Westlake Village Animal Hospital recommends a heartworm test as well as comprehensive blood work, urine and fecal tests annually.

Underlying problems may be identified through such testing long before clinical symptoms are seen. Early detection of disease increases the chance of successful treatment. Identification of illnesses prior to reaching advanced stages may also reduce the cost of treatment. Our in-house laboratory equipment allows us to run comprehensive blood panels within 30 minutes. Many other specific tests may be run on-premises as indicated for each patient. An outside laboratory is used for diagnostic testing outside the scope of our in-house laboratory. Most of these results are still available within 12-24 hours