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, observed January 2, 2023
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Friday before Labor Day
- Labor Day
- Indigenous Peoples Day
- Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day-closing at noon (Not accepting necropsy submissions)
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday following Thanksgiving
- Christmas observed, on December 23 and December 26, 2022
- Friday, December 30th, Closing at noon
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 fees are payable via check, money order, or credit card at the time of submission. CVMDL does not accept cash.