Phone: 979.732.9981 • Fax: 979.733.9755
Laboratory
The Colorado Valley Veterinary Services uses both in-house laboratory equipment and commercial testing services to provide comprehensive testing and rapid results. Routine testing for blood counts and chemistries are done with state-of-the art equipment in the hospital and are available within hours. Other test results are sent to professional laboratories and are usually available within 3-4 days.
Laboratory Services for Small Animals
- Feline leukemia & FIV testing
- Parvovirus testing
- Heartworm testing
- Ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease testing
- Fecal flotation
- Urinalysis and microscopic examination of urine
- Complete blood counts
- Blood chemistry and electrolytes
- Cytology (microscopic examination of cells) of the skin, ears, and blood
- Culture and sensitivity
- Diabetes diagnosis and control
- Low-dose dexamethasone suppression testing for endocrine disease
- Hormone levels, such as thyroid, cortisol, cholesterol, and testosterone
- Histology (microscopic examination of tumor cells)
- Testing for parasites such as giardia
- Specific liver tests, such as enzyme tests and bile acids levels
- Rabies testing
Laboratory Services for Large Animals
- Complete blood counts
- Blood cytology
- Equine blood profile
- Large animal blood profile
- Histopathology of cells
- Cytology (microscopic examination of cells) of the skin and blood
- Culture and sensitivity
- Fecal flotation
- Hormone levels, such as thyroid and cortisol
- Urinalysis, microscopic examination of the urine
- TB testing
- Total protein testing
- Trichomonas culture
- Uterine cultures
- Rabies testing
- Specific blood tests
- Abortion screen
- Bovine leucosis
- Brucellosis testing
- BVD (Bovine viral diarrhea) ICH
- BVD ELISA Antigen Capture
- Chronic Wasting Disease
- Coggins testing with ELISA and AGID
- EPM (Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis) testing
- Johne's testing with culture and ELISA