> That means that all one may take is approximately 0.37 cc of blood. > Tough to do much with that - but you might get a cbc and a chem or two. > I am not saying it cannot be done, but even acquiring the sample will > be, lets say, challenging.
>From the obsessive/compulsive lab person :) Oooof, that'd be pushing it. We've pulled off cbc's from even the worst fingersticks, but chem's, by the time you spin it down and pull the serum off ... :( Unfortunately, almost all automated analyzers have a minimum amount of serum required. Depending on how high a gecko's hemoglobin (red cells) is, you may wind up with just a clot and a few drops of serum. Plus, the finer the needle, the higher the chances you're going to get a hemolyzed sample; the red cells actually break going through the needle, which will give you false critical values, especially in glucose and potassium. As Keith said, it would be quite a challenge. Barbie >^,,^< [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.tripod.com/barbieheid/ "Save the whales - collect the whole set." _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
