IS
PATHOLOGY ONLY ABOUT DEAD ANIMALS AND CANCER?
No!
95% of pathology concerns living animals. It is not the gloomy work of
the forensic pathologist of detective stories but part of veterinary
medicine making a contribution to the health and proper treatment of
animals.
WHAT IS HISTOPATHOLOGY?
Histopathology is the preparation and microscopic examination of small
samples of tissue from an animal. With this examination, the
veterinary pathologist can usually say what is wrong (diagnosis) and
what is most likely to happen to the animal (prognosis).
This
information helps your veterinary surgeon to decide the best treatment
for your animal.
WHO IS THE PATHOLOGIST?
Veterinary medicine has an ever-expanding range of knowledge and
skills so (as in human medicine) there are specialists in different
subjects. A veterinary pathologist is a registered veterinary surgeon
who gives an opinion, based on specialised training and experience.
Your veterinary surgeon chooses a pathologist carefully because
treatment will be based on his/her advice, as an example skin diseases can be
particularly difficult to diagnose and treat so experience and
specialist knowledge is very important.
The pathologist's report is
written for your veterinary surgeon in technical language.
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