https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/5828/renal-failure-in-guinea-pigs I have recently had a gp in with wt loss despite normal appetite bloods showed high urea and very high creatinine. Haematology was unremarkable apart from mild anaemia. He is a 4yr old castrated male. I have not come across crf in gps recently and wasen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/23625?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:41:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e74bac24-820b-4465-af15-d9c64489a4f9Kirsten Simpson<p>I have heard of renal lymphoma before in GPs. Are the kidneys palpable?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/23617?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:40:23 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c557897e-d4fe-41b0-80b9-9a809e0dca34Marie Kubiak<p>[quote user=&quot;Gillian Mostyn&quot;]</p> <p>erm.....can&#39;t help with your question I&#39;m afraid but am curious how you got a good blood sample from a guinea pig?<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Shocked_smiley.png" alt="Shocked" /></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>You can usually get small amounts from cephalic but for larger samples for full profiles we use the cranial vena cava routinely, same technique as for ferrets. I&#39;ve also used the femoral vein before when cervical pathology has made cranial vena cava impossible.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/22994?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:28:13 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:645ba7a1-6ffb-47d7-959b-39b442f64464Caroline Loach<p>Suprised myself but managed jugular first stick although skinny that helped. Also use cardiac which can be useful.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/22993?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:25:20 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:613f3e55-cb83-4ead-aa4b-dd0b6d421330Michael Woodhouse<p>[quote user=&quot;Gillian Mostyn&quot;]</p> <p>erm.....can&#39;t help with your question I&#39;m afraid but am curious how you got a good blood sample from a guinea pig?<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Shocked_smiley.png" alt="Shocked" /></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>intracardiac? I have seen it done to puppies.........</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/22991?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:12:25 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c3027564-2246-41d6-a75a-c1fbcc0ecadfGillian Mostyn<p>erm.....can&#39;t help with your question I&#39;m afraid but am curious how you got a good blood sample from a guinea pig?<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Shocked_smiley.png" alt="Shocked" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>