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Microscopic identification of urinary crystals.
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, has expanded its services to help pet owners identify and treat common springtime parasites like ticks and heartworms that become more prevalent as temperatures warm. “Like plants and flowers coming out of a dormant wintertime state, parasites also become more active as the weather warms,” said Mindy…
The carcass of a female, approximately 112-pound Landrace-Yorkshire pig, was submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) for necropsy. History noted the pig died suddenly without previous clinical signs. The pig was the only one affected of a group of swine breeding stock destined for research purposes. At necropsy, there was extensive…
Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and delivery fee will apply. Identification of specific viruses of interest by immunohistochemical staining.
Isolation and identification of various viruses using cell culture methods.
General procedure utilized for the isolation and identification of viruses.
An 11 year-old, spayed female, domestic longhaired cat was submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) for necropsy. The clinical history mentioned depression with periodic vomiting for 2 to 3 days. The animal was given medication for the vomiting and died soon afterwards. The primary lesion observed at necropsy was marked splenomegaly; the…
As triple-digit heat grips cities across Texas and much of the country, an expert from the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, is warning pet owners that dehydration can quickly turn dangerous, increasing the risk of heat stroke during periods of extreme summer heat. “In the summer, especially as we get into later summer,…
April is National Heartworm Awareness month. Spring is also the time of year when mosquitoes, the heartworm vector, become active. As the month winds down and the temperature goes up, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, is addressing three common misconceptions related to heartworm disease and testing. “Heartworm disease is serious issue,” said…