Re: blood testing for FeLV etc
well, if you're using a calibrated dropper it is or can be, at least! On 11/27/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yeah, really, a "drop" isn't such an accurate form of measurement, the drop size would vary I should think, depending on the consistency of the blood. 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 -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: blood testing for FeLV etc
Yeah, really, a "drop" isn't such an accurate form of measurement, the drop size would vary I should think, depending on the consistency of the blood. 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
Re: blood testing for FeLV etc
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 -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: blood testing for FeLV etc
At 06:07 PM 11/26/2006, you wrote: Actually they are just capillary tubes. Kelly 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.16/552 - Release Date: 11/26/2006
Re: blood testing for FeLV etc
all i could remember was it was 4 drops of something--it's 3 drops of blood, and 4 of test solution. h--if vets aren't reading the directions and doing the test right, could explain some of the inaccurate results! On 11/26/06, 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 -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: blood testing for FeLV etc
At 06:07 PM 11/26/2006, you wrote: Then why not get 'pipettes" they can draw up several drops and then you should have what you need. Kelly L 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.16/552 - Release Date: 11/26/2006
Re: blood testing for FeLV etc
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
Re: blood testing for FeLV etc
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
re: blood testing for FeLV etc
from a vet tech pal: "Hi MC, Nope, the info is not accurate. You need 3 drops of blood to do a Snap test and the easiest way to get it is with a 1cc syringe and 25 Ga. needle. We usually use one of the back legs for this, but with small kittens we use the jugular. Using a lancet will almost always give you one only one drop of blood, which is only enough for testing blood glucose, and getting that drop is not always as easy as it sounds. Even for professionals. The test for anemia, a PCV or hematocrit, uses a lot more than a few drops of blood. We get this by using only a 25 Ga. needle, no syringe. The needle slips easily into a vein (usually!) and you remove the needle once the hub is about half full of blood. The blood is then transferred to a small, thin tube. In order to get enough blood for a hematocrit from an ear you would have to use a lancet multiple times, or be working on a cat with a bleeding disorder." > The thing is, I believe you only need ONE blood drop to do the SNAP test, > and you can pull that using a lancet on the ear flap, just like if you > wanted to do a blood glucose reading for diabetes. So... no vet needed, no > vet tech needed, anyone can be taught to use a lancet on the ear to get a > blood droplet. The problem is that everyone's always still doing things the > hard way because it's habit, and no one wants to use modern technology and > methods. There is NO NEED to draw blood from a vein for tests that only > require a drop of blood, this includes the test for anemia, and any SNAP > tests. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
