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Figure 24. Occlude the cephalic vein
Figure 23. Position the dog
Figure 26. Pierce the vein by advancing SECTION 4
the catheter and then decrease the angle of
Figure 25. Placing your thumb directly the catheter until almost parallel to the skin
besides the vein and wrapping your surface.
remaining fingers underneath the leg,
pierce the skin with the catheter needle.
Figure 27. Advance the catheter needle
approximately 1/4 inch into the vein using a gentle
forward motion.
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