Posts Tagged ‘Test’

Why does my vet recommend annual blood work for my pet?

Posted by admin on April 21st, 2011 under DNA, Health ConcernsTags: , , , , ,  • Comments Off

Even in young otherwise apparently healthy pets, blood work may be beneficial to determine a normal baseline for your pet or to provide early detection of underlying health conditions.  Junior Health Profiles are often used to screen for general overall health of organs such as liver and kidneys, and include electrolytes, glucose and a complete [...]

Heartworm testing

Posted by admin on April 5th, 2011 under DNA, Health ConcernsTags: , , , , , ,  • Comments Off

Heartworm testing is especially important when starting, changing or resuming heartworm prevention medications in order to provide earlier detection and treatment of the heartworm parasites.  Heartworm disease in Colorado can be particularly devastating because of the complication of pulmonary hypertension due in part to our altitude. Administration of heartworm medications to a dog currently infected [...]

Breed Identification Results

Posted by admin on January 20th, 2011 under DNATags: , , , , , , , ,  • Comments Off

“Max’s” family has elected to do a DNA Wisdom Panel to figure out his breed heritage.  Results: Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix crossed with German Sheperd Dog Mix Thanks for your guesses stay tune for more Breed Identification on upcoming four legged furry companions. For more information contact us at Animal Central (303) 479- PETS (7387) [...]

Breed Identification

Posted by admin on January 13th, 2011 under DNATags: , , , , , ,  • Comments Off

“Max’s” owner has elected to perform a wisdom panel to find out his breed heritage. See if you can guess his breed:  Tell us what you think and we will follow up with the results on Thursday January 20th! Dr. George Stroberg and Staff at Animal Central