Diagnostics

Explore beyond the surface

A Smarter Approach

A comprehensive physical exam is a great way to assess your pet’s overall health, however, diagnostic testing provides a more in-depth evaluation. Based on exam findings, we can recommend various diagnostic tests designed to pinpoint health issues and their causes. Diagnostic tests are also used to monitor your pet’s health status over time, and to detect disease in its earliest stages. Our in-house laboratory allows us to quickly provide answers about your pet’s health.

Laboratory Testing

When your pet is ill or injured, every second matters. State-of-the-art laboratory equipment allows us to provide fast results—often in 20 minutes or less—even when running a full panel of tests.

Common tests we perform include:

  • Blood work: A complete blood count (CBC) and blood chemistry profile are used to assess your pet’s organ function, clotting ability, electrolyte levels, and more. Blood work can also tell if your pet is anemic, has an infection or inflammation, or is dehydrated.
  • Parasite screening: Using blood and fecal samples, we can check to see if your pet has heartworms, tick-borne illnesses, or intestinal parasites.
  • Cytology: Looking at various samples under the microscope can tell us if your pet has an ear infection, mange, or a cancerous tumor.
  • Urinalysis: A urinalysis imparts information about how well your pet’s kidneys are functioning, or if they have a urinary tract infection or bladder stones.

Diagnostic Imaging

While blood work and other diagnostic tests give us a look at your pet’s internal health, diagnostic imaging gives us a much clearer “picture.” Digital radiography (i.e., X-ray) is useful for visualizing your pet’s internal structures, granting us a closer look at bones, joints, and organs. For greater detail, we may also use ultrasound to examine an organ, joint space, or body cavity. This imaging modality can be used to obtain tissue samples, confirm conditions that are difficult to diagnose through X-rays alone, and measure organs and tumors. When paired with laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging gives us the most complete picture of your pet’s health.

If your pet is not feeling well, contact us for an appointment. Leveraging our diagnostic capabilities, we will decipher the problem quickly, and help your pet on the road to recovery.

Diagnostic Services

In some cases, our veterinarians require answers from more advanced testing, and we turn to outside laboratories for results. The veterinary laboratories we partner with can typically provide next-day results, so we can begin treating your pet as soon as possible.

Allergy Testing

Allergies are one of the most common skin conditions in veterinary medicine. Our veterinarians will help you work through these challenging issues with testing and solutions.

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Endoscopy

Our skilled veterinarians employ endoscopy to peer into an animal’s internal structures without resorting to invasive procedures. This technique proves instrumental in diagnosing issues within the digestive tract, respiratory system, and bladder.

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Dental Radiography (Dental X-rays)

We use digital dental equipment to X-ray for both diagnostic and treatment purpose. We can send these radiographic images to a board-certified dentist if needed for consult on complex dental procedures.

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In-House Lab Testing

We can run most essential and pre-surgical blood screenings, fecal tests, urinalysis, and cytologies. We also use a reference laboratory and work with board certified pathologists to ensure reliable test results.

Blood Tests

A straightforward blood analysis unveils a plethora of insights into an animal’s health, spanning kidney and liver function, electrolyte levels, and the detection of infectious diseases.

Echocardiogram

Echocardiograms may be the right option for patients we suspect to be suffering from disease or malfunction of the heart. An echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart muscle and tissue, providing precise information about valves, blood flow, chamber size, and contractions.

Digital Radiology (X-rays)

X-rays are used to diagnose various cardiac, pulmonary, abdominal, musculoskeletal, and traumatic conditions. We also have the ability to perform renal and barium radiographic series. All of our images are reviewed by a board-certified radiologist to ensure accuracy.When you come in for an appointment as an Essential Wellness Plan member, our team will review any medical recommendations for your pet, some may not be in the plan depending on your pet’s needs. You will not be charged for any services that are covered by the plan, but may have additional cost depending on services rendered

Ophthalmology

Tonopen/Tonovet can be used to diagnose ocular pressure related conditions such as uveitis and glaucoma. Schirmer testing and fluorescein dye tests are also used for the correct diagnosis of eye injuries and conditions.