Health results (also DM!!) in the Wolfdog.org database

Shadowlands · 06-10-2011, 16:17

Does any data exist correlating the results from cheek swabs vs blood samples? I have just heard of one case where a dog (not mine) was declared N/DM from a cheek swab, and, later, N/N from a blood sample - both tests performed by Laboklin and both samples taken by an independent vet. Should one type of test be more reliable and believable than the other? I am completely confused...

06-10-2011, 16:17	#36
Shadowlands Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vidin Posts: 391	Does any data exist correlating the results from cheek swabs vs blood samples? I have just heard of one case where a dog (not mine) was declared N/DM from a cheek swab, and, later, N/N from a blood sample - both tests performed by Laboklin and both samples taken by an independent vet. Should one type of test be more reliable and believable than the other? I am completely confused...