On-site laboratory screening

Not every illness in your pet can be seen externally. Sometimes we need to run a blood sample to see if there are any underlying issues. We have in-house lab equipment that allows us to run multiple tests. These tests include:

• Complete Blood Count (CBC) - Allows us to see if there are any abnormalities in your pets red and white blood cells, such as anemia, dehydration, infection, blood clotting ability and immune system response
• Chemistry  - Allows us to see the function of the liver, kidneys, thyroid and checks the blood glucose in your pet
• Heartworm/Lyme disease test - A 10 minute test that requires only 3 drops of blood and tests for Heartworm, Lyme disease and two other tick borne diseases (Ehrlichiosis & Anaplasmosis)
• Urinalysis - Checks your pet's urine for the presence of infection, sugar, pH level, blood and urinary crystals
• Feline Leukemia + FIV test - A feline test that takes about 10 mins and requires 3 drops of blood. It tests for 2 infectious diseases in cats (Feline Leukemia & FIV). 

We highly recommend senior pets (over 7 years of age), any pet on medications & any pet that has been diagnosed with a disease (ie: Diabetes, kidney diease) are tested regularly to ensure that there are no serious changes to their internal organs or blood count!

Idexx Reference Laboratory

Sometimes there are more complex tests that we cannot do in-house. We send these tests out to our reference lab - Idexx. Located in Markham, ON they are efficient, knowledgeable and essential for certain diagnostics such as histopathology of a mass or testing for certain diseases (ie: cushing's disease).