From:
sukieferret
Date: 2002-02-09 18:49:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Confirmatory tests for Aleutian disease
> advice given. How is a layperson like myself supposed to
know what to
> do
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Well, if you did a blood test or a urine test for your ferret at home
and got a reading that worried you you'd then have a vet do a test
that has a longer record or a record of more precision, right? Or
you might have the vet do it just to eliminate the possibility of
error in use. (Just like if menses stopped and you wanted to see
if you MIGHT be pregnant. You might test at home but then
would go to a GYN.)
That is ONLY MY IMPRESSION: that EACH test serves a function,
but if there is reason to doubt an outcome then do a re-test with
a proven test that has a strong track record and a background of
being tested well for accuracy first.
If that's wrong, please, experts, tell me so.