At the time of this writing disposal service is limited to those animals necropsied at the Atlantic Veterinary College Diagnostic Services. There is an additional charge for an insurance necropsy. Do not place formalized samples in direct contact with ice bags OR frozen specimens as this may result in freezing of the fixed tissue. A tissue which is fresh and pliable can easily be put into a narrow mouthed jar, but it becomes hard when fixed, and cannot be readily removed. This technique decreases the probability of spillage and leakage of formalin during mailing.
Some samples require different fixation or handling procedures.
Examples would include eye and muscle biopsy samples. Repeated samples for electron microscopic examination requested by the pathologist may necessitate different fixation. Please contact the laboratory prior to taking these samples. If focal, small lesion, include adjacent normal tissue as well as the lesion. This will allow identification of the tissue as well as defining the nature of spread of the lesions.