Standard Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone: (860) 486-3738
Holiday Closings
CVMDL Holiday Closings:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Friday before Labor Day
- Labor Day
- Indigenous Peoples Day
- Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day-closing at noon
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday following Thanksgiving
- Thursday before Christmas Eve – closing at noon
- Christmas Eve
- Thursday before New Year’s Eve – closing at noon
- New Year’s Eve
PATHOLOGY SERVICE EVENING/WEEKEND/HOLIDAY PROCEDURE
Animals for testing should be refrigerated or kept on ice, not frozen. Animals are accepted until 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. The presence of CVMDL staff is required for submission. Submissions are not accepted outside of these times. NOTE: We now accept Mastercard, Visa, and Discover card payments. NOTE: The necropsy fee and after-hours surcharge of $50.00 are payable via check, money order, or credit card at the time of submission. CVMDL does not accept cash.