Laboratory Procedures

23.0 Laboratory Procedures AHA’s may collect samples to send to a laboratory or perform simple laboratory procedures themselves. Using a laboratory can help to confirm a diagnosis, which better guides the choice of treatments for animals that are already sick. It also helps in the development of preventive measures for animals that might be exposed to the same illness, but are not yet sick. If possible, always communicate with a laboratory beforehand to determine which samples to take, how to take them, how to send them to the laboratory, as well as to tell the laboratory when the samples might arrive.