For those of you that have used the Immuno Chek G test kits, are they easy? I have used the IDEXX Snap, but these are less expensive. Just wondering if there are any downsides in comparison to the Snap.
Can anybody comment on the Immuno Check G? 
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Can anybody comment on the Immuno Check G? :)[/QUOTE]
We use the Immuno Check G. Test at 12 hours post foaling. If low, it allows us the opportunity to supplement orally and re-check in 24 hours. They are cheap enough and you can purchase them in five or ten test kits. They are a bit more complicated than the IDEXX test. YOu’ll feel somewhat like a mad scientist and have to time the different steps. But, they have worked well for us.
Good luck!
I only have one mare foaling this year. Anyone want to go splits with me on an order, or sell me one test? TIA
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We use the Immuno Check G. Test at 12 hours post foaling. If low, it allows us the opportunity to supplement orally and re-check in 24 hours. They are cheap enough and you can purchase them in five or ten test kits. They are a bit more complicated than the IDEXX test. YOu’ll feel somewhat like a mad scientist and have to time the different steps. But, they have worked well for us.
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Thanks Kathy! That info is helpful. I may give Immuno G a try this season.
The Immuno Check is more complicated than the Snap test. I had some detailed questions about it last year and planned to ask my vet when she came out…but it turns out she uses the SNAP test, so she couldn’t help me.
Kathy was going to make a short video (a-HEM…prompt, mumble, nudge, etc) during her down time with her broken back, but I suspect the pain pills may have something to do with its’ failure to appear.
According to the maker’s, these things can last a year or so if properly stored, but I would be willing to share some of my allotment, since I only have 1 foal due this year and would probably want to buy new for next year.
BTW the price is quite abit different, but all depends on if you feel more comfortable with multiple steps, multiple timing etc. I suspect as often as Kathy has done the test, she could do it in her sleep, but for a first (or second) timer I can recall the SNAP test being much easier.
PM me if anyone wants to talk about getting any of my “left over” tests – however I’m not sure how you would divide the liquids…
I’m not sure you would have wanted to follow my instructions last year <ROTFL>…let’s just say that I was both physically and mentally impaired :D. It’s truly not difficult, though. Just make sure you warm the kit up and that you can draw blood off a foal. We actually use insulin needles and syringes for that as it only takes a few drops of blood and it’s a bit less traumatic for the foal.
BTW the price is quite abit different, but all depends on if you feel more comfortable with multiple steps, multiple timing etc. I suspect as often as Kathy has done the test, she could do it in her sleep, but for a first (or second) timer I can recall the SNAP test being much easier.
Mmm…no…THANKFULLY, we only have a few foals every year. When I was on the Arab farm, it was a bit different - 20 to 30 a year and we were using the SNAP test then <LOL>. But, I will say that with the Quick Check, it gives you a range, so you can tell if you have partial failure or complete failure, which can be helpful in trying to decide what to do and how to proceed.
I say every year that we’re going to do some educational videos, but I seem to always be up to my eyeballs in alligators, so the swamp just seems to never get drained!
