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SDMA

In range

Bella · dog · 3 readings · sample data

Latest
13µg/dL
Trend
+32% / yr

9 → 13 µg/dL

In range
014

SDMA has risen 44% over 1.4 years but remains within its reference range — a direction worth watching.

SDMA historyµg/dL

051015Jun 26Oct 25Jan 259 µg/dL on 7 Jan 202511 µg/dL on 4 Oct 202513 µg/dL on 1 Jun 2026

Every recorded reading — the green band is the reference range, tinted zones are out.

Why it matters

SDMA is the earliest routine marker of declining kidney filtration — it rises before creatinine and before symptoms. A steady climb over successive readings, even within range, is worth discussing with your vet.

Read the full SDMA guide — what it is, what a high or low result means, and how it moves in chronic disease.
Reference interval —IDEXX →IRIS →

Reference ranges reflect conventional laboratory intervals. Always interpret against your own lab's printed range and your veterinary surgeon's judgement. A brighter optimal band is shown only where a published guideline defines one, and it is cited.