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Testimonial: Welcome to 2010 and welcome to VetCom, a Publication by Veterinarians for
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VetScan vs. IDEXX
A Letter from the Sarasota
professionals.
Veterinary Emergency Hospital
The success of Abaxis being a leader in delivering superior quality products
Special Look: and world-class service that meets customers’ requirements every-time is clear
and compelling. Abaxis VetScan products allow practitioners to provide their
Abaxis Expands Advisory Board clients with fast, accurate results at the point of care. In a recent customer
Bringing you some of the top survey, 99% of the respondents agreed that VetScan products make their
experts in veterinary medicine
practice more efficient.
VetScan i-STAT 1
Your chemistry lab could actually The Abaxis Animal Health point of care product portfolio consists of the
be handheld VetScan Chemistry, Electrolyte and Immunoassay analyzer, the VetScan
VSpro, a coagulation and specialty analyzer with a combination PT/aPTT test
Abaxis University cartridge, the VetScan i-STAT® 1, a portable, handheld, clinical analyzer, the
January CE Course Schedule VetScan HM2 (3-part differential) Hematology analyzer, the VetScan HM5
(5-part differential) Hematology analyzer and the VetScan Canine Heartworm
Case Studies: Rapid Test. In addition, we recently announced the Canine Wellness Profile,
Oliver: West Highland Terrier the first fully automated point of care canine wellness profile that includes a
Addisonian Crisis; Renal Failure Heartworm Antigen Test for the VetScan VS2 Chemistry Analyzer.
Prince: Miniature Poodle Abaxis strives to provide the veterinary industry with cutting-edge technology,
VetScan rapid diagnosis saves
tools and services that support best medical practices, enabling practitioners
Prince
to respond to the health needs of their patients, while operating economical
Callitrichidae of Loro Parque and profitable practices.
Clinical update of the Callitrichidae
collection of Loro Parque VetScan products by Abaxis…BETTER. ACTUALLY.
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North East Veterinary Supply Co. I was able to purchase the VetScan Chemistry analyzer and the VetScan
866-638-7265 Hematology analyzer very shortly after I purchased the hospital, and later we
Penn Vet Supply added another VS2 Chemistry analyzer when finances allowed. I purchased
800-233-0210 the VSpro during the pre-launch (before it came out), because honestly I knew
and trusted the VetScan product line and I was 100% sure we would love the
PCI Animal Health Coagulation analyzer. I was right...We absolutely LOVE it. The benefit of point-
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of-care testing has benefited our emergency hospital in many ways from
TW Medical decreasing client waiting time, increasing our profits, and saving money with
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T4 at the same time (one on each VetScan VS2) - also decreasing client wait
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the next step on a IDEXX machine or putting individual slides into a chemistry
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I cannot tell you what a fan I am of the Abaxis in house laboratory system. We
Canada work in a hospital that also has a boarded surgeon, an internal
Associated Vet Purchasing, Co. medicine/oncology specialist, and an ophthalmologist. The internal medicine
604-856-2146 specialist in our building saw us purchase our Abaxis lab, and gave me a very
AVENTIX hard time about it. She was a BIG TIME IDEXX fan! Of course, as a oncologist
877-909-2242 she is constantly running CBC's. It took her a few months to notice, but
eventually her team saw our technicians getting CBC results in no time from our
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VetScan HM2 (CBC), and her technicians were still trying to complete the
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multiple step process of the IDEXX QBC machine. Needless to say, she has now
MidWest Drug purchased both a CBC and Chemistry analyzers from Abaxis, and now is an
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Medical & Research Abaxis Expands Advisory Board: Bringing You Top
Experts in Veterinary Medicine
Abaxis provides its customers access to some of the top experts in veterinary
medicine for help with cases related to clinical pathology, small animal internal
medicine and oncology, equine and large animal internal medicine, avian
medicine and other exotics such as fish, reptiles, amphibians and non-domestic
mammals as well as business management and wellness programs.
Kate An Hunter, DVM: Dr. Hunter is the owner of Carver Lake Veterinary
Hospital, a 3 doctor small animal practice near Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Hunter
is the President-elect of the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association and is
on the Board of Directors of ROMP (Responsible Owners of Mannerly Pets)
which promotes greater access for owners and pets to parks, businesses and
housing. She is a well known speaker on public radio and local television.
