Adaptation of the orbital sinus bleeding technique to the chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger).
The orbital sinus bleeding technique was used to obtain 1-3 ml samples of venous blood from chinchillas (Chinchilla laniger) within 1 minute. By monitoring food intake and body weight, this technique was shown to have no detrimental effects on the general health of the animals, but serial samples taken twice weekly over a period of 2 months did induce some degree of hemorrhage or occasional corneal opacity in some animals.
D000818:Animals; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D001835:Body Weight; D002682:Chinchilla / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply*