WILL
IT HURT MY ANIMAL TO TAKE THE SAMPLE?
Taking samples will not be painful
because your veterinary surgeon will give an appropriate local or
general anaesthetic.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SAMPLE FROM MY
ANIMAL?
- Before leaving your veterinary
surgeon, the sample of tissue is put in preservative.
- In the pathology laboratory, water
is slowly removed from the sample.
- After overnight treatment the
sample can be embedded in wax.
- Very thin slices (sections) are
cut and mounted on glass slides.
- The wax is then removed and the
sections stained with dyes so they can be examined with the
microscope.
CAN I GET HISTOPATHOLOGY DONE
DIRECTLY?
The service is only available through
your veterinary surgeon because reports need interpretation by your
veterinary surgeon in the light of his/her knowledge of your animal.
It is one part of the jigsaw of information leading to the clinical
diagnosis.
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