The laboratory is a specialized
department of our hospital that provides the most up-to-date
hematology, parasitology, cytology, and blood chemistry diagnostic
findings which can be life-saving for your pet. Because your pet
can't answer questions, pinpointing a problem requires diagnosis.
We seldom rely on outside labs for results which often take hours
or days. Instead, we can make quick, accurate diagnoses, often
within 30 minutes, right in our in-hospital laboratory. Then we can
start treatment immediately. In the laboratory we can examine
different lab speciments to aid us in diagnosing your pets problem.
A stool sample for fecal flotation analysis to find parasites. A
urinalysis to diagnose if your pet has urinary tract infection or
kidney disease. We also have a special camera that transmits the
microscope image to a color monitor enabling us to examine ear
discharge(cytology) to determine the type of ear infection and
appropriate medication. We can perform fine needle aspirates, or
obtaining cells from a tumor using a syringe and needle, to examine
cells under the same microscoe, as shown above, to help diagnose
cancer and the need for surgery.
The Tonopen is a computerized
instrument that performs tonometry or measures your pet internal
eye pressure permitting early diagnosis, treatment, and blindness
prevention.photo
The I-Stat is a computerized
instrument that measures your pets electrolytes and blood gases, in
only 10 minutes, measuring critical values that are essential for
the correct selection of the type of intravenous fluids your ill
pet needs.photo
Our two Abaxis Vetscan and
Heska Spotchem chemistry analyzers allow us to analyze three
separate patient blood samples simultaneously, in less than nine
minutes, to perform presurgical screening test for anesthetic
safety or diagnose kidney and liver disease in your ill pet for
immediate treatment.photo
Our Hemavt analyzer performs
complete blood counts to diagnose if your pet is inflicted with an
infection, anemia, dehydration, or blood clotting disorders in only
6 minutes.photo
Our Cardiology department
provides advanced cardiac diagnostics and therapy using the
Vetronics Computerized ECG analyzer which can perform, analyze,
diagnose, and outline therapy for your pets heart disease. In
more complicated cases, we can fax the ECG to a Board Certified
Cardiologist for a cardiac consultation and receive an experts
opinion on our fax machine very quickly for immediate medical
therapy. photo
Our Dermatology department can
diagnose if your pets allergies are due to outdoor, indoor, or food
allergies through a simple blood test and then start a
desensitization therapy program to manage your pets
itching.
