Pet Diagnostics Tools

Digital radiographs (x-rays) provide for fast analysis of your pet's problem. Your pet’s digital radiographs are available for viewing immediately on-screen without the processing time of traditional film x-rays. This helps our veterinarians get to work devising a strategy for treatment immediately.

Common reasons for dogs and cats to have radiographs are:

• Fractures
• Heart disease
• Intestinal foreign objects
• Respiratory problems
• Cancer

Laboratory testing provides us with important information that we can utilize to help keep your pet a healthy member of the family. Routine disease screening, such as for intestinal parasites, heartworm or feline leukemia, is an integral part of our wellness care recommendations. Testing is always recommended before anesthesia and surgery because it can help to identify organ dysfunction, infection, or disease that could make anesthesia more dangerous or complicated for your pet.

When your pet is not feeling well, laboratory testing can help us to make an accurate diagnosis and treatment recommendations. We pride ourselves on using the most up-to-date testing methods, whether in our in-hospital laboratory or through the services of an outside reference lab. Our hospital has the capability to perform in-house tests such as those for heartworm disease, lyme disease, feline leukemia virus, and feline aids virus.

Our technicians are certified in the performance of urinalysis, cytology, and blood film evaluation. We can have lab results for your pet available in minutes as compared hours. Rapid results allow us to more quickly diagnose and start treatment for a sick pet and perform pre-anesthetic blood testing.

Getting your pets’ medications can be as simple as clicking a button! Doc·Side provides both an in-house and on-line pharmacy for our clients. We carry an extensive inventory of veterinary pharmaceutical items, supplies, food and medication and you can even have your prescription delivered right to your door.

When your pet's eyes are not looking well during an exam, we offer tonometry as part of our complete medical services. Using an instrument called a tonopen, our doctors can calculate and measure the pressure of the fluid of the eye. This is important for pets with suspected diseases of the eye.

Bring your pet to us for additional eye screening if you notice red, irritated eyes, if your pet has suffered head/eye trauma, or if your pet is being monitored for glaucoma/cataracts.