Silverhill Animal Clinic

Benefits of Yearly Bloodwork

• Catches problems early: Finds disease before symptoms appear, when it is often easier and less costly to treat
• Sets a baseline: Shows what is normal for your pet, so changes from year to year are easier to spot
• Checks organ health: Monitors how well the kidneys and liver are working
• Screens for common conditions: Helps detect diabetes, thyroid disease, anemia, and infection
• Keeps medications safe: Monitors pets on long-term medications for side effects
• Prepares for surgery: We recommend bloodwork before any surgery to check for bleeding or clotting issues and to make sure your pet is healthy enough for anesthesia
• Supports senior pets: As pets age, the risk of disease rises and regular bloodwork becomes even more important

Tests We Offer

We offer both in-house testing, for fast results while you wait, and reference lab testing for more specialized tests.

• Complete blood count (CBC): Checks red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets for anemia, infection, inflammation, and clotting problems
• Chemistry panel: Measures organ function, electrolytes, and more to check the health of the kidneys, liver, and other organs
• Glucose: Measures blood sugar to screen for and monitor diabetes
• Thyroid: Checks for an underactive thyroid, common in dogs, or an overactive thyroid, common in cats
• SDMA: An early marker of kidney disease that can detect problems sooner than standard kidney tests
• proBNP: Helps screen for heart disease, even before symptoms appear
• cPL (dogs) and fPL (cats): Help diagnose pancreatitis, a painful inflammation of the pancreas
• Cortisol: Helps diagnose Cushing's disease and Addison's disease, two hormone disorders
• Heartworm: Screens for heartworm disease, a serious condition spread by mosquitoes
• Parvo: Detects parvovirus, a highly contagious and dangerous virus, especially in puppies
• Giardia: Detects a common intestinal parasite that can cause diarrhea
• Intestinal parasites: A stool test that checks for worms such as roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms
• Urinalysis: Checks for urinary tract infections, crystals, kidney problems, and diabetes

We'll go over the results with you and explain what they mean for your pet.