Introduction of our autopsy service
* No Boundaries Animal Pathology LLC in Tokyo provides postmortem examination (autopsy) of your beloved pet(s) such as dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and so on to determine the cause of death and identify the nature and extent of any other diseases present.
* Experienced board-certified veterinary anatomic pathologist (Ikki Mitsui, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP, DJCVP) conducts autopsy and orchestrates the whole diagnostic sequence.
* Autopsy is performed on-site (such as at veterinary clinic) or by carry-in or mail-in format (at our Tokyo lab) depending on the individual situation or willing of the requester.
* Autopsy report is written in English and contains descriptions, diagnoses, and photographs of gross and microscopic lesions; final diagnoses and comments; other relevant information such as the results of bacteriology.
* Cosmetic procedure following autopsy (skin suture, cleaning of stains, grooming) enables a peaceful departure of your animal while obtaining various scientific information to improve the lives of the existing and future lives. Cosmetic procedure is performed for an additional fee.
* Fee schedule of autopsy service is here.
* Please call or e-mail us for more details.
Phone: 080-8904-3988 (8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Tuesday to Saturday)
Mail: mitsui@no-boundaries.jp
How to request autopsy
First of all, a phone call or e-mail inquiry should be made to check availability of pathologist.
If the requester could make an appointment of autopsy, please provide information below via e-mail.
Requester
Name of institution (veterinary clinic)
Name of referring veterinarian
Institution’s postal address, phone number, e-mail address
Name of animal owner/caretaker
Animal owner’s postal address, phone number, e-mail address
Patient (animal)
Name
Age
Sex
Neutered? Yes/No
Species and breed
Coat color
Number of animals of the same kind in the household/facility
Vaccination history
Contents and time of the last meal before death
Date, time, and place of death
Brief clinical history (you can attach digital file(s))
Brief descriptions on how the animal died
We need “autopsy consent form” signed by requester. Please print this page, put the date and signature in blanks, shoot it by your camera (e.g. smart phone), then attach it to the e-mail message. You can alternatively take a photo of the date and signature on any paper.
Autopsy consent form
- I do not object to any fluid, tissue or organ being taken for scientific research, education and / or quality purposes.
- I do not object to other personnel (e.g. veterinary medical students) attending the autopsy for educational purposes.
- I understand it will be necessary for small pieces of tissue (diagnostic samples) to be retained permanently for laboratory testing. This is essential for a complete, informative autopsy.
- No Boundaries Animal Pathology LLC may dispose of the tissue samples or organs in a lawful and respectful way.
- By signing, I declare that to my knowledge no individual of higher order of legal consent would object to the performance of an autopsy.
Date Signature of requester