Skippahs DNA test results

[Redballoon]

The results are in!

Collected: 27/08/08 16:00 Subm.No: 00090273 Lab No.: 08-8962816
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All Tests Complete


MOLECULAR BIOLOGY SPECIMEN TYPE: Whole blood


AVIAN GENDER


Breed: Lesser Corella
Gender: Female


Validated by Dr Mark Williamson

 

[zarafia]

Congratulations Red! Its a girl!

 

[shadowme]

I am also thinking of getting this done. Congrats on your girl......

 

[Redballoon]

If you do this may I suggest you simply ask the vet to clip a toe nail too short to get some blood.
The reason I suggest this is that I found the attempts to find a vein under Skippahs armpit to draw blood were very traumatic for me and more so for the bird. I found it to be an un-needed stress for the vet and the bird and me!
I wont complain about the vet as he wanted a sterile specimen to ensure the test was not contaminated. When this got too hard, we went for the toenail. I feel we should have gone there from the beginning. I however, am not a trained professional. The bill was 22 bux and he took a plucked feather and blood, and it took about a week.

I am happy to have taken the guessing out out of the game.

 

[Redballoon]

OMG!
After a few too many drinks last night, Debbie and I started thinking about the new implications .
I was sitting there, a bit out of it (join the dots people), when a thought popped into my head.
The Skippah and the Professor hate each others guts, but, what if its all a scam???
What if I came home unexpectedly one day and caught the Professor Giving it to the Skippah???
What if it was one of those "Love/Hate relationships", and as soon as the lights were out they were "at it" like teenagers in my mums attic! ( that's another story).
Anyway, the idea made me burst out laughing and when I explained it to Debbie she said I was sick and stormed off to bed.

Then I imagined what the babies would be like,......Pompous arrogant clowns that do as they please with no regard for any of my stuff!!!!!


How do I get some bromide into the Professors tea in the Morning?

 

[shadowme]

If you do this may I suggest you simply ask the vet to clip a toe nail too short to get some blood.
The reason I suggest this is that I found the attempts to find a vein under Skippahs armpit to draw blood were very traumatic for me and more so for the bird. I found it to be an un-needed stress for the vet and the bird and me!
I wont complain about the vet as he wanted a sterile specimen to ensure the test was not contaminated. When this got too hard, we went for the toenail. I feel we should have gone there from the beginning. I however, am not a trained professional. The bill was 22 bux and he took a plucked feather and blood, and it took about a week.

I am happy to have taken the guessing out out of the game.

Thank you for the heads up. When I take him/her lol. I will ask them about that. I would be in the same situation as you very upset. But I am going to be making an appointment with the vet. Well see soon.

 

[alicat]

hi red
im dying to know what my cag is.
he was 6mths old last week, so is now old enough to be chipped, something i realy want done asap.
my vet is keen to give him a little gas anaesthetic to knock him out for the chip (as its a big needle and will be painful if awake) and can also take what is needed for a dna test at the same time if i want.
i want his nails trimmed so i suppose they can be done while hes asleep if hes quick to reduce stress , but i understand hel only have enough gas to last a couple of mins and will be ready to go home within 20mins.
im dreading him having an anaesthetic but as he doesnt wear a leg band i think a chip is a must and its a once in a lifetime procedure.