Diagnostic Services

In-House Laboratory

A pet that appears healthy can often be hiding symptoms of disease. Routine blood testing helps your veterinarian learn things about your pet's health that cannot be spotted during routine physical examinations.

We are equipped with sophisticated instruments that allow us to measure many laboratory values. As a compliment to our regular laboratory services, our in-house diagnostic capabilities allow us to get results pre-surgically, or in an emergency, within minutes.

Our extensive laboratory services provide information that is critical to the sick or injured pet. We have access both in-house and at our centralized reference laboratory to extensive diagnostic testing allowing animals to receive appropriate treatment in a timely manner. Our laboratory is capable of processing a number of blood tests, including cholesterol, blood glucose and complete blood counts. We also process pre-anesthetic blood tests, which are a necessary step before your pet undergoes surgery.

Radiology

X-rays are useful in evaluating a number of areas of your pet's body, including bones, lungs, the heart, abdomen and oral cavity. With the advent of digital radiography, our hospital is able to take high-quality, digital x-rays of your pet. Our hospital has a state-of-the-art digital radiograph that produces excellent quality digital x-rays. Digital radiographs are extremely helpful for diagnosing and monitoring many medical and surgical problems.

The advantage to digital radiology is that the time spent taking your pets' radiographs is significantly shorter, and fewer pictures need to be taken to achieve a perfect result. This means a lot less stress for your pet, making their experience here much more pleasant! Pictures can then be e-mailed to a specialist in veterinary radiology, making consults much easier and faster.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging procedure that complements x-rays and allows our clinicians to better visualize internal organs in the chest and abdomen. This painless diagnostic technique is normally done without sedation of your pet. Ultrasound is invaluable for making treatment decisions for various types of heart disease. It also allows us to biopsy organs such as the liver, kidney and spleen through a tiny "keyhole" incision. Using the ultrasound image as a guide, major surgery is avoided and your pet can often go home the same day.