Don Harris, DVM: Dr. Harris is the past-president of the North American
Veterinary Conference as well as the Association of Avian Veterinarians. He
Every issue of VetCom includes: travels worldwide to provide education on avian medicine. Dr. Harris was
honored as speaker of the year from the NAVC, received the Outstanding
Spotlight articles devoted to Service Award from the AAV and he serves on multiple committees for the
issues of particular interest to AAV. In addition, he is a consulting veterinarian for the Miami Seaquarium,
veterinarians The Miami Metro Zoo and Parrot Jungle and Gardens, all in Miami, FL.
Upcoming Conferences Kent Adams, DVM: Dr. Adams is the owner of Appalachian Veterinary
Services, a 5 veterinarian practice in Virginia and has been an advisor to Abaxis
Events of Interest for 10 years. His approach to wellness testing in the equine species has helped
VetScan news and special offers many practitioners improve the medicine they provide as well as their business.
Oliver, an 8 ½ year old neutered male West Highland White Terrier, presented
to Sarasota Veterinary Emergency Hospital for being “down and out” and
vomiting. Oliver had traveled with his family by car from Canada. The trip
took approximately 1 week. Pertinent history included iatrogenic Addison’s
Disease after treatment for Cushing’s Disease as well as a single episode of
severe pancreatitis requiring hospitalization. He was also previously diagnosed
with Inflammatory Bowel Disease via intestinal biopsy. He had not had a stable
diet for the past week while traveling, and had been experiencing periods of
anorexia and vomiting after eating. He was currently taking several holistic
medications for his IBD, Florinef and Prednisone for his Addisons, and iron
supplementation for a chronic anemia. His diet was usually home cooked.
A full chemistry panel and CBC were immediately performed using our Abaxis VetScan VS2 Chemistry and
CBC analyzers as well as a urinalysis. The CBC indicated dehydration as his HCT was 40% with a history of mild
to moderate anemia. Chemistry results of elevated BUN, creatinine, total protein, calcium, phosphorus and
potassium with a concurrent decrease in sodium, Na/K ratio (Table 1) and low urine specific gravity (1.012) were
consistent with an Addisonian crisis as well as renal failure.
Oliver’s treatment was directed at correcting the Addisonian crisis as well as the
renal failure and pancreatitis. He was started on 0.9% NaCl with Vitamin B
Complex added at 50 mL/hr. His treatment plan included: 2.5 mL DexSP (1
mg/kg) IV q6h, 1 mL Cerenia given SQ SID for vomiting, famotidine 1 mg/kg IV
SID, Unasyn 22 mg/kg IV BID, and Baytril 5 mg/kg IV SID. In addition,
Sucralfate 1 gram slurries were given q8h PO and his Florinef 0.2 mg was given
PO once he was no longer vomiting. He received a plasma transfusion to aid in
treating his pancreatitis. His electrolytes began to normalize approximately 10
hours after starting treatment (Na: 129, K+ - 6.1, Na:K 21). He was then
transferred to Florida Veterinary Specialists for further care and work up since
he had previously been a patient there. He continued to improve and was
eventually released bright and alert.
Utilizing our VetScan Chemistry and Hematology Analyzers provided multiple benefits in this case. Oliver’s
owners fully believed that he was having only a reoccurrence of the pancreatitis. Had we not fully investigated
his condition with a full blood chemistry panel and CBC, we would have not diagnosed the renal disease. In
addition, the electrolytes that are included with every panel were invaluable in identifying the Addisonian crisis
and allowed a comprehensive treatment plan to be initiated. In addition, the availability of immediate results
allowed us to discuss the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan with the owners immediately, providing us with
(Table 1)
When he arrived at SVEH, the owner informed the technician that when the
owner was ready for dinner Prince stared at his food lifted one leg for several
minutes, and did not respond. Later that evening, he was on the bed and
collapsed into lateral recumbency.
Prince was immediately brought back to the treatment area upon arrival to
our hospital due to his poor condition. An IV catheter was placed in his left
cephalic vein.
Being that Prince is 17 years old, the differential diagnoses list was extremely long for his non-descript symptoms.
The VetScan helped to narrow down the possibilities and give the most probable diagnosis of Addisons Disease
which could have been life threatening if not treated immediately. Ideally he would have been hospitalized and
monitored overnight, but since this was not financially an option, Prince received the much needed steroids and
is doing great!
