Hi Hector, This test is created by Idexx Reference Laboratories, and they have some excellent information on their website if you are interested. Their website is www.idexx.com/en/veterinary/snap-tests/snap-4dx-plus-test/ To summarize how this test works: The SNAP® 4Dx® Plus is an ELISA test that tests for Anaplasma, Lyme disease, Ehrlichia and Heartworm. If a patient is positive for one of those things, their body will create antibodies against it. If there are antibodies in the patient's blood, they will come into contact with the antigens in the test and they will bind together and show up as positive on the test. It's a great test because it only takes 8 minutes, so owners do not have to wait very long at all for the results. Please let us know if you have any other questions!
Hi Lexie, that is a great question! The 4Dx Snap test is a test run on a blood sample, therefore it is not able to be purchased over the counter. It needs to be booked alongside an appointment where a licensed veterinarian or veterinary technologist collects the blood sample for analysis.
Hello, Thank you for your question! It is always a good idea to use good lighting when reading a test so that there is good contrast between the colour spot and the light background. Any color development in any of the sample spots indicates a positive result. A light positive is still positive!
Hello Allyson! Thank you for your question, we love to help understand these things! Either way works just fine, the idea is to get the entire sample into the well, so pouring it in allows you to avoid possibly losing some sample from transferring it into another vessel, but a pipette could make it easier to get into the well itself!
you are supposed to use a pipette! Never pour the sample out of the syringe (first because there is no anticoagulant in there and second because the drop volume would be to small). Please follow accurately the inserts of the product!
Thank you so much for uploading this
Wish I can observe other snap tests too!
Thank you for this demonstration !! Very helpful !
Thank you!
very helpful thanks
any snap test available for canine babesia?
I would like to know the scientific explanation of how the snap works
Hi Hector,
This test is created by Idexx Reference Laboratories, and they have some excellent information on their website if you are interested. Their website is www.idexx.com/en/veterinary/snap-tests/snap-4dx-plus-test/
To summarize how this test works: The SNAP® 4Dx® Plus is an ELISA test that tests for Anaplasma, Lyme disease, Ehrlichia and Heartworm. If a patient is positive for one of those things, their body will create antibodies against it. If there are antibodies in the patient's blood, they will come into contact with the antigens in the test and they will bind together and show up as positive on the test. It's a great test because it only takes 8 minutes, so owners do not have to wait very long at all for the results. Please let us know if you have any other questions!
Can you buys these over the counter
Hi Lexie, that is a great question! The 4Dx Snap test is a test run on a blood sample, therefore it is not able to be purchased over the counter. It needs to be booked alongside an appointment where a licensed veterinarian or veterinary technologist collects the blood sample for analysis.
I wonder. Can this test be observed against the light in case we see a subtle colored point?
Hello,
Thank you for your question!
It is always a good idea to use good lighting when reading a test so that there is good contrast between the colour spot and the light background.
Any color development in any of the sample spots indicates a positive result. A light positive is still positive!
So bad cause that was the result of my of my pets 😔
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My pup has the same result yet the vet said that he's positive for ehrlichiosis, is that true?
Your dog’s result should have shown two blue dots if he has ehrlichiosis. One for the control and one for the ehrlichiosis.
Are you supposed to pour the sample in the test or use a pipette? I have seen both done and I am curious if one is better than the other.
Hello Allyson! Thank you for your question, we love to help understand these things! Either way works just fine, the idea is to get the entire sample into the well, so pouring it in allows you to avoid possibly losing some sample from transferring it into another vessel, but a pipette could make it easier to get into the well itself!
you are supposed to use a pipette! Never pour the sample out of the syringe (first because there is no anticoagulant in there and second because the drop volume would be to small). Please follow accurately the inserts of the product!
It’s true
What’s the 4 diseases?