Comparison of PO2, PCO2, and pH in blood collected from the femoral artery and a cut claw of cats.

P. F. Solter, S. C. Haskins, J. D. Patz

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Abstract

A technique for collection of blood samples from the cut claw of the cat was developed. Forty-six blood samples were collected simultaneously from the cut claw and the femoral artery of 7 healthy cats. Blood gas and pH values were measured and compared. There was no difference between sample pairs for blood PO2 and PCO2, but the pH values were significantly (P less than 0.001) higher in the capillary samples (7.432 +/- 0.033) than in the samples from the femoral artery (7.419 +/- 0.031).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1882-1883
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican journal of veterinary research
Volume49
Issue number11
StatePublished - Nov 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • veterinary(all)

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