In-House Diagnostic Laboratory
OSSVH maintains a complete in-house laboratory to help diagnose your pet’s medical problems. The lab equipment enables our staff to conduct complete blood counts, which indicate numbers of red and white blood cells and allow us to monitor for anemia or infection. Our blood chemistry machine measures enzymes and can be used to evaluate organ function, including kidney and liver function. Additional lab equipment includes machines to determine your pet’s electrolyte values and to measure reproductive hormones, such as progesterone. Our state-of-the-art equipment provides information that helps aid our staff in proper diagnosis, treatment, and medication recommendations.
Digital X-ray and Digital Dental X-ray
OSSVH utilizes digital X-ray, which rapidly produces images of various parts of your pet’s anatomy. Once these images are obtained, they can be enhanced to improve diagnostic quality. Images are then easily sent to our board-certified radiologist for evaluation. A board-certified veterinary radiologist reviews all of our diagnostic radiographs in order to provide the best possible evaluation. In addition to general digital X-ray equipment, we also operate a digital dental X-ray machine.
Diagnostic Ultrasound
OSSVH began using ultrasound about 12 years ago and continues to be excited about its capabilities. With ultrasound, we can look at various parts of your pet’s body in a non-invasive way, gaining additional information about your pet’s organs that X-rays cannot provide. For example, an X-ray will tell us if an organ is enlarged, but ultrasound can give us an image of the organ’s structure. Ultrasound can also help us determine why the organ is enlarged and the consistency of the enlargement. We use ultrasound to determine pregnancy, to see bladder stones, to check for masses in various organs, and to gain other valuable diagnostic information.