From:
Pam Sessoms
Date: 2012-02-14 20:02:05 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] getting a glucose reading from a ferret with quickly clotting blood
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi Amanda,
>his paw pad stops bleeding almost instantaneously and i
>can not seem to get enough blood to test
I have a few quick thoughts. First up, if you've been using any kind
of lancet, try switching to a hypodermic needle, like a 21 gauge.
Those are extremely sharp and don't really seem to inflict significant
extra pain, and they work a lot better on these guys don't bleed very
much.
Second, a shelter operator I have tremendous respect for does her BG
sticks on the tip of the tail and has great success with it. I
imagine you'd have to snip away a little bit of fur.
Lastly, you can try warming the site (like the paw pad) before
sticking it, to get more blood into the area.
Good luck!
Pam S.
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