In House Diagnostics
Fast, Accurate Care for Every Feline Patient
At Nashville Cat Clinic, our in-house diagnostics allow us to quickly assess and respond to your cat’s health needs with precision and care. With advanced tools and a dedicated team, we’re able to perform a variety of tests on-site, from routine blood work to detailed X-rays, giving us timely insights to guide the best possible treatment. For specialized testing, we partner with trusted labs to ensure every diagnosis is accurate and comprehensive. Our goal is to provide your cat with efficient, effective care so they can get back to their happiest, healthiest self.
Services
Providing Timely Answers for Your Cat’s Health
In veterinary care, identifying the cause of an illness can be challenging since our pets can’t tell us what’s wrong. Diagnostics are essential in understanding your cat’s health, and quick, accurate results make all the difference. At Nashville Cat Clinic, we’re equipped with in-house diagnostic tools, allowing us to run many tests on-site for a faster, more precise diagnosis. From blood work and fecal testing to X-rays and blood pressure checks, our services ensure that we can start the right treatment as soon as possible to get your cat back to feeling their best.
Blood Pressure
Hypertension is very common in cats and it is crucial to manage this disease as quickly as possible. Hypertension can lead to kidney, heart and brain damage as well as blindness due to retinal detachment. At Nashville Cat Clinic we begin taking blood pressures on your cat at the age of 3 to acclimate them to the process and to get a baseline reading. Blood pressures are crucial on cats over the age of 6 years old as our senior cats are more likely to develop hypertension. Interestingly, the process of measuring blood pressure in pets is quite similar to that of humans, except the blood pressure cuffs are smaller and much cuter!
Fecal Test
Intestinal parasites are a common issue we see in cats. These parasites can go unnoticed and, in some cases, can be transmitted to humans. It is important to keep up with testing, especially for cats that go outside or catch wild animals. We send our fecal samples to the IDEXX reference lab for comprehensive and accurate results to get the right medication for your pet. Though we do have to send these tests out, we normally receive results as soon as the next day.
Reference Labs
When it comes to certain tests like biopsies, fecal tests, specific blood testing, and cultures, it may not be possible to get accurate results in-house. In such cases, sending samples to reference labs like Idexx and Antech can provide more in-depth and specific testing with results as soon as the next day.