My technician collects
an ear swab sample from patient A while I talk with the 7 PM appointment (patient B's owner), and collect the ear swab.
Randhurst Animal Hospital is able to perform basic cytology on blood, urine, fecal, and
ear swab samples using microscopy.
Not exact matches
Demodectic otitis externa is best detected by collecting
samples from the
ears with cotton
swabs.
Our highly trained technicians evaluate urine, skin scrapings,
ear swabs and fecal
samples using a variety of equipment like the microscope, refractometer and centrifuge.
She might also
swab the
ear canal and study the
sample under a microscope in order to identify any bacteria, yeast or mites.
Your veterinarian will use a device called an otoscope to look into the
ear or will take a
sample of any
ear discharge with an
ear swab.
An
ear wax
sample will be taken with a
swab for examination under a microscope.
He or she will use a cotton
swab to take a
sample of material from inside your dog's
ears and examine it under a microscope.
The choice of medication your veterinarian will prescribe depends upon the findings of an examination and any necessary ancillary tests, such as a fecal examination for intestinal parasites or microscopic examination of a skin
sample or an
ear swab for
ear mites.
This also allows an opportunity to collect
samples of wax to look at under the microscope, and
swab the
ear for culture and sensitivity.
An
ear culture is a lab test where your veterinarian
swabs your pet's
ear and sends the
sample in to a lab, which actually determines what organism is growing in there and what medication will treat it.
If an
ear infection exists, the
ear canal may be
swabbed to send
samples to a reference laboratory for culture and susceptibility testing.
We will also use a cotton
swab to gently collect a
sample of
ear debris for conclusive examination under a microscope.
The test involves taking a
sample — a
swab of
ear gook, a bit of diarrhea, or a few cells from a skin mass — and smearing a thin layer of the
sample on a microscope slide.
If the cat is unwilling to allow this instrument near its sensitive
ears, the veterinarian will use a cotton
swab to gently collect a
sample of
ear debris for conclusive microscopic examination.