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PREVENTIVE CARE PANELS We've been talking to our clients for years about the importance of early disease screening in our senior pets. We are now starting to recognize the importance of early detection in pets of all ages. Why? There are several reasons that laboratory testing is an important part of our pet's wellness care.
Baseline screenings in healthy, younger pets is a good idea. Obtaining a baseline for normal values, we can determine if future blood values are a variation of normal for your pet, or if they are really the beginnings of a more serious condition. Blood and urine tests will screen for problems and establish normal baseline values for some of the following systems.
All samples are submitted to Idexx Reference Laboratory and results will be sent to you via e mail with an explanation of all results. Of course, if we find a problem, or if you have a question, one of our doctors will be glad to discuss our findings and recommendations with you either on the phone or in the office.
While screening tests help us to detect and treat diseases in pets of all ages, it is even more important in senior pets. Use the age chart below to find your pets age in "people" years. These are approximations and may vary by gender, species and breed.
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