NISupply Dog/Cat Clinical for Veterinarians; Lighted Daylight Plate

National Industrial Supply

$ 68⁰⁰

Item Description: NICL-500ATC Portable Clinical Refractometer - Urine Specific Gravity, Urine Refractive Index (nD) and Blood Serum Protein - FOR DOGS AND CATS ONLY! Comes with a Lighted Daylight Plate.

TAILORED TO DOGS AND CATS ONLY!

BROAD URINE SG RANGE FOR DOGS AND CATS - 1.000-1.060!

This is a High Quality unit made of durable Aluminum and comes with a 5 YEAR WARRANTY against defects! You don't get that from anyone else through eBay! Buy smart, buy through NI Supply!

NEW NICL-500ATC tri-scale portable Clinical Refractometer in a blue, foam-lined hard case. The NIC series of portable refractometers is designed to measure DOG/CAT Urine Specific Gravity AND Blood Plasma Serum Protein. One scale checks Blood Plasma Serum Protein with the range of 2-12 g/dl, another checks for DOG/CAT Urine Specific Gravity with a range of 1.000 to 1.060. Models with the “ATC” suffix are equipped with “Automatic Temperature Compensation” for accurate measurements without re-calibration after shifts in ambient working temperature (field use). The daylight plate allows a clearer picture to the scale allowing more light making it much easier to read.

DOG/CAT Urine Specific Gravity:

* Range 1.00-1.060 SG

* Minimum Division: 0.005 SG

* Accuracy: +/1 0.005 SG

Serum Protein:

* Range: 2-12 g/dl

* Minimum Division: 0.20 g/dl

* Accuracy: +/1 0.20 g/d

WHY VETERINARY SPECIFIC SCALES? GOOD QUESTION, RIGHT?

Research published in 1956 by Rubini demonstrated that canine and feline specimens of exactly the same specific gravity (determined by direct methods) yielded different refractive indices. Rubini then postulated that canine and feline specimens of the same refractive index (measured by refractometry) would yield different specific gravity readings. This work demonstrated the greater refractivity of feline urine that would yield falsely elevated values when measured against human scales; especially with concentrated samples.

George, Jeanne W. The Usefulness and Limitations of Hand-held Refractometers in Veterinary Laboratory Medicine in Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Vol 30, No 4 (December 2001)

Included are: a pipette for dropping test fluids onto the prism (never dip the refractometer into the test fluid!), a mini screwdriver for scale calibration, and a Users Guide.

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