Diagnostics
Workup guides for lab testing, imaging decisions, staging, screening, and result interpretation across common small-animal problems.
Pet owners trying to understand the next test, and veterinary teams framing a diagnostic pathway.
Show what each test can and cannot answer, and when referral or urgent care changes the plan.
197 articles in this category · showing 21–30.
Insulinoma in Dogs: Surgery Series, Paired Testing & Why Sugar Is First Aid
Canine insulinoma diagnosis and management: paired glucose-insulin testing, Cleland & Del Busto surgical outcomes, ultrasound limits, and emergency sugar first…
Bladder Stones in Cats: Sterile Struvite vs Calcium Oxalate, Diet Dissolution & Surgery
Why feline bladder stones are not dog UTIs: sterile struvite dissolution in 2–5 weeks, calcium oxalate surgery rules, ionized calcium, and upper-tract SUB data.
Lymphoma in Cats: Small-Cell GI vs Large-Cell, Dog CHOP Limits & Survival Data
Feline lymphoma guide: small-cell vs large-cell GI lymphoma, why dog CHOP data fails, biopsy pitfalls (ileum & node cytology), and named survival series.
