For many, a routine blood draw or infusion is a simple matter ... The use of such veins or other access points, such as cephalic, basilic, or dorsal hand veins, when they cannot easily be found ...

The cephalic vein is located along the ... it is considered safe to remove a blood sample equivalent to 1% of the total body weight at each draw. Stressed bats may require chemical restraint ...

BVT is a useful autologous procedure for hemodialysis and the preferred access alternative in patients without an adequate cephalic vein. Although patencies remain poor relative to other ...

Techniques for blood collection from the rat include puncture ... to dilate and is analogous to 'holding off' a forelimb cephalic vein in a dog or cat. The tail vein can be punctured ∼3 cm ...

A vet tech has shared six techniques she urges cat owners to practice on their pets, to make them used to the positions before their vet visits.