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X-ray and ultrasound machines allow
vets to take special pictures and videos that show them what is happening inside animals’ bodies.
DID YOU KNOW?
Early microscopes were called ‘flea glasses’ because people used them to look at small insects.
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Sometimes vets may also need to run blood tests or look at the animal’s poo and wee.
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Microscopes allow
to look at tiny things like bacteria and cells to find
more clues about what has gone wrong.
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As new technology is invented, vets are always learning new ways to fix their patients. But in the early days of veterinary medicine, things were a lot more basic . . .
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