Posts Tagged ‘SNAP test’

3 litres of Coke Wrong Dog & The End is Nigh

By Ally • Jan 6th, 2009 • Category: Vet Trips

Happy New Year to all readers of this the first Vet Run post of 2009.
Typically people like to start the year with positive & up-beat messages. Well this post is nothing like that, in fact it is extremely down-beat, negative and altogether sad.
Today I met Karin at the shelter and discussed the cases to go [...]


Licorice’s positive turn-around!

By Amandine • Aug 29th, 2008 • Category: Already found a home

After lots of reassurance from Sarah, Karin, and Ally (as well as others!) who thought that it was still more likely for Licorice to be suffering from e-canis (the SNAP tests can be fallible and give a false negative) than from cancer (both would affect platelet and red blood cell count).
I started Licorice on doxycycline [...]


Wolfie’s SNAP test result; + for e-canis

By Amandine • Jul 26th, 2008 • Category: Already found a home

As ticks and mosquitos are rampant in Thailand, I recently pulled blood and did a SNAP test on my two adoptees- Wolfie and Licorice. The SNAP test is incredibly easy to use and requires just three drops of blood to test for Heartworm, Ehrlichia, and Lyme disease. Licorice’s was clear! Hurray!
But, surprisingly, my bounce-up-and-down, active [...]


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