Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Nicki Shackleton BSc, BVSc (Dist), DACVP – Veterinary Pathologist

Nicki Shackleton holds the Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and has become a private consultant to Veterinary Practitioners, forming her own company, Veterinary Clinical Pathology Ltd.

Nicki’s skills are used in the diagnosis of a variety of animal diseases. Samples such as blood, urine, joint fluids, and needle aspirates of masses and more are examined by Nicki using her special pathology microscope. She is able to identify a range of diseases and disease processes in animals. By obtaining and examining samples, the sooner correct and successful treatments can be started.

By Nicki working onsite in the clinic, answers to some important and helpful test results can be obtained far more quickly than if they had to be sent to a commercial laboratory.

Nicki not only examines tissue samples, she also interprets the results of a variety of blood tests, and is available to practitioners to have in-depth discussions about diagnoses, further testing and prognosis of individual cases.