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Originally Posted by Mardelin  The choice is yours. I would tend to go with Dr. Center's protocol......and it was changed over 3 years ago. One of the reasons she changed it was due to wee ones having hyperglycemic episodes because of the fasting procedure....she conducted more research and testing and conducted that the fasting did not affect the BAT. She found she got more accurate reading when you followed the pups normal feeding schedule.
I will say breeders that attended her Seminar at the Roving National walked away with a better understanding as to why Dr. Centers conducted the BATs the way she did. Hopefully more Kennel Clubs look into obtaining her and Dr. Tobias for more seminars. |
yeah that is what i stated it was for dogs that are tiny and have hypoglycemic issues as they cannot fast 12 hrs - i think that is why maybe we see some of these dogs with pre numbers higher than post then as my girl had pre numbers of 3 and post was higher so that would make more sense - i personally would only do it that way if my dog was hypoglycemic and a tiny