In-House Laboratory

Our laboratory starts with both Idexx and Heska chemistry analyzers. We also have blood gas and electrolyte analyzers, as well as, a CBC analyzer. These machines allow us to test the levels of a number of important enzymes and elements which can give us an indication of the health of several important body systems, including liver, kidney, pancreas and others. This is helpful in narrowing the focus to an organ system, as well as testing for the safety of placing the animal under anesthesia and for drug monitoring.

We perform in-house cytology using the microscope which we can patch into our video otoscope system. In this way the images can be stored, added to the medical records, or shared with another doctor via the internet. We also use a number of disease specific antigen and antibody tests which can give us immediate results about certain diseases.