Diagnostic Services

Dr. Peter Kamande is a well-known and well-respected member of the Veterinarian community and has a vast network of labs and specialists working in conjunction with him on many types of cases. Thus, we can provide all the following diagnostic services that you may require. With our long experience in the industry, we can treat or provide excellent referrals and make sure that your pet gets precisely what it needs.

Laboratory Services

Blood work can be an essential diagnostic tool to help us go deeper than the physical examination and allows us to see the entire scope of your pet's health status. Blood work reveals organ functioning chemistry levels to help identify underlying disorders and diseases.

The diagnostic test can include the following:

Testing for Electrolytes can help us determine bone metabolism, signs of dehydration, and general health conditions.

Complete Blood Count (CBC): This test measures the numbers of red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells in a sample. This information helps us identify conditions like leukemia, inflammation, infection, anemia, etc.

A blood chemistry panel is used as a health baseline and helps see how their organs are functioning.

A urinalysis will help detect dehydration, urinary tract infections, diabetes, kidney disease, and liver disease.

Skin scrapings can help test for parasites and fungi that cause disease.

Thyroid tests are beneficial for senior pets as it helps examine the output of hormones essential for energy and metabolism. It can also help determine conditions like hypothyroidism or lymphocytic thyroiditis.

Fecal Exam: We recommend that your pet get a fecal exam every year. Parasite screenings are crucial to test for intestinal parasites that cause gastrointestinal and other infections. Some of these important tests include:

Tick-borne tests: Blood tests can help determine tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.

Heartworm tests: The lab will analyze the antigens in the blood to see if they are affected by heartworm.

Microscopic fecal tests: This tests the stool for intestinal parasites like worms.

Parvovirus testing: Blood tests, like ELISA, will help see if our pet has parvovirus.

Digital Radiography

Digital radiography is commonly known as X-Ray, and this allows us to take high-resolution images of the inside of the body so we can observe things that are not visible to the naked eye.

X-rays are used to look at your pet's bones, heart, lungs, abdomen, oral cavity, skull, and other areas of the body, and from this, we can help make diagnoses and prescribe treatments.

X-rays are non-invasive and safe, and a harmless amount of radiation is emitted.

This process does not take a lot of time, so it will not cause anxiety for your pet.

X-rays can help identify significant health concerns such as intestinal blockages, stomach tumors, cancer, bladder stones, spinal cord diseases, broken bones, and chronic arthritis, to name a few.

Endoscopy

Endoscopy is a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure. It gives a way of examining the stomach and digestive tract, fluid analysis, finding and removing trapped foreign ingested objects that can cause obstruction, and biopsies.

It can help diagnose the causes of pet's diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss, swelling, vomiting, or respiratory problems.

It is performed with a tube with an attached camera and light that is inserted into the mouth and gently guided through the body while images are observed on a monitor. Although anesthesia will be required, the recovery time is minimal, and your pet is carefully monitored throughout.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound uses sound waves that also create videos of the abdominal regions, chest cavity, and other internal organs. Ultrasounds can help assess the tissue density, shape, size, position, and internal structure of the abdominal organs, diagnose pregnancy, cardiac health, and identify tumors or cancerous masses.

Ultrasounds help see where malfunctions may be occurring and can help decide on a course of treatment.

Ultrasound is safe, non-invasive, and painless. A gel is applied, and then a probe is lightly rubbed on the skin of your pet. We may have to shave this area for better results.

Anesthesia and sedatives are not necessarily given, but this again depends on your pet's stress level, anxiety, and ability to stay still.

Ophthalmology
Should you notice any of the below symptoms with your pet's eyes, then we recommend that you bring them in for testing. Testing will help diagnose conditions like glaucoma, foreign objects, and other infections that may occur within the eye.

Change in the color of the eye, constant redness or cloudiness.

Any yellow or green or continuous discharge.

Swelling around the upper, lower, or corner of the eyelids.

Excessive scratching or rubbing their eyes on the ground or carpet or any surface they can.

Changes in the size of the eye, especially forcing their eyes shut or squinting.

Allergy & Dermatology Testing

Dermatitis is a generalized term for a skin condition of your pet.

Dermatitis can be acquired through allergies, cancers, tumors, hormonal disorders, and infection.

It can also be an allergic reaction caused by allergens such as weeds, pollen, grasses, flowers, wheat, perfumes, household cleaners, processed diets, and others.

Dermatitis causes irritation, mental distress, and pain for your pet.

Dermatitis can be diagnosed by thorough examination of your pet's skin, including diagnostic tests such as allergy tests, blood tests, and skin scraping.

Treatment can include a combination of topical creams, injections, oral medications, avoidance of the allergen. The appropriate treatment method can be discussed once the cause is identified.

These are some signs and symptoms of a dermatological condition in your pet:

Excessive and continuous itching, licking, orbiting of the skin.

Flaky, red skin with lumps or bumps.

Excessive shedding or hair loss.

Vomiting and/or diarrhea.

Irritated, watery eyes.

Behavior changes, showing signs of stress and irritation