Pet Care Service
Lab Services
We coordinate selected sample-based testing options to support welfare decisions and safe next-step planning.
Low-income friendly careExotic and domestic supportFirst aid and welfare guidance
How lab services work
APES offers sample coordination support only. We can help explain the process, arrange suitable sample handling, and support referral conversations, but veterinary interpretation and diagnosis may still require a registered veterinary surgeon.
Clinical scope: APES Pet Care Clinic provides first aid, routine welfare support, husbandry guidance, partner-lab supported investigation and diagnosis support for certain illnesses and diseases, and referral triage only. We are not a veterinary surgery and do not prescribe veterinary medicines, perform surgery, carry out invasive procedures, provide sedation, or replace emergency veterinary care. After consultation, we may recommend appropriate over-the-counter alternatives where suitable, and these can sometimes be lower cost.
Example test prices
These prices are examples and remain subject to confirmation, sample requirements, and laboratory availability.
Sunshine virus PCR (snakes): £115.80
Reptile skin package: £121.80
Herpes PCR (chelonian): £115.80
Respiratory profile turtle or tortoise PCR: £196.20
Mycoplasma agassizii PCR (tortoise): £115.80
Reptile Cryptosporidia PCR: £115.80
Reptile lungworm: £73.80
Reptile Campylobacter: £76.50
Reptile Salmonella: £93.00
Reptile adenovirus PCR: £115.80
Reptile nidovirus PCR: £105.80
Reptile arenavirus PCR / IBD: £196.20
Reptile Cryptosporidia: £69.00
Reptile faeces 2: £130.80
Reptile faeces 1: £115.80
Reptile full parasitology: £89.40
Reptile faecal screen: £71.00
Important limitations
Lab coordination does not replace a veterinary diagnosis. If your pet is acutely unwell, in pain, collapsed, bleeding, or struggling to breathe, seek veterinary care immediately instead of waiting for testing support.