Fast, accurate answers when your pet needs care — without waiting days for results. When your pet isn’t feeling well, timely answers make all the difference. At Alta Animal Hospital, our advanced in-house pet diagnostic services allow us to identify problems quickly and begin treatment during the same visit — often within 30 minutes. As a trusted animal diagnostic clinic in Clovis, CA, our in house laboratory reduces stress for pets, shortens wait times, and helps our diagnostic vet team make confident medical decisions right away.
When your pet isn’t feeling well, timely answers make all the difference. At Alta Animal Hospital, our advanced in-house diagnostic capabilities allow us to identify problems quickly and begin treatment during the same visit — often within 30 minutes.
Having diagnostics performed on-site reduces stress for pets, shortens wait times, and helps our team make confident medical decisions right away.
Our veterinary diagnostics capabilities cover complete bloodwork and biochemistry panels to detect infections, anemia, dehydration, and organ function issues; in-house urinalysis to evaluate kidney function and urinary tract infections; blood gas analysis and coagulation panels critical for emergency and urgent care cases; ear cytology and blood smear analysis to identify infections, parasites, and abnormal cells; and specialized panels for kidney, liver, thyroid, hormone testing, cancer screening, fructosamine, cortisol, and progesterone.
Through dog diagnostics and cat diagnostic workups, we commonly identify gastrointestinal illness (vomiting, diarrhea, appetite loss), infections and inflammatory conditions, kidney or liver disease, diabetes, thyroid imbalances, anemia and blood disorders, urinary tract infections, and pre-surgical health concerns. If your pet needs surgery, our in-house bloodwork ensures they are safe candidates before any procedure. For senior pets, routine diagnostic screening is especially valuable for catching age-related conditions early.
Our in-house diagnostic laboratory at Alta Animal Hospital delivers most test results in approximately 30 minutes. This includes complete blood counts, biochemistry panels, urinalysis, and many specialized tests. This rapid turnaround is one of the biggest advantages of our on-site lab — it allows Dr. Singh and our veterinary team to diagnose your pet’s condition and begin treatment during the same visit rather than sending you home to wait days for results from an outside laboratory.
Alta Animal Hospital’s in-house lab is equipped to run a comprehensive range of diagnostic tests including complete blood counts (CBC), blood chemistry and organ function panels, thyroid and hormone testing, urinalysis, blood gas analysis, coagulation panels, ear cytology, blood smear analysis, fructosamine testing for diabetic monitoring, cortisol and progesterone testing, and specialized cancer screening panels. For highly specialized tests that go beyond our on-site capabilities, we also partner with trusted external reference laboratories.
While scheduling an appointment is preferred so we can prepare for your visit, walk-ins are always welcome at Alta Animal Hospital for diagnostic testing. If your pet is showing sudden symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, or loss of appetite, you can bring them in the same day without a prior appointment. Call (559) 298-6509 to check availability or simply walk in during business hours.
The primary advantage is speed. When your pet is sick, waiting two to five days for results from an outside lab means delayed treatment and prolonged suffering. At Alta Animal Hospital, our in-house lab returns results in about 30 minutes, so our veterinarians can make informed treatment decisions the same day. On-site testing also reduces the number of visits required, which means less stress for your pet and fewer trips to the clinic for you. It’s especially critical in urgent or emergency situations where time-sensitive conditions like kidney failure, diabetic crises, or internal bleeding require immediate answers.
For most routine bloodwork and chemistry panels, we recommend withholding food for 8 to 12 hours before the appointment to ensure the most accurate results — particularly for glucose, lipid, and liver values. Water is fine to offer during the fasting period. When you schedule your diagnostic appointment at Alta Animal Hospital, our team will provide specific fasting instructions based on the type of testing your pet needs. If your visit is urgent or unplanned, let the team know your pet’s last meal time and we’ll factor that into our interpretation.
We recommend baseline bloodwork for healthy adult pets at least once a year as part of their annual wellness exam. For senior dogs (age seven and older) and senior cats (age ten and older), we recommend comprehensive bloodwork panels every six months because age-related conditions like kidney disease, diabetes, and thyroid imbalances can develop quickly and often show no visible symptoms until they’re advanced. Pets with chronic conditions may need more frequent monitoring. Our team at Alta Animal Hospital will create a testing schedule personalized to your pet’s age, breed, and health history.
For highly specialized or advanced testing, we also collaborate with trusted external laboratories and specialty partners to ensure your pet receives complete and thorough care.
With same-day appointments, walk-ins welcome, and extended hours, our in-house diagnostics play a key role in delivering timely, high-quality veterinary medicine.
Call (559) 298-6509 to schedule an appointment or bring your pet in for urgent evaluation.