All three species are organized in the European conservation breeding program (EEP). The idea is to build up a
healthy and self-preserving population in the zoos, and the long term target is to return the animals back into
the wild to support and/or to rebuild the wild population. Loro Parque takes an active part in the European
conservation breeding program and is breeding the animals with good success.
The veterinary department also endeavors to discover more clinical information about this species. Abaxis
supported the Loro Parque clinic’s efforts to further its scientific studies in the fields of hematology and
biochemistry in our callitrichidae.
With the help of Abaxis we expanded our clinical examination to include a complete blood check which contains
hematology and chemistry using the Comprehensive Diagnostic Profile and the T4/Cholesterol Profile.
It is a great help for the Loro Parque clinic to have received both the Abaxis VS2 Chemistry Analyzer and the HM5
Hematology Analyzer. We utilize these machines every day in helping us to understand and to preserve our species.
Special thanks to: Prof. David Waugh, Director General Management, Coordination of field conservation and capture research
projects; Mathias Reinschmidt, Curator of Birds and Assistant Management of Parrot Collection; Rafael Zamora, Curator of
Birds and Assistant Management of Parrot Collection; Dr. Sara Capelli, Clinic Management.
Craig M. Tockman, DVM, Mary M. Christopher, DVM, PhD, Diplomat ACVP, Carlyle L. Hess, ASCP, CLS, Resident
The in-office T4 has many potential Even though this is a very small sample size the statistical
uses for the general practice. Many analysis, as well as the clinical implications, are extremely
practices uses the rotor to diagnose telling and interesting:
feline hyperthyroid disease, screen
canine patients suspected of being R2 is the coefficient of determination. From this value, we
hypothyroid and screen both dogs and calculate R which is the correlation coefficient. R indicates
cats as part of a wellness program. the strength of the relationship between the variables. When
Perhaps the most common current R is close to 1, the relationship is very strong. The farther
utilization is in monitoring response to from 1 this values gets, the weaker the relationship.
therapy for both hyperthyroid and
hypothyroid patients. 1.The R2 values from this experiment were
determined to be 0.9949 for the VetScan and
Some potential customers evaluating the T4 test prior to 0.8844 for the commercial lab. These translate
purchase, and some customers already utilizing the T4 test to an R value of 0.9954 for the VetScan and
choose to compare the Abaxis in-office T4 to their 0.9404 for the commercial lab. Clearly, the
commercial laboratory. When there is a difference, the VetScan has a better correlation to the controls
tendency of the veterinarian is to lean toward the commercial than does the commercial lab.
lab result. Many forget that the Abaxis T4 has been
correlated to the T4 testing at leading Veterinary Teaching 2.The linear slope of the VetScan test was 0.9908
Hospital and the internal quality controls of the VetScan vs. 0.6984 for the commercial lab. When the slope
provide us with results we can count on. is 0, this would indicate no relationship exists
between the values. A slope of 1 tells us the
To compare the VetScan T4 against the T4 test of a relationship is strong. Once again, the slope of
commercial laboratory, a set of 7 known T4 controls was run the VetScan compared to the controls is superior
in duplicate on both a VetScan VS2 Chemistry Analyzer at a to the commercial lab indicating a stronger
private veterinary practice and at a major commercial relationship.
laboratory. The results are shown in the table below:
T4
Control VS2 VS2 Commercial Commercial
P1 1.70 1.1 1.1 1.68 0.88
P2 3.93 3.3 3.3 3.19 2.54
P3 4.82 4.0 4.4 3.19 3.04
P4 5.76 4.7 4.8 3.63 4.14
P5 6.55 6.0 6.0 5.59 5.62
P6 7.19 6.6 6.8 5.07 5.20
P7 9.20 8.4 8.5 6.20 6.22
The two runs for each analyzer were averaged and placed
on a chart to look at the same data visually, shown to the
right:
VetScan VS2 is an innovative state-of-the-art chemistry, electrolytes, immunoassay and blood gas analyzer
with uncompromising accuracy from two drops of blood. The VetScan VS2 is easier to use than ever
before. With an advanced user interface, expanded printing capabilities and precision reference
laboratory quality results from 100 ul of whole blood, serum or plasma.
Terry C. Gerros, DVM, MS, Implementing a Senior and Pre-Anesthetic Wellness Patient Plan
Diplomate, ACVIM (LA) January 27, 2010
Abaxis Advisory Board Member
Equine Practitioner 1:30 PM CST
gerrost@yahoo.com
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