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• Cat & Dog - Pre-Operation Check Ups

  Modern anaesthetics, equipment and techniques have vastly reduced the risk associated with general anaesthesia and surgery with healthy animals. However, it is not usually the healthy pet that has to have an anaesthetic for surgery or other procedures.

• Cat & Dog - Routine Blood Tests - Haematology and Biochemistry

  Routine blood tests frequently form part of the full clinical examination of any animal presented to the veterinary surgeon. These tests are extremely helpful when arriving at an accurate diagnosis.

• Cat & Dog - Routine Laboratory Tests 1.

  Regular routine check-ups for our pets often leads to a longer pain free life since, they can give an early indication of impending problems. For middle aged and older animals these check-ups should be carried out annually even if the pet appears perfectly healthy.

• Cat & Dog - Routine Laboratory Tests 2.

  These guidelines are intended to ensure that the results of any laboratory tests undertaken are as accurate as possible and will help to avoid repeat tests being carried out.

• Cat & Dog - Serum Electrolytes

  Electrolytes occur in the blood and are frequently measured during serum biochemistry. The most common electrolytes in the blood are sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride bicarbonate and phosphate.

• Cat & Dog - Thyroid Function Tests

  The thyroid gland is found just below the larynx and consists of two lobes lying either side of the trachea (windpipe). This paired gland is responsible for the production of the thyroid hormones, the major one of which is thyroxine T4, and tri-iodothyronine (T3) which is produced in smaller quantities.

• Cat & Dog - TLI Tests (Trypsin Like Immunoreactivity)

  Trypsin is an enzyme that is involved in the digestion of proteins in the small intestine. It is secreted by the pancreas as trypsinogen which is a non-activated enzyme (pro-enzyme).

• Cat & Dog - Urine Tests

  Urine analysis involves a collection of relatively simple tests that can be undertaken at the practice. The tests assess the physical and chemical composition of the urine. Abnormal results usually indicate that there is a disorder affecting either the kidneys and/or other parts of the urinary system.

• Colitis in Dogs

  What is colitis? Colitis refers to inflammation of the colon which is part of the large intestine. Colitis is often used to describe diarrhoea associated with the large bowel. Your vet may also describe this as large intestinal diarrhoea as opposed to diarrhoea arising from the small intestine

• Dog - Diagnostic Imaging

  Until relatively recently the only images used for diagnostic purposes in small animal practice were x-rays. By the mid 1980s few small animal practices were without their own in-house…