Library Article. bottom when the blood is spun in a centrifuge. If the serum is pink it indicates hemolysis, if. it is milky or cloudy it indicates lipemia. Hemolysis can alter the results for amylase, lipase, ALT, AST, calcium and phosphorus, while lipemia can affect glucose, sodium, potassium and protein. Your veterinarian may order other more specific blood work, but these are the basic tests I. will be covering in this article.
Later signs and symptoms. If untreated, new signs and symptoms of Lyme infection might appear in the following weeks to months. These include: 1  Erythema migrans appearing in other areas of your body. 2  Joint pain. 3  Bouts of severe joint pain and swelling are especially likely to affect your knees, but the pain can shift from one joint to another.
One symptom of Lyme disease is a red rash (called erythema migrans). The rash usually starts as a small red area and then expands over several days. The rash occurs at the site of the tick bite and usually gets bigger over time. Sometimes the rash clears in the center, so that it looks like a bull's-eye. About half the people infected with Lyme disease develop the rash within 4 weeks. The rash usually isn't painful or itchy. It fades within 4 weeks, even without treatment for Lyme disease.