Clipping to inject into the cephallic vein and take blood from the jugular vein

RE: Clipping to inject into the cephallic vein and take blood from the jugular vein

nickyc — Sat, 14 May 2016 10:47:01 GMT

As per what Steph said! We would not place a catheter without clipping and generally if an animal is stressed then we would clip and apply emla cream then give the animal a time-out before placing an i/v catheter. The recent purchase of very quiet clippers means clipping is also much less stressful to patients and we generally do not have a problem with clipping them. On the very rare occasion we haven't clipped for bloods due the patient being stressed then we would damp down and part the fur and clean as best as possible.

RE: Clipping to inject into the cephallic vein and take blood from the jugular vein

Steph Worsley — Thu, 12 May 2016 17:14:07 GMT

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Yes and I feel bowing down to breeders or owners of show animals when something could effect their health and welfare to not clip the fur is silly? I would rather the vet do this type of blood test if the owners chose to request us not to clip and ensure they communicate their wishes so we do not go ahead and clip x

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One of my standard responses to these sort of owners is usually that it can do more harm not to clip than to clip a small area, for those that crazily say I don't want them clipping for an op I usually say that it if they aren't clipped for an op then they WILL get infection and it is counter productive

RE: Clipping to inject into the cephallic vein and take blood from the jugular vein

Zoe Sharp — Thu, 12 May 2016 15:45:08 GMT

RE: Clipping to inject into the cephallic vein and take blood from the jugular vein

utterly — Thu, 12 May 2016 12:37:34 GMT

I agree with you, I wouldn't feel comfortable. The fur is a factor interfering with visualising the vein, which is important if we are to perform any procedure in a professional manner. Also, surely the point of being qualified to undertake certain schedule 3 tasks is to follow best practice, one of our responsibilities should be to attempt to maintain aseptic conditions. Humans will still have their skin cleaned with a spirit swab before anything is pierced through the skin and into the blood stream. The gross dirt and bacterial content of the skin and fur on the area that the needle will puncture should be considered. Of course there may be occasions when in fact it is better not to clip, but these would be exceptions that should require justification.

RE: Clipping to inject into the cephallic vein and take blood from the jugular vein

Zoe Sharp — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:06:45 GMT

Thank you Steph x

RE: Clipping to inject into the cephallic vein and take blood from the jugular vein

Steph Worsley — Wed, 11 May 2016 18:20:33 GMT

I will normally clip UNLESS:

1) the animal is obviously stressed from the clippers and it is in their best interests NOT to clip

2) if the animal has previously been clipped and the fur is still fairly short

I would say that if you are not confident that you can visualise the vein without clipping then don't attempt it....ALSO if you are placing an IV catheter then I would ALWAYS clip.