Why are blood tests important?
Blood tests are important for a range of reasons:
- To check the effects of long-term medication use
- Prior to anaesthesia, to reduce any risks, particularly for older pets
- Senior pets (yearly blood tests can diagnose old age disease while they can still be managed)
- Increased thirst or appetite
- Unexplained weight loss or gain
- Sudden illness
- Heartworm testing
- FIV (Feline Aids testing)
- Genetic testing. Understanding of your dogs lineage can mean knowing their pre-disposition to specific conditions
