Cost of Vit E Blood Test - Canadians?

[Pally]

I was recently listening to a podcast from The Horse (actually a Q&A webinar rerun) about Vitamin E. https://thehorse.com/188244/equine-essentials-the-importance-of-vitamin-e/

The guest expert was a big proponent of testing blood levels to determine supplementation needs (and response to said supplementation). She mentioned the test being I think in the $40-50 range, so it’s certainly not a silly idea towards optimizing your supplement purchases.

That being said, I know for some things prices take a wild jump when you cross that northern border (fecals, I’m looking at you). So just curious if any of my Canadian friends have had blood E levels tested, do you mind sharing the cost? Obviously it will vary somewhat vet to vet, but looking for the ballpark.

[Feathered_Feet]

Somewhat off topic, but evidently learning to do your own fecal counts is pretty easy, and you don’t need a super fancy microscope. I think there have been some threads on the subject in this forum if you want to just do your own.

[Pally]

So I’ve heard. Not something I’ve bothered to look into more for my rather occasional fecal needs, but if I ever get the “have my own farm, collect horses” thing going on (fingers crossed, lol), I might give it a whirl. They aren’t ridiculous crazy $ up here, but > a tube of dewormer, which I think doesn’t encourage people to use them as much as they should.

[SolarFlare]

I had one done last year, Ontario. It was $100. Also had selenium checked at the same time, and that test was $80.

[Pally]

Thanks! So not terrible if I were concerned about a particular issue, but probably not something I would do 2X a year just to see.