Thromboelastography measures the entire clotting process in real time — clot formation, strength, and breakdown — so we can intervene before a patient bleeds out or throws a clot.
Thromboelastography in Atlanta, GA: TEG testing & real-time clotting analysis when it matters most.
Standard bloodwork tests one piece of clotting at a time.
Why Thromboelastrography Matters
Standard clotting panels (PT/PTT) miss platelet dysfunction and hyperfibrinolysis. Thromboelastography sees the whole picture in real time — critical in trauma, snake bites, rodenticide, and major surgery.
Few Atlanta-area animal hospitals offer this.
Why it matters
Seeing what other tests can’t.
Bleeding and clotting disorders kill veterinary patients every day — and standard PT/PTT clotting panels don’t catch all of them. Thromboelastography (sometimes referred to by the brand-name search term ‘TEG testing’) tracks the entire dynamic clotting process from start to finish, identifying hypocoagulation (bleeding risk), hypercoagulation (clotting risk), and fibrinolysis problems that no other test can show.
In trauma cases, splenic mass ruptures, and rodenticide toxicity, thromboelastography can guide blood product transfusion decisions in minutes — not hours. The wrong product, or the wrong volume, can be fatal.
In hypercoagulable conditions like immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), pets are at high risk of forming dangerous clots. Thromboelastography identifies these patients early so we can start anticoagulant therapy before complications develop.
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Thromboelastography at Dogwood — results in minutes.
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On-site, 24/7 availability
Thromboelastography runs in our in-house laboratory around the clock. No waiting for a reference lab. Critical decisions get made within minutes.
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Real-time graphical analysis
Thromboelastography produces a live tracing of clot formation. We can see the entire clotting cascade in real time and identify exactly where the problem lies.
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Integrated with critical care
Thromboelastography results feed directly into our critical care team’s decision making — transfusion choices, anticoagulant therapy, and surgical timing.
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Few Atlanta hospitals offer it
Thromboelastography requires specialized equipment, trained operators, and ongoing quality control. It’s a hallmark of advanced critical care medicine — and a meaningful differentiator for Dogwood.
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What we use it for
Cases where thromboelastography changes outcomes.
Trauma patients — identifying coagulopathy before it becomes fatal
Splenic mass rupture and major internal bleeding
Rodenticide and other anticoagulant toxin exposures
Snake envenomation
Pre-surgical evaluation of high-risk patients
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) and clotting risk
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) monitoring
Liver disease with secondary clotting abnormalities
Service area
Proudly serving the Atlanta metro, and welcoming families from beyond.
Dogwood is located in Marietta, GA — a short drive from anywhere in the Atlanta metro. Most of our patients come from the surrounding cities, but pets and families travel from much farther for the right specialty care, and we welcome them all.
- Atlanta, GA
- Buckhead, GA
- Johns Creek, GA
- Marietta, GA
- Sandy Springs, GA
- Roswell, GA
- Alpharetta, GA
Coming from out of town? We routinely care for pets traveling from across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and beyond — whenever the right specialty care is worth the drive. We’ll coordinate with your primary veterinarian, share records before arrival, and help make the visit as smooth as possible.
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Advanced diagnostics in Atlanta, GA — located in Marietta.
Trauma, internal bleeding, or suspected toxin exposure? Thromboelastography can guide treatment in minutes. Open 24/7.