Advanced Diagnostic Capabilities
Blue Springs Animal Hospital offers advanced diagnostics, including veterinary ultrasound, video endoscopy, and rhinoscopy for dogs and cats in Blue Springs and surrounding Kansas City areas.

Despite the best of care, at some point in their life every pet gets sick. When that happens you will want answers. The doctors at Blue Springs Animal Hospital will be prepared with the latest in diagnostic capabilities.

Laboratory
Our modern and fully equipped in house laboratory gives us instant access to important information regarding your pet's condition. The following are just a few of the in house lab tests we can perform when needed:

• Blood Chemistries
• Complete Blood Counts
• Blood Clotting
• Blood Smears
• Platelet Estimates and Counts
• Reticulocyte Counts
• Urinalysis with Culture and Sensitivity
• Fecal Floatation
• Fecal Centrifugation
  Fecal Cytology
• Bacteriology w/Cultures and Sensitivity
• Fungal Cultures and Microscopic ID
• Cytology of Lumps, Bumps, & Cancers
• Skin Scraping for Parasitic Identification
• Ear Cytology and Culture & Sensitivity

In addition to our in house lab, we have access to any laboratory test needed through our network of referral laboratories.

Diagnostic Imaging
Our diagnostic imaging capabilities provide a non-invasive way to visualize the internal organs and bones of your pet using X-rays or ultrasound.

X-Rays Conditions such as fractured bones, hip dysplasia, internal organ enlargement, and foreign body ingestion may be diagnosed with our high quality X-rays.
Ultrasound allows us to evaluate the internal structure of organs such as the liver, kidneys and bladder. In some cases, we may be able to avoid surgery by using ultrasound to guide needle biopsies of internal organs.

Endoscopy
The best and most non-invasive way to diagnose diseases affecting the internal lining of the intestines is with endoscopy. Without the aid of an endoscope, such problems can only be diagnosed with an exploratory abdominal surgery and full thickness intestinal biopsy.

Through our video endoscope our veterinarians can do a visual exam of the esophagus, stomach, upper small intestine, and colon. They can take small pinch biopsies which do not require sutures and which heal quickly with no after care.

Endoscopy can also be used to visualize and acquire samples from the trachea and upper lung bronchial passages in medium to large dogs. 

In some cases, foreign bodies which have been inhaled or ingested may also be removed with the endoscope, eliminating the need for surgery.  

Electrocardiography  (EKG)
Our veterinarians can evaluate your pet's heart in several ways. One valuable indicator of heart function is to measure the heart's electrical activity with an electrocardiogram.

We use a telemedicine service called cardiopet. Electrocardiograms transmitted to cardiopet are read by a Board Certified Specialist and our veterinarians receive a consultation with them regarding your pet's condition.

Small Rigid Scope
Foreign bodies, tumors, and other problems that occur in small spaces such as nasal cavities and ear canals can pose serious problems, but are difficult to visualize and diagnose.

Rhinoscopy Our small scope allows visualization in very small spaces, like this nasal passage.

Our veterinarians have removed blades of grass from ear canals and biopsied tumors deep in nasal cavities. If your pet develops a problem like this, this little scope is a must have diagnostic tool!