Anyways, we have several goats who we want to get pregnacy tested. Soooo, the best way to do that is to get a blood sample and send it to a lab in Idaho called BioTracking. They test goat/sheep "samples" every Tuesday and Thursday and report on Wenesdays and Fridays. So we decided to draw on Sunday afternoon and send it Monday and hope we make the Tuesday test.
First, we clipped the goat's neck for easier access to the vein. Then, Caroline applied pressure on the goat's neck with her left hand thumb to make the vein stand out. Once the vien is located... insert the needle and draw! Once you have 3 or more cc's insert the blood into a vaccum red top tube. Then you're done. :o) The first goat was really difficult, but the second one was really easy!
The finished result ready to send off to Biotracking sometime today...
Sounds and looks...... very interesting....
ReplyDeleteYour very brave!
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Wow...good job you guys! It must be a little difficult to locate a vein on a goat. Not like people where they stand out boldly and proudly. I hope you end up with good positive results!
ReplyDeleteYep, I still can't believe we were able to get it done. The vein is about the size of a pencil, and was really easy to find... it was just getting the needle in that was difficult! I'm surprised Caroline was able to actually do it. I don't think I could bring myself to. I was actually going to see if you could Lydia, before Caroline said she'd give it a try!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing to ad to our list of things we can do! Now if we ever want to get the herd CAE/CL tested we can do that too!
You girls have so many tricks up your sleeves! Next thing you know, you'll be setting broken bones and performing C-sections. On second thought, let's hope you NEVER have to try either of those. :) Seriously, you all amaze me with your ability and tenacity to jump into any job and get it done.
ReplyDeleteWell, when you live on a farm, you have to learn how to do some of this sort of thing. Especially when you live where we are, which is over half an hour to the nearest vet!
ReplyDeleteI agree! I hope we never, ever have to set a broken bone... or perform a C-section! :o) It feels good to know we can do certain things that come with raising animals so that we don't have to pay hundreds of dollars to have a vet do it! You should see us when it comes to kidding season! Our goats love to present their kids in the wrong position where they can't possibly get them out on their own! That's my specialty I think. I can't give shots or draw blood, but I can reach into a goat and pull a baby goats' head of leg into the right position!
Thanks for the comments!
Victoria