They have to set by having the vet test at the same time on a meter
that IS accurate for ferrets. Without being synchronized they can still
be used to notice changes in DIRECTION, though. I know that you have a
situation where there is a dearth of any veterinary medical equipment
there in Ethiopia because you have often written that, Nell.
This will help you:
http://www.unc.edu/%7Epjdutche/bloodsugar/
Pam Sessoms created that highly useful site.
There is a recommendation that Dr. Jerry Murray gave recently for
glucose meters for ferrets.
Let's see: in
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
(also created by Pam Sessoms and also her husband, Eric, who works
hard on it)
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL2823
QUOTED WITH AUTHOR'S STANDING PERMISSION TO ME
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:49:14 EDT
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Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Glucose machine
Hi everybody
I know some have asked what glucose machine to use for ferret blood
glucose testing. Now Abbott has finished their testing of their
AlphaTREK machine with ferret samples. They recommend using the dog
code (which is code number 7). They used 40 ferrets to test their
machine and then compared it to a commercial lab, and the dog code (#7)
was very accurate for ferrets. Thus the answer to what machine to use
is the Abbott AlphaTREK machine.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM
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So, something for your shopping list, Nell...
Let us all know how it goes with the vet school there.
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/http://ferrethealth.org/archive/http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.htmlhttp://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/http://www.ferretcongress.org/http://www.trifl.org/index.shtmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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