Exhibit 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                    _________________________________________

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of Heska Corporation of our report dated February 28, 1997,
included in Heska Corporation's Registration Statement (No. 333-25767) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Denver, Colorado
July 7, 1997