Venipuncture and Blood Collection on Conscious Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana)

Cassandra C.P. Strehl; Natalie Mitlyng; Elly Jauquet; Elliott A. Zieman

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-22-00143

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Cassandra C.P. Strehl,¹ Natalie Mitlyng,¹ Elly Jauquet,¹ Elliott A. Zieman^1,*

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston, Illinois 61920, USA

^*Corresponding author (email: eazieman@eiu.edu)

Abstract

We developed a venipuncture technique of the ventral caudal vein in conscious Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) in cage traps, enabling blood sampling without anesthesia. Blood samples were successfully collected from all 28 opossums in this study by this technique. Draw volume of <0.1 mL occurred in only four opossums (14%).

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Cassandra C.P. Strehl, Natalie Mitlyng, Elly Jauquet, and Elliott A. Zieman "Venipuncture and Blood Collection on Conscious Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 60(1), 168-170, (12 January 2024). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-22-00143

Received: 14 October 2022; Accepted: 1 September 2023; Published: 12 January 2024

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