6: venipuncture sites in various animals

Question 0

Cats:

What are the 4 venipuncture sites?

Answer 0

1. Jugular
2. Cephalic
3. Femoral
4. Lateral saphenous

Question 1

Dogs:

What are the 6 venipuncture sites?

Answer 1

1. jugular
2. cephalic
3. Recurrent tarsal (lateral saphenous)
4. Ear vein
5. sublingual vein
6. femoral vein

Question 2

Horses

What are the 3 venipuncture sites?

Answer 2

1. Jugular
2. Submandibular
3. Leg veins

Question 3

Cows:

What are the 3 venipuncture sites?

Answer 3

1. jugular
2. tail vein
3. mammary vein (dairy cows)

Question 4

Sheep and Goats:

What are the 2 venipuncture sites?

Answer 4

1. jugular

2. Ear vein (large eared goats)

Question 5

Pigs:

What are the 3 venipuncture sites?

Answer 5

1. Anterior Vena Cava
2. ear vein
3. nick ear vein (piglets)

Question 6

Birds:

What are the 4 venipuncture sites?

Answer 6

1. wing vein (raptors and fowl) aka cutaneous ulnar
2. medial metatarsal vein (psittacines)
3. jugular
4. toe nail

Question 7

Ferrets:

What are the 3 venipuncture sites?

Answer 7

1. jugular
2. cephalic
3. femoral

Question 8

What does it mean if a vp site thromboses?

Answer 8

thrombosis: serious condition, blood clot blocks the flow in a blood vessel

Question 9

in dogs what vein gives largest amount of blood?

Answer 9

jugular

Question 10

in dogs what vp site can draw large volumes on larger animals?

Answer 10

Cephalic

Question 11

in dogs what site would you not want to use if planning to instill an IVC?

Answer 11

Cephalic

Question 12

in dogs what site is good for mean dogs, IV injections?

Answer 12

lateral saphenous (recurrent tarsal)

Question 13

in dogs what site collapses easily and is easy to form a hematoma, and good for small draws using crit tubes?

Answer 13

lateral saphenous (recurrent tarsal)

Question 14

in dogs what site is good for capillary samples?

Answer 14

ear vein

Question 15

in dogs what vp site is good for SX PCV TP?

Answer 15

sublingual vein

Question 16

in cats what vp site is preferred due to size, but very stressful

Answer 16

jugular

Question 17

in cats what vp site usually collapses, and is used for kittens FELV?

Answer 17

cephalic

Question 18

if the cephalic vein collapses what should you do?

Answer 18

release pressure on syringe

Question 19

in cats what vp site is good for restraint problems and IV injections?

Answer 19

femoral

Question 20

what is the amount you can draw from a cats femoral?

Answer 20

cant draw more than about 1 ml

Question 21

in horses what vp site is good for large amounts?

Answer 21

jugular

Question 22

what adverse reaction might happen with the horses jugular vein during during a vp?

Answer 22

the jugular vein may thrombose

Question 23

what adverse reaction might happen with a cow during a jugular vp?

Answer 23

the jugular vein may thrombose

Question 24

What vp site can be used with dairy cows?

Answer 24

mammary vein

Question 25

in pigs what vp site requires long needles- 3” or longer depending on the size of the pig?

Answer 25

Anterior vena cava?

Question 26

what vp site in a piglet would you just nick to get a sample?

Answer 26

ear vein

Question 27

in birds what vp site can be used with fowls and raptors?

Answer 27

wing vein (cutaneous ulnar)

Question 28

In birds what vp site is not visible in above birds but works for psittacines?

Answer 28

medial metatarsal vein

Question 29

in birds what vp site is most preferred?

Answer 29

jugular

Question 30

in birds what vp site is last resort and gives very poor quality sample?

Answer 30

toe nail

Question 31

in ferrets what vp site is very tough skin and gives large amounts?

Answer 31

jugular

Question 32

in ferrets what vp site gives very small amounts and collapses easy?

Answer 32

cephalic

Question 33

in ferrets what vp site is very hard to find

Answer 33

femoral