Performing a buccal swab is painless for the animal
Collecting a dry buccal swab is simple to perform and above all it is completely painless and not traumatic for the animal.
Please note that mouth swabs present a risk of contamination between animals. In order to avoid this risk, it is important to isolate the dog or cat at least 24 hours (ideally 48 hours) before taking the sample. This risk is all the more important in young animals which tend to play together and therefore to exchange toys, to chew, to share the same containers for eating and drinking.
Carries out the sampling
Insert bristle or cotton end of a swab into the inside of your pet’s cheek.
Lightly pinch your pet’s cheek around the swab and roll the swab for 10 seconds.
Repeat with remaining swabs.
Store the swab
Let the swabs air dry for 10 minutes.
Use a cup to stand the bristle end or the cotton end of the swabs up.
Put the swabs back in its blister.
Do not close the blister with scotch. Do not put swabs in tube or any other container.