He received a research assistantship while in veterinary college and began conducting his diagnostic test for
occult heartworm disease, which had been utilized at Auburn University.
In occult heartworm disease there are adult heartworm parasites in the pulmonary arteries yet there are no microfilaria circulating in the bloodstream.
In addition he helped develop a test for the detection
of occult heartworm disease in dogs and cats which led to a publication in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA).
Includes a 1 - 3 Year Rabies vaccination, DHPP («Distemper,» or «4 in 1» vaccination,) Bordetella («Kennel Cough» vaccination,)
IDexx occult Heartworm test
Cost of spaying and neutering Initial inoculations Microchip implant (all animals) FeLV / FIV Combo Test (Feline Only)
Occult Heartworm Test Flea and Tick Prevention Monthly Parasite Prevention Are the pets fixed?
After two months, ask your vet to run
an occult heartworm test twice a month to monitor your dog's progress.
An occult heartworm infection means there's an infection of some sort but the microfilariae, or the heartworm offspring, aren't found circulating around in the blood.
This limits heartworm testing to
the occult heartworm test.
Pre-anesthetic blood work includes a basic bodily systems analysis for anesthesia risk assessment, IV catheter placement and fluid therapy,
occult heartworm test, 1 - 3 year Rabies vaccination, Bordetella («Kennel Cough») vaccination, DHPP («Distemper, «or «4 in 1») vaccination.
Microscopic blood stain examination for blood parasites, (such as babesia in dogs, hemobartonella in cats) reticulocyte count, Autoagglutination exam, ANA test, thrombocyte count, CBC / WBC and differential count, bilirubin, prothrombin time, RBCmorphology / anisocytosis / polychromasia, rheumatoid factor,
Occult heartworm test
An occult heartworm infection is one where no microfilariae are present.
A: G ratio, TP, serum electrophoresis, bone marrow exam (M: E ratio)(+ spleen / liver gamma G sources in cats),
occult heartworm test