Diagnostic Testing
At All About Cats Veterinary Hospital, diagnostic testing enables our feline-focused team to determine your cat’s health status and diagnose disease. With 82 years of combined veterinary experience and 25 years of serving our town, we’ve dedicated ourselves to advancing the care of cats we love. Our state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and expertly trained professionals ensure fast, accurate results that allow us to provide top-tier care. From wellness screening blood tests to advanced imaging techniques, our diagnostic capabilities are designed exclusively for your feline friend’s needs.
In-House and Reference Laboratories
In-House Laboratory
Our in-house laboratory testing offers a convenient option that allows us to diagnose many feline illnesses while you wait. With our deep experience in feline medicine, we know how important timely results are for cats. Our laboratory capabilities include essential blood and urine testing, parasite testing, dermatology testing, and more. Bedside test results give us critical health information in minutes, eliminating the time lag of send-out testing and allowing us to begin a treatment plan right away. This efficiency has been central to our 25 years of local service, always driven by our team’s love for cats.
Reference Laboratory
We partner with top-tier reference laboratories for specialized and non-urgent tests, ensuring that every cat we care for benefits from the most complete diagnostic picture. These labs provide comprehensive diagnostic services—including blood panels, histopathology, and cultures—that complement our in-house testing. With decades of feline-only expertise, our veterinarians know how to interpret these results and tailor them to your cat’s unique health needs.
Diagnostic Imaging For Cats
X-ray
X-rays are a vital diagnostic tool for examining your cat’s bones, joints, chest, abdomen, bladder, and other internal structures. Our hospital uses advanced X-ray technology that provides fast, high-quality images while minimizing radiation exposure. With 82 years of combined veterinary knowledge, our veterinarians interpret initial studies and, when needed, consult radiology specialists for expert review. Some reasons we may recommend X-rays for your cat include:
- Suspected fracture or soft tissue injury
- Vomiting
- Urinary tract problems
- Abnormal abdominal palpation
- Heart murmur
- Coughing or difficulty breathing
- Urinary stone analysis
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging technique that provides detailed, three-dimensional, real-time images of your cat’s internal organs without radiation. Our team uses ultrasound to evaluate abdominal organs, obtain biopsies, collect urine, and monitor hospitalized patients. Over the years, our love for cats and our decades of experience have helped us refine these diagnostic skills to deliver the most accurate results for our feline patients.
Abdominal ultrasound
An abdominal ultrasound provides a complete scan of your cat’s internal organs, including the liver, kidneys, spleen, bladder, adrenal glands, pancreas, gallbladder, and intestines. This safe, non-invasive tool is essential for diagnosing tumors, evaluating organ size and appearance, and obtaining biopsy samples. Detailed measurements and image snapshots collected during the scan guide us in developing a treatment plan for your cat’s health. For 25 years, cats in our community have benefited from this level of attentive, expert care.
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, or cardiac ultrasound, is a specialized imaging technique used to evaluate the heart’s structure and function. At All About Cats Veterinary Hospital, our cardiology services are guided by decades of feline-specific experience and our commitment to compassionate, cat-focused care. Echocardiography allows us to diagnose and monitor feline heart conditions, including cardiomyopathy, valve disorders, and congenital malformations. It also ensures adequate heart function before anesthesia in cats with a heart murmur, giving you peace of mind that your beloved cat is safe.
