Estrous Dector - Page 2

I do not have that waiting period, because my Vet has the equipment and experience to do it himself. So the wait is around 3-4 hours. I talked about it to him, and his reply was that these devices are used by pigfarmers, and the device was modified for dogs. His main answer was, that he did not know how accurate it is, but then he might just want to protect his turf aswell ! If i recall it right, there is also, from same company, a device to confirm pregnancy. Ulli

Ulli, It's a veterinary school who is using it. They must have some confidence in it to think it was worth buying one. It looks like no one here has ever used one? Gracie

Gracie, I understood that the school of your daughter bought one of these. These devices are known to farmers for quite a bit of time, just recently the version for dogs was introduced to the market. The main question for most of us is the dependebility of this device. I have not found a study on this matter, but perhaps the Vet school of your daughter is planning on something like that, would definetly be interested in the outcome. Regards Ulli

i have wondered about the draminski device too, but have found no one who can offer personal experience with it. another device, made by preg-tone, can detect amniotic fluid. it is apparently used for sheep, swine, cattle, large rabbits etc. though they have done no tests on dogs, the minimum aminal weight is only 8 lbs. does anyone have experience with this device?