Wilkinson Vet Clinic offers a large variety of top of the line diagnostic equipment. We have our own in-house laboratory that can give us same-day results while you wait. The importance of same day results cannot be stressed enough. When your animal is sick, you don’t always have 3-5 days or more to waste to get results back for an off-site lab. We need them today. We have invested a lot of our resources to raise the standard of care that you have access to because we feel it really is that important.
What tests do we run?
This allows our veterinarian to quickly asses your animal’s red blood cells, hydration status, white blood cells, some infectious processes, and platelets necessary for blood clotting. This is some of the most essential information a veterinarian can have when treating a patient.
In-house bacterial culture and sensitivity testing allows us to non-invasively and accurately determine the best possible medications to use to resolve bacterial infections – without the costs associated with out-sourced laboratory testing.
This test is designed to provide information on 14 important chemicals found in the body. By knowing the concentrations of these certain chemicals, our veterinarian can make decisions about what the problem may be and how to treat it.
This test provides information on how well the thyroid is functioning but testing the level of thyroid hormone. By knowing the level of thyroid hormone, our veterinarian is able to see if there is a problem of over/under production which would indicate a problem with the thyroid.
Used to diagnose fungal skin disease, the is a very helpful test to diagnose one of the most common issues causing hair loss, itchiness, and sores on the skin.
Get results within 24 hours to know what antibiotic is most effective to treat your animal’s disease. Most places send this off to laboratories which could take up to a week to get results back.
Both FeLV and FIV or feline aids are very serious disease that affect cats. It is extremely important to know if your cats has either of these conditions because of how the diseases affect the long-term healthcare of your pet.
When your animal is sick, it needs results now. With our in-house lab, you get same day results on many of the most common lab tests.