S Borin-Crivellenti1, L Z Crivellenti, M Tinucci-Costa. 1. Clinics and Surgery of Small Animals, Via de Acesso Professor Paulo Donato Castellani, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility and validity of sampling blood from the carpal pad in hospitalised healthy and diabetic dogs. METHODS: The carpal pad was compared to the ear as a sampling site in 60 dogs (30 healthy and 30 diabetic dogs). RESULTS: Lancing the pads was very well tolerated. The average glucose concentrations in blood samples obtained from the ears and carpal pads exhibited a strong positive correlation (r = 0·938) and there were no significant differences between them (P = 0·914). In addition, 98·3% of the values obtained were clinically acceptable when assessed by the error grid analysis. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The carpal pad is a good alternative sampling site for home monitoring, especially in animals with a soft and/or light-coloured pad.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility and validity of sampling blood from the carpal pad in hospitalised healthy and diabeticdogs. METHODS: The carpal pad was compared to the ear as a sampling site in 60 dogs (30 healthy and 30 diabeticdogs). RESULTS: Lancing the pads was very well tolerated. The average glucose concentrations in blood samples obtained from the ears and carpal pads exhibited a strong positive correlation (r = 0·938) and there were no significant differences between them (P = 0·914). In addition, 98·3% of the values obtained were clinically acceptable when assessed by the error grid analysis. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The carpal pad is a good alternative sampling site for home monitoring, especially in animals with a soft and/or light-coloured pad.
Authors: Y Brito-Casillas; P Figueirinhas; J C Wiebe; L López-Ríos; D Pérez-Barreto; C Melián; A M Wägner Journal: J Vet Intern Med Date: 2014-07-02 Impact factor: 3.333