Venipuncture and Blood Collection on Conscious Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana).

We developed a venipuncture technique of the ventral caudal vein in conscious Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) in cage traps, enabling blood sampling without anesthesia. Blood samples were successfully collected from all 28 opossums in this study by this technique. Draw volume of <0.1 mL occurred in only four opossums (14%). © Wildlife Disease Association 2024.

Citation

Cassandra C P Strehl, Natalie Mitlyng, Elly Jauquet, Elliott A Zieman. Venipuncture and Blood Collection on Conscious Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana). Journal of wildlife diseases. 2024 Jan 01;60(1):168-170

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PMID: 37924238

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