Your Pet's bloodwork can help your veterinarian diagnose your pet's condition.

Why do we recommend blood work for your pet?

There are several reasons Friendship Hospital for Animals may recommend blood work for your pet. Chemistry and hematology blood tests can often detect a disease before your pet displays any symptoms. Early detection and diagnosis of any problems are of great value in our effort to keep your pet safe, happy and healthy.

Our veterinarians may recommend blood work for your pet before prescribing certain medications, before anesthetic procedures, if your pet is geriatric, or even on your apparently healthy pet if there is suspicion of a problem. These test results will provide both important information about the current status of your pets’ health and will allow us to monitor any changes or progressions of disease throughout their lives.

Hematology blood tests will reveal what is happening with your pet’s blood cells. Studying hematology results will tell us how well your pet can fight infection, how efficient the blood is in clotting to stop bleeding and give specifics about blood cells that carry oxygen.

Chemistry blood tests focus on your pet’s organ functions and on electrolytes which indicate how well organs e.g. liver, kidneys, are working and how well they will be able to handle medication or anesthesia. Understanding these results and being able to make baseline comparisons enables us to provide solutions to enhance your pet’s life and functioning abilities.

Please feel free to ask one of our team members about any of these tests.