actually, there is something in the instructions i think that quantifies a drop, or actually, the MINIMUM blood needed. it's even possible that idexx or one of the other companies has the instructions on line in a pdf file......
the thing with snap tests is they are very specific in the instructions about the order of things to do, how long the test has to be out at room temperature before you use, exactly how to "snap" it--and if not done correctly, you compromise the results. i'm NOT a vet tech, so the first time i read the instructions, it was rather intimidating, and, on paper, confusing. so i learned to do them working with my vet, and a husband/wife MD/VT team who had the process down to a literal science--one would scruff in such a way that claws and teeth were out of the way while the other went in on a rear leg and got the blood before the cat hardly noticed... but after not having done one in years, i'd be very hesitant to assume that i could get it right the first time after all this time.... On 11/27/06, Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Or maybe it was a big drop? (Hard to quantify a "drop." Do we know how many ml -- or some other measurement -- of blood is required?) Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Humm, ok, maybe it is 3 drops. I swear, I've seen vets do it and they only used a drop, but maybe they were not doing it right. Phaewryn Please save Whitey! http://ucat.us/Whitey.html VT low cost Spay&Neuter, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
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