Diagnostic Testing
At B’ahava Veterinary Health & Wellbeing, we believe that true healing begins with understanding the complete picture of your pet’s health. While traditional veterinary practices often rely on a standard set of tests to look for disease, our integrative approach goes much deeper.
By partnering with specialized laboratories, we offer testing that looks beyond the surface—helping us uncover the root causes of chronic illness, digestive issues, skin conditions, and overall imbalances.
This page contains a few of the specialized diagnostic partners and tests we regularly utilize to create highly customized protocols tailored to your pet’s unique needs:
Comprehensive Foundational Testing
Even in an integrative practice, high-quality conventional diagnostics are a vital piece of the puzzle. We partner with Vetek Labs to run our foundational bloodwork, chemistry panels, and infectious disease screenings. Vetek Labs provides us with fast, highly accurate, and reliable data so we can establish a clear baseline of your pet’s internal organ function. This allows us to catch potential issues early and track their progress as they respond to integrative treatments.
Advanced Gut Health & Microbiome Sequencing
Did you know that the majority of your pet’s immune system lives in their gut? For pets struggling with chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), food sensitivities, or stubborn skin conditions (like atopic dermatitis), we turn to labs with microbiome testing. We use their cutting-edge DNA sequencing to evaluate your pet’s fecal sample. This determines exactly which beneficial bacteria are missing and which harmful pathogens are overgrown. With this data, we can utilize highly targeted restorative protocols—including diet changes, specialized prebiotics, dietary & whole food supplements, as well as oral Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) capsules—to rebuild their health from the inside out.
Functional Medicine Diagnostics
True integrative medicine often requires looking where conventional medicine doesn’t. Through Innovative Pet Labs, we offer functional diagnostic testing designed to assess deeper systemic and nutritional imbalances. This specialized testing helps us evaluate factors like hormonal imbalances, presence or absence of increased inflammation, gluten sensitivity, omega fatty acid, cellular health, and specific nutrient deficiencies. By understanding these functional markers, we can precision-tailor our treatment plans to your pet’s unique physiological needs.