Welcolme to Abbey Veterinary Services
Abbey Veterinary Services is a well established diagnostic veterinary laboratory (founded in 1985) specialising in histopathology and cytopathology but also provides other services including clinical pathology (haematology, biochemistry, serology and endocrinology )and bacterial/fungal culture and full urine analysis.
We are one of the biggest diagnostic veterinary laboratories in the UK. We provide our service predominantly to clients within the UK but also have many clients throughout the world. We provide a rapid veterinary diagnostic histopathology, cytology and clinical pathology service and we report on in excess of sixty thousand cases annually.
The majority of samples we receive are generally routine but the size of the team allows provision for specialist and collective opinions on difficult cases. Our team consists of experienced American and European Board certified as well as MRCPath qualified pathologists.
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Dog, Ear: Proliferative Thrombovascular Necrosis
Proliferative thrombovascular necrosis of the pinnae is a rare disease presenting, in initial stages as a wedge shaped are of devitalisation and necrosis. Changes, which can often be obsure, are seen within the small dermal arterioles. This results in ischaemia of the ear tips. Both ears are typically affected, however unilateral lesions may occur.