{"id":1013,"date":"2018-05-21T14:02:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T18:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/?page_id=1013"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:40:52","slug":"dogs-cats-pets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/dogs-cats-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Dogs, Cats and Other Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Companion Animal Policy<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-800\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dog in grass\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-423x281.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-634x422.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-846x563.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-951x633.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/05\/Dog-1268x844.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>If you have a dog, cat, horse, or an animal that you think of as a pet, such as small pet mammals or pet birds, you must contact your veterinarian.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>We do not accept companion animal diagnostic cases directly from clients. If you are an animal owner and would like to have a necropsy or other work done on your pet, please contact your veterinarian, and they can then contact us directly about the case.\u00a0<strong>All submissions of companion animals must be made by veterinarians. <\/strong>The animal should be either sent or delivered to us via an agent of the veterinarian. All communications about the case (estimates, preliminary and final reports) will be made to that veterinarian, and all billing will go to that veterinarian.<\/p>\n<h4>For Veterinarians Only:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/submitting-samples\/\">Submit a Sample<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Links of Interest<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/topics\/echinococcus-granulosus-canadensis-eg-in-maine-moose-suggestions-for-dog-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Echinococcus granulosus canadensis (EG) in Maine Moose: Suggestions for Dog Owners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companion Animal Policy If you have a dog, cat, horse, or an animal that you think of as a pet, such as small pet mammals or pet birds, you must contact your veterinarian.\u00a0We do not accept companion animal diagnostic cases directly from clients. 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