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Capillary blood sampling from the ear of dogs and cats and use of portable meters to measure glucose concentration
Author(s) -
Wess G.,
Reusch C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03164.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cats , blood sampling , glucose meter , blood glucose monitoring , blood collection , sampling (signal processing) , biomedical engineering , capillary action , diabetes mellitus , emergency medicine , endocrinology , materials science , filter (signal processing) , computer science , composite material , computer vision
Two new methods for collection of capillary blood from the ear of dogs and cats for the measurement of blood glucose concentration using portable blood glucose meters (PBGMs) are described. The first method uses a lancing device after pre‐warming the ear, while the second employs a vacuum lancing device. Both methods generated blood drops of adequate size, although the latter method was faster and easier to perform. Accuracy of the two PBGMs was evaluated clinically and statistically. Although assessment of statistical accuracy revealed differences between the PBGMs and the reference method, all of the PBGM readings were within clinically acceptable ranges. Measurement of capillary blood glucose concentration is easy to perform, inexpensive and fast. It may be used by owners to determine blood glucose concentrations at home, and could serve as a new tool for monitoring diabetic dogs and cats.