The Hollyoak Lab
As we said earlier in
the tour, the 'Art' of veterinary science is a
combination of observation, questions to the owner about the
animals
medical
history, and especially, a good set of experienced 'vet'
hands.
A
careful examination lets the vet 'read' your pet's
physical condition and often leads to a preliminary
diagnosis.
Science in 9
minutes!
Now comes the science. The Hollyoak
laboratory. This is where the vet's tentative diagnosis
is backed up with facts using a wide variety of very specialised
equipment. One of Paula Dean's goals in setting up
Hollyoak veterinary surgery was to invest in the most reliable
and accurate lab equipment available. "Accurate testing is
at the heart of good diagnosis
and effective treatment for your pet" says Paula. Virtually
all of our equipment is specifically designed for animal use,
rather than being NHS cast-offs from the second hand
'human' marketplace.
KEEPING
COSTS DOWN
Another
very important factor was the cost to run each test. Our
lab equipment was chosen to keep the costs as low as possible
- savings which are
passed to our clients.
STATE-OF-THE-ART
Our state-of-the-art blood chemistry analyser is
the first one in the
UK! It gives us accurate results in only 9 minutes
- a vitally important diagnostic tool in any emergency when
seconds count!
We are very proud of our lab, and as we conduct our tour you will
see that years of thought and experience have gone into it's
design. Even though the Hollyoak lab already far exceeds
what you would normally expect, we will expand it even further in
the coming months and years.
The 'LAB
TOUR'
Rather than just show you a few photos of
our lab, and tell you that we have 'our own in-house
lab', we thought you might be interested in a bit more
detail. We want to explain what each piece of
equipment does and how they all work together to provide the very
best in diagnostics and treatment for your pet.
Each instrument
was selected not only for it's quick and accurate results, but
also because it is extremely 'automatic' and easy to use -
thus eliminating the chance of operator error that could skew
results.
To read more about
these instruments, simple click on the photos in the right
hand column. (If you hold your mouse over each picture,
you will get a brief description of what it is.)
A WORD ABOUT OUR BLOOD
ANALYSERS!
If you're a bit
squeamish and if you've been to an NHS hospital yourself, you
probably cringe at the thought of your pet being drained of
its blood. Don't worry! Our
state-of-the-art veterinary equipment works on a few drops of blood - not vials as is
often the case in human medicine.
In fact, one of our analysers uses so
little blood that you can easily test small birds with it!
Taking blood from your pet is very quick
and our team is so skilled that your pet will think it's just
getting a special 'fuss'. So please don't worry.
If you have
any concerns, please tell us!
Select Areas to Tour
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Click on the photos below for more
infomation on the workings of each piece of lab
equipment
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VetScan2
Blood Chemistry
Analyser
First one in
UK!
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LaserCyte
Haematology
Analyser
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Electrolyte
Analyser
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Microscope
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Radiographic
Imaging
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Blood Pressure
Monitor
ECG & Respiration
Monitor
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