When we run tests on your healthy pet’s blood the first time- it gives us a starting point or ‘baseline’ to refer back to. We suggest doing blood work every year for almost all pets, but it is especially important for senior pets.

Below are just some of the things we’re concerned about as your pet ages- and doing blood work will be able to tell us how they’re doing. It holds valuable information which can tell us how your pet’s organs are working. Why is it important for my senior pet to get bloodwork?Īs I mentioned earlier, your pet’s blood is like gold. I’ll cover younger pets in an upcoming article. In this blog, I want to focus on senior pets- for most breeds of dogs and cats- we’re talking about pets over the age of seven for most pets (some large breeds at a younger age). We never will suggest blood work just to inflate a bill. We know some tests can be expensive, but please know that these tests are needed so we can make an accurate diagnosis and treat your pet’s ailment with the proper treatment the first time- whether it be short or long-term. Often, it is the best diagnostic tool we have at our disposal. We have lots of the latest diagnostic tools like digital X-ray, Ultrasound, access to specialized imaging like CT too- but the blood holds a treasure trove of information. Your pet’s blood can tell us a lot about what’s going on with their health.

We recommend bloodwork for your pets for a wide variety of reasons. “Do you really need to do bloodwork on my pet?”

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