Diagnostics

A comprehensive physical examination is always the start of diagnosing your pet’s illness and often additional testing is required to fully understand your pet’s condition. Diagnostics are an important part of veterinary medicine and are essential in maintaining optimum pet health. Timberline Animal Hospital is equipped with advanced in-hospital diagnostic equipment that allows for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for your pet. We offer a full spectrum of in-hospital diagnostic imagining and laboratory equipment, access to a full-service reference laboratory for advanced testing, and, when needed, referrals to board certified veterinary specialists.

Fully Equipped In-Hospital Diagnostic Laboratory

Our in-house laboratory equipment includes serum chemistry, hematology, urinalysis and parasite testing usually with same day results.

In House Laboratory Diagnostics

Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Blood Chemistry Analysis
Thyroid
Base Cortisol
Urinalysis
Parasitology/Fecal Analysis
Cytology
Heartworm Testing
FELV/FIV Testing
Giardia Testing

Diagnostic Imaging Services

Digital Radiographs (Xrays)

Digital radiography provides high definition without the need to wait for film to develop. That means fewer re-take films, dramatically reduced turn-around time, images are digitally stored in your pet’s electronic medical records, images can be magnified for optimum viewing, and the high resolution makes it possible for more reliable, high quality diagnosis. Digital images are also easier to share with specialists for consultation when the need arises. There is no more waiting to develop film, allowing for quick and accurate diagnosis for your pet.

Radiology is used to examine:

Bones
Detecting heart and lungs issues
Detecting tumors within bones or soft tissue
Bladder stones
Joint disorders
Pregnancy detection
Obstructions in the stomach or gastrointestinal tract

Digital Dental Radiographs (Xrays)

Would you have a tooth extracted without an x-ray? Why should your pet? At Timberline Animal Hospital, we offer digital dental radiographs. Digital dental x-rays aid in evaluating your pet’s oral health and detect impactted roots, tumors, devitalized teeth, infected roots, and fractures. X-rays also help our medical team detect abnormalities that cannot be seen through the physical examination alone. They can also confirm the need for tooth extraction when teeth are loose or infected.

Barium Contrast Series

Unfortunately, sometimes our pets eat things they probably should not. A barium series can be used to enhance the contrast of the stomach and intestinal tract to help diagnose a soft foreign body, like a sock or stuffed animal that has been eaten but did not show up on a radiograph without the use of a contrast agent.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging procedure that allows us to better visualize internal organs in the abdomen and chest (echocardiogram). Ultrasound can also be used to obtain biopsies and fluid samples within the abdominal cavity. Timberline Animal Hospital has access to specialists who perform an ultrasound in our hospital.

Additional In House Diagnostics (In-Hospital)

Diagnostic Reference Laboratory

Reference Laboratory

We utilize a reference veterinary laboratory for specialized diagnostics and consultations. Results are sometimes available within 24 hours depending on the test. Consultation with a Board Certified Internal Medicine Specialist can be added for different cases.