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Routine Tests

The Doctors at Bradley Hills Animal Hospital recommend routinely screening your pet for intestinal parasites and for contagious viral diseases and ectoparasites. If your pet shows any symptoms that cause you concern, the Doctor may recommend other laboratory tests.

  • Fecal examination – screens for common intestinal parasites, some of which may be transmitted to humans.
  • Giardia test – screens for a common intestinal parasite of dogs and cats that is intermittently shed in the feces and may not appear on a routine fecal examination.
  • Aleutian’s Disease Virus (ADV) test – screens for a virus that causes symptoms that may imitate a number of other conditions. This disease may take years to develop, so while your ferret may look healthy, testing him/her is the only real way of knowing whether or not your ferret has ADV.
  • Ear mite check – screens for a common parasite that lives in the ears and may cause your pet to scratch excessively; if left untreated, infestation may progress to hearing loss.