings that require additional laboratory context. CBC testing may also be included in routine wellness assessments.

Automated veterinary hematology analyzers can generate quantitative blood-cell results, white blood cell differentials, red blood cell indices, platelet-related parameters, instrument flags, and graphical or image-based outputs, depending on the analyzer. These findings should be reviewed alongside the animal’s clinical history, physical examination, previous laboratory results, and other relevant diagnostic information.

A structured CBC workflow begins with correct case identification, appropriate sample collection, and preparation according to the analyzer’s instructions for use. The operator then loads the sample, confirms the requested test, and reviews the resulting report before moving to other sample types. If results, flags, images, or the broader clinical context meet the clinic’s defined review criteria, the team can follow established procedures for repeat analysis, smear review, additional testing, or sample recollection where appropriate.

Complete Blood Morphology (CBM) can add image-based cellular information to routine CBC reporting. This may include AI-assisted cell classification, image-supported morphology-related findings, and visible cell images for review. CBM should be considered an additional layer of laboratory information; it does not replace veterinary interpretation, laboratory review procedures, or clinical correlation.

Step 3: Add Urinalysis to the Same Case Workflow

Urinalysis may be relevant when an animal presents with changes in urination, urinary abnormalities, dehydration concerns, gastrointestinal signs, or broader clinical findings that require additional laboratory information. It may also be included in wellness or follow-up testing according to the clinic’s protocols.

In an integrated workflow, the urine test can be ordered and documented under the same case record as the CBC result rather than managed as a disconnected result stream. After the sample is prepared according to the operating procedure, the operator selects the urine test and loads the sample through the analyzer’s designated workflow.

The resulting report can provide structured information on formed elements, casts, cells, crystals, microorganisms, and other urine particles, depending on the analyzer’s available menu and sample quality. The veterinary team should review urine findings together with the CBC report, the animal’s examination findings, and any additional laboratory testing that may be required.

Integrating blood and urine testing in one workflow can help reduce unnecessary sample and result handoffs. However, automated urine findings should not be treated as independently conclusive. When findings require confirmation, conflict with the case history, or meet the clinic’s review criteria, the team should follow its established procedures for further assessment.

Step 4: Include Fecal Testing When It Is Relevant

Fecal testing may be appropriate for animals with diarrhea, appetite changes, hematochezia, gastrointestinal concerns, routine parasite-screening needs, or broader wellness-assessment requirements. In a conventional workflow, fecal testing may involve separate preparation, microscopy, documentation, and reporting steps.

When fecal analysis is incorporated into the same in-house diagnostic routine, the operator can select the feces test under the same case record, prepare the specimen according to the operating procedure, and load it for analysis. Depending on the available test menu and sample quality, the report may provide microscopy-related information on parasite eggs, protozoa, bacterial forms, digestive residues, cells, or other formed elements.

This integrated approach can help veterinary clinics organize blood, urine, and fecal results within a more connected operational process. It does not eliminate the value of microscopy expertise, appropriate sample preparation, or veterinary review. If automated findings require confirmation or do not align with the animal’s history and examination findings, clinics should apply their established review criteria and professional judgment.

Product Configuration Options

After defining the clinic’s preferred blood, urine, fecal, and immunoassay workflow, the next step is to select an analyzer configuration that fits the required test menu and result-management process.

The EHVT-75 compact veterinary analyzer is designed for veterinary clinics that want to integrate blood, urine, and feces testing in one compact in-house analyzer. It supports AI-powered 9-diff hematology with image-based cell morphology information and includes blood, urine, and fecal testing modules. It also supports LIS connectivity for more organized case and result management.

For clinics that require a broader test menu, the EHVT-50 veterinary mini lab combines 9-diff hematology, urine analysis, fecal analysis, and immunoassay testing in one analyzer. Its blood sample volume is 100 μL, while urine and fecal testing require 200 μL samples. The system supports canine and feline testing, dry-type QC cards, auto calibration, LIS connectivity, LAN, and USB connections. Its listed immunoassay menu includes selected inflammatory, pancreatic, renal, hormone, cardiac, infectious-disease, and antibody-titer markers; some listed menu items are marked as under development and should be confirmed for local availability before procurement.

Choosing the Right Workflow: EHVT-50 or EHVT-75

Both models are designed to support veterinary CBC, urine, and feces testing. The most important selection question is not simply which unit is more advanced, but which workflow and testing menu best match the clinic’s daily needs.

EHVT-75 is the more compact choice for clinics that primarily need integrated hematology, urine, and feces analysis. It weighs 8 kg and uses a no-fluid-path architecture with single-use reagent cartridges, designed to simplify routine maintenance and reduce cross-contamination risk.

EHVT-50 is appropriate when a clinic also needs to add veterinary immunoassays and selected biochemistry testing into its in-house workflow. Its testing menu includes immunoassays related to inflammation, pancreatitis, cardiac markers, and hormones, in addition to hematology, urine, and feces capabilities. These results should still be interpreted alongside clinical information and other laboratory evidence.

Build a More Consistent In-House Laboratory Routine

The strongest workflow is not simply the one with the most tests. It is the one that clinic staff can repeat reliably, document clearly, and review appropriately. Whether a practice adopts EHVT-75 or EHVT-50, successful implementation should include defined sample-handling procedures, staff training, QC scheduling, analyzer maintenance checks, result-review criteria, and data-management routines.

For distributors and local partners, the opportunity is equally practical. A compact veterinary analyzer can be positioned around the real needs of clinics: bringing CBC, urine, and feces testing into a more connected workflow, reducing dependence on multiple routine testing devices, and helping teams work from structured reports without removing the role of veterinary judgment.

Ozelle’s veterinary diagnostics solutions are built around AI-assisted imaging, Complete Blood Morphology, and multi-functional testing options for everyday animal-care settings. The veterinary portfolio presents EHVT-75 as a compact option for hematology, urine, and feces workflows, while EHVT-50 adds immunoassay capability for clinics that need a broader in-house laboratory menu.

A well-designed CBC, urinalysis, and fecal testing workflow can help veterinary teams organize laboratory information more efficiently. The value comes from integrating the process while preserving the essentials: trained operation, appropriate quality procedures, laboratory review, and clinical correlation for every patient.