Lab Testing

Laboratory Testing

There is a powerful instinct in all animals to "act normal" even in the face of serous illness. Thus a complete physical exam is often not enough to diagnose the problem. In addition to imaging modalities, our hospital is equipped with an extensive in-house laboratory that permits us to find abnormalities in your pet’s organ functions or blood cells that were not evident from the physical evaluation. We utilize our in-house laboratory when time is of the essence in the case of a serious illness. For an ill patient, hours or even minutes can make the difference of life and death. When time is not a factor such as for routine follow-up bloodwork to check up on existing illness or senior screening tests, we currier your pet's blood work to a national laboratory which is a much more cost effective option for our clients.

Our Complete in-house diagnostic laboratory provides:

	Complete Blood Counts with computerized LaserCyte
	Blood chemistry analysis with Idexx Catalyst system
	Electrolyte analysis with Idexx Vet Lyte
	Thyroid screening with Idexx Snapshot
	Adrenal screening with Idexx Snapshot
	Heartworm, Lyme disease, Erhlichia and Anaplasmosis testing
	Giardia, Parvo virus and CPL Pancreas SNAP testing
	Feline Leukemia and Feline Aids testing
	Urinalysis
	Urine cortisol/creatinine with Idexx Catalyst
	Fecal ova exam
	Slide Cytology with digital image telemedicine
	Vaginal cytology with digital image telemedicine
	Gram staining cytology
	Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity
	Fungal culture
	We also send out samples for more comprehensive analysis when required such as a comprehensive thyroid hormone assay, and anaerobic bacterial sensitivity testing

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