USE OF A SEMIQUANTITATIVE CANINE PROGESTERONE TEST KIT IN THE DOMESTIC CAT

Feline serum progesterone concentrations were evaluated using a commer cially available, semi-quantitative, canine serum progesterone test ki t. The results from the test kit are reported in three ranges: less-th an 1 ng/ml, 1 to 5 ng/ml, or greater than 5 ng/ml. The results were co mpared to quantitative results obtained from an outside laboratory. Th e test kit had a specificity of 95% and a sensitivity of 96% when comp ared to the laboratory results. The test kit was quick and easy to run . The author concludes that the commercial canine progesterone test ki t can be used effectively in the cat for semi-quantitative evaluation of serum progesterone concentrations.