If you have a pet that’s ill or not acting normally, you want to figure out why as soon as possible—and so do we! Sage Creek Animal Hospital is proud to have a modern in-house laboratory where we can perform many kinds of pet lab testing. This not only saves you money, but it also means that you can get answers in minutes, not days.
Our in-house pet lab testing includes:
- Chemistry panels and CBCs (complete blood counts)
- Heartworm testing
- FeLV/FIV testing
- Parvo testing
- Urinalysis
- Intestinal parasite testing (fecal screens)
- Cytologies
- Skin scrapings
- Glucose monitoring
For more specific or specific or specialized testing, we partner with a high-quality outside laboratory that returns the results to us.
Diagnostics: Not Just for Sick Pets!
It’s important to note that diagnostics are not just important for sick pets. They’re also an essential part of routine pet care.
Routine blood work is often recommended annually as part of your pet’s wellness care, especially for senior pets. It can uncover early or hidden diseases in a seemingly healthy patient. Addressing a problem before it becomes clinically significant is not only easier on the pet, but it is also less expensive and provides the best outcome. Baseline bloodwork done when your pet is healthy is also an essential part of their medical history, as it allows us to have reference points to compare with any abnormalities that should come up in the future.
Pre-anesthetic blood work is an essential part of any surgical procedure and is necessary for detecting problems in organs that process anesthetic medications, like the liver and kidneys. If we see abnormal results, we can make changes to the types of medications used, drug dosages, and intravenous fluid amounts to ensure maximum safety. In some cases, pre-anesthetic bloodwork can alert us to patients who cannot be safely anesthetized and may need treatment for an issue before undergoing anesthesia.
If you have any questions about our pet lab testing services, don’t hesitate to call us at (204) 255 – 1150 today.