At Davis Animal Hospital, your pet's health is our main concern. We offer many services to ensure that your pet is as healthy and as happy as possible, including routine examinations, microchipping, vaccinations, surgery, dentistry, PRP and stem cell therapy, and more. One of our recommended services for all pets is animal wellness testing. There are many benefits to this preventative measure and is a good idea for dogs and cats.

We believe that animal wellness testing is a smart choice for your pets each year. With this recommended testing, we are able to evaluate your pet's overall health. We always hope that results come back normal and when they do, it can provide peace of mind that your pet is healthy. Plus with this information, we are provided with a reference range for future exams and lab work. This information allows us to determine if your pet's values are changing and if there is anything we need to explore further. 

Animal wellness testing also allows us to discover any possible health issues. Even if your cat or dog appears physically healthy, our wellness testing can alert us to any underlying health concerns. While we hope we never find anything on the reports, finding possible issues early is important. The earlier we find and address possible issues, the better we can address them. Early intervention means that your pet can live a longer and healthier life with early interventions. 

Along with animal wellness testing, we also recommend regular wellness exams. When our vets are able to examine your pets regularly, they are able to determine their overall health and address any concerns you may have. Also, it gives you the opportunity to ask questions that you have so you have the most comprehensive information when it comes to taking the best possible care of your pet. 

Should you decide that you are interested in animal wellness testing for your furry friend, you can contact us to set up your appointment for your wellness testing and regular exam. Even healthy cats and dogs can benefit from regular wellness testing and exams as this will allow us to gauge your pet's overall health and uncover any potential health problems. With early intervention and regular exams, together we can help your pet live a healthy and happy life.

Davis Animal Hospital Recommends Your Pet Has Wellness Testing

Adult Wellness Bloodwork: Recommended for pets up to 6 years old. This blood panel checks the following:

• Blood Chemistry which checks the health of the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, and intestinal tract.

• Hematology which checks a complete blood count (CBC) as well as any blood-borne parasites and infection.

• Serology which checks for Heartworm disease, tick-borne infections in dogs, and feline leukemia and FIV in cats.

• Parasitology which checks for intestinal parasites such as hookworm, roundworm, giardia, and more.

Senior Wellness Bloodwork: Recommended for pets 6 years and older. This blood panel checks the following:

• Blood Chemistry which checks the health of the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, and intestinal tract.

• Hematology which checks a complete blood count (CBC) as well as any blood-borne parasites and infection.

• Serology which checks for Heartworm disease, tick-borne infections in dogs, and feline leukemia and FIV in cats.

• Parasitology which checks for intestinal parasites such as hookworm, roundworm, giardia, and more.

• Urinalysis which checks the bladder’s health and checks kidney and glucose status.

• Thyroid (T4) checks the thyroid function to make sure your pet is metabolizing correctly. Early thyroid issues can be controlled with therapeutic medications and diet changes.

Pre-Anesthetic Bloodwork: Recommended for young pets that will be having routine surgery. (We do have a smaller panel that we run in-house the day of surgery that checks basic blood chemistry and packed cell volume/hematocrit, PCV.) This blood panel checks the following:

• Blood Chemistry which checks the health of the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, and intestinal tract.

• Hematology which checks a complete blood count (CBC) as well as any blood-borne parasites and infection.

Our in-house lab permits rapid in-house evaluation of many critical blood values when timing may be crucial or for the convenience of rapid results.

IDEXX VET LAB STATION

This integrated in-house vet lab diagnostics system combines results from the separate in-house lab machines into a single report. This vet lab station also shows your pet's results from that day as well as previous testing that we have done on your pet. This allows us to compare results and watch for trending that may be occurring, (for example – a kidney value slowly increasing over the years may alert us to early renal disease). This vet lab machine imports patient info from our practice management software, to help ensure accuracy and also exports results back to aid in accurate record keeping. The IDEXX vet lab station also has another great feature in that it is able to connect to our reference lab (the blood that we send out of the hospital) and is able to correlate in-house and send-out data in an easy to read timeline. This allows us to safely store a lifetime of your pet's bloodwork for easy viewing and keeps all of their information together should we need to consult with a specialist at the IDEXX reference laboratory.

IDEXX LASERCYTE

In-house CBC Machine This sophisticated blood machine performs a complete blood cell count in just a few minutes. This allows us to evaluate red blood cells, including absolute reticulocyte count, offers a full 5 part white blood cell differential and platelet count. This machine has the capability to read not just whole blood but also other body fluids (such as abdominal fluid).

IDEXX CATALYST IN-HOUSE CHEMISTRY ANALYZER

This wonderful diagnostic tool permits rapid “bedside” evaluation of standard basic blood chemistries/systems such as hepatic and renal values (live and kidney), protein levels, amylase/lipase, calcium/phosphorus as well as electrolytes. We often use this machine to test a patient the morning of surgery prior to performing anesthesia or if a patient is ill in the hospital. This machine can run multiple patient samples simultaneously to aid in rapidity of results.

ANTIGEN HEARTWORM TEST

This test utilizes only 3 drops of blood and takes a mere 10 minutes for immediate knowledge of current heartworm testing results in cases where a patient is ill or may wish to being taking a certain heartworm medication that day.

SNAP PARVOVIRUS TEST

This test checks a symptomatic puppy for Parvovirus. This test uses only a few drops of fecal material and a short 10 minutes for rapid results for immediate need to confirm positive status and start supportive treatment.