Pet Diagnostics

When our animal companions are sick or injured, they can’t speak to let us know what’s bothering them. Because many of the medical conditions pets can suffer from cannot be detected on the surface of the skin, veterinary diagnostics play a critical role in managing the ongoing health of your pet. These tools allow our doctors to delve below the surface and learn exactly what’s happening inside your pet’s body so that we can quickly diagnose and treat whatever may be ailing them.

At Newburgh Veterinary Hospital, we believe that having comprehensive in-house diagnostic capabilities is essential. The ability to perform in-house diagnostics provides us with quality control, which means better care for your pet. The faster we get answers about your pet’s medical situation, the quicker we can address our doctors’ concerns, your worries, and your pet’s symptoms. Last, but certainly not least, faster and more accurate diagnoses can save you money and prevent unnecessary or more invasive procedures.

The comprehensive, advanced in-house diagnostic and laboratory procedures offered to patients of NVH include:

  • Ultrasound, including abdominal, thoracic, cardiac, and soft-tissue
  • Endoscopy, including colonoscopy, cystoscopy, otoscopy, and gastroscopy
  • Radiology
  • Pre-anesthesia screening
  • Diagnostic blood work
  • Allergy screening
  • Urine and fecal analysis

Rest assured that whatever may be bothering your animal companion, we’re well equipped and prepared to get to the bottom of it quickly and accurately so that we can help return your pet to his or her normal, healthy lifestyle as soon as possible.

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Digital Radiography

Newburgh Veterinary Hospital has a new, state-of-the-art, digital x-ray machine. Compared to x-rays produced by a traditional machine, the quality of digital radiographs is much better. Because digital radiographs are so much better than traditional x-rays, fewer images are needed in order to make an accurate diagnosis. Digital x-rays are produced quickly and immediately displayed on a computer monitor. They can be manipulated to get a better view of your pet’s bones and internal organs. Our sophisticated digital x-ray equipment produces clear, detailed images that allow our veterinarians to make a more rapid and accurate diagnosis. Radiographs are one of the most important diagnostic tools in veterinary medicine.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound is a pain-free, totally non-invasive technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce a real-time moving image of your pet’s internal organs. It allows us a look at your pet’s internal organs, chest and abdomen without surgery or sedation. At Newburgh Veterinary Hospital, we employ ultrasound for a wide-range of diagnostic and medical procedures. It is particularly useful for complete examinations of the abdomen and the heart.

In most cases, an ultrasound procedure is relatively brief. Most importantly, though, an ultrasound, sometimes combined with radiographs, is valuable for making an accurate diagnosis of your pet’s condition and provides effective treatment recommendations.

Tonometry

Veterinary tonometry is a diagnostic procedure used to measure the intraocular pressure (IOP) in your pet's eyes. It involves using specialized equipment (called a Tonopen) to assess the pressure inside the eyeball, which is crucial for diagnosing conditions like glaucoma, monitoring eye health, and guiding treatment decisions.

High Def CT Scanner

HDVI™ (High-Definition Volumetric Imaging) is a new, proprietary and patented imaging technology, similar to CT (Computed Tomography) that provides unprecedented diagnostic and interventional information for clinicians.

High Def CT Scanning can provide resolution as small as 0.09mm (about the thickness of a human hair). Clinicians can see the data in any angle, thickness or orientation. The results are superior diagnostic confidence – and why HDVI™ is the new standard for primary imaging.

High Def CT Scanning is recommended for:

  • Dentistry
  • Tumors: identification and assessment
  • Trauma
  • Foreign bodies
  • Discovering abnormalities anywhere in the body
  • To assist in surgical planning

Diagnostic Fluoroscopy may be used for: coughing, swallow studies, shunts, collapsing tracheas and more. Interventional Fluoroscopy may be used for:  biopsies, endoscopy and more.