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From: Mike Janke
Date: 2001-05-12 15:58:00 UTC
Subject: Re: questions: blood results and treatment options?

One method used to check hydration levels is to pinch up the skin
between the shoulder blades ("tent" the skin). The speed at which
the skin snaps back is an indicator of the level of hydration. A
positive skin tent would be an indication of dehydration.

mike

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "laugh alot" <laughaha@h...> wrote:
> what is a positive skin tent?
> Jasmine