Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABAX) a medical and veterinary manufacturer of point-of-care blood analysis systems, is organizing a large scale community outreach program in response to the recent pet food recall.

On Saturday, March 31, the company will set-up a one day free Wellness Testing Program for concerned pet owners in the East Bay area of California to bring their pets for health screening. The location will be at the site of the company’s worldwide headquarters in Union City, California.

Utilizing Abaxis’ Comprehensive Diagnostic Test Profile and the company’s state-of-the-art VetScan blood analyzer, pet owners will have results in less than 15 minutes. This process only requires a few drops of blood taken from the cat or dog and tests all the necessary blood constitutes to assure proper kidney function. Additionally, the profile tests for liver disease and can diagnose a wide range of illnesses often before the animal begins showing signs of clinical disease.

Pet owners for which the company uncovers underlying diseases will be referred to a local veterinarian, taking along with them the full blood chemistry report. For those without a regular veterinarian, the company will refer them to local clinics.

For more information on this free one day Wellness Testing Program please visit www.abaxis.com/veterinary/ or call Jennifer Simonson at 800-822-2947, extension 6585.

The company will also have educational handouts for the pet owners on the importance of routine, preventative healthcare for their pets. Abaxis will also be accepting donations for the local ASPCA and will match funds collected during this community service event.

About Abaxis, Inc.
Abaxis develops, manufactures and markets portable blood analysis systems for use in any patient-care setting to provide clinicians with rapid blood constituent measurements. The system consists of a compact, 6.9 kilogram, portable analyzer and a series of 8-cm diameter single-use plastic disks, called rotors or reagent discs that contain all the reagents necessary to perform a fixed menu of tests. The system can be operated with minimal training and perform multiple tests on whole blood, serum or plasma samples. The system provides test results in less than 14 minutes with the precision and accuracy equivalent to a clinical laboratory.