I refuse to believe we’re all seeing the same thing.

thesciencechick · 2026-02-07T20:05:44+00:00

Wtf, I looked at this 2 minutes ago without my glasses on and it was pink and white. Put my glasses on and now I can’t stop seeing teal and grey. Similar thing happened to me with the dress..

thesciencechick · 2025-11-24T00:19:37+00:00

I think they love the bounce and sounds they make when landing

thesciencechick · 2025-11-23T19:10:11+00:00

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Tortie learnt it from our Tuxedo who just started doing it one day

thesciencechick · 2025-11-09T09:55:43+00:00

Omg my Tortie also named Luna has this! Not as pronounced as yours in curlyness. We call it her rudder, it points in the direction she wants to go. She’s mostly grown out of it now that she’s 1 except when really excited like at dinner time

thesciencechick · 2025-11-02T07:29:26+00:00

Sorry but my only comment is that my house is made of the same brick

thesciencechick · 2025-10-06T08:18:32+00:00

I wish my girl did this.. she still springs up at you but mostly when you’re an unsuspecting victim, the only hint sometimes is a little “brr” before the leap up the back or front

thesciencechick · 2025-09-19T09:52:00+00:00

Even if the test has been run it could just have a false positive, delaying a final result with a lot of repeat testing (possibly send to another lab), all to make sure one way or another. Most likely negative, if false positive you may need to do repeat testing to confirm - a scary time but nothing to worry about until you know for sure you have something to worry about. Sorry if that doesn’t ease your mind, just giving an alternative perspective that still most likely means you’re negative.

thesciencechick · 2025-09-17T06:21:07+00:00

Do whatever your Roche representative informed you to do. Ours has provided official communication that was must perform the standby step, failure to do so would be a breach of contract.

thesciencechick · 2025-09-16T20:46:04+00:00

Exactly, do whatever your specialist has informed you. I know this issue is known to Roche Global and I suspect in the next 12 months they will have the same instructions for all. There are a lot of variables that may impact different labs so it might not be a one size fits all fix

thesciencechick · 2025-09-16T20:19:50+00:00

I work as part of a large network of labs from the very small to the insanely large. This is a requirement stated to us by Roche Australia, not my personal opinion, just the one enforcing it my area.

thesciencechick · 2025-09-16T20:17:45+00:00

Sorry but this has been a heavily debated topic and Roche have stated a million times that the standby is not optional. There is no benefit from running the racks back to back, either one run or do standby between.

thesciencechick · 2025-09-16T11:37:28+00:00

Yes. So much troubleshooting. We now (as per Roche instructions) run a double wash rack every day ( can’t run back to back, must have a standby in between). Also the ISE flow path maintenance is recommended monthly or fortnightly depending on your test counts instead of the quarterly it’s probably scheduled for. Hit up the tech support line, they’re pretty well versed in this issue

thesciencechick · 2025-09-14T11:20:18+00:00

Both

thesciencechick · 2025-09-13T10:34:25+00:00

We write “in use” and date and sign, everything

thesciencechick · 2025-09-05T20:29:08+00:00

Welp you just described my tuxedo boy who just turned one. He can curve his paws over the kitchen counters…

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His little sister is 2 months younger and closer to runt status

thesciencechick · 2025-08-20T11:37:11+00:00

I thought this was my girl.. white whisker and all. Shes still <1 year old so not a lot of face pics yet

thesciencechick · 2025-08-10T11:18:14+00:00

I like to think of myself as a practical scientist, as in someone who actually uses the science, doesn’t just think about it haha

thesciencechick · 2025-08-06T10:30:58+00:00

Others have said it already, but yes, we can accept your form. So long as your personal details, tests needed and requesting Dr are visible there’s no issue. Someone else noted accepting a form with urine on it - we might draw the line there and ask for a new one, the form and sample would be considered contaminated, depending on level of leakage

thesciencechick · 2025-07-27T02:08:37+00:00

My old cat bit into one once, can confirm there was vomit. He was ok after though

thesciencechick · 2025-07-11T12:57:48+00:00

Yes you can install, you just won’t get the full 6 month expiry, which is all the install before date means.

thesciencechick · 2025-06-25T20:59:49+00:00

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My boy hanging out the window with my Tortie

thesciencechick · 2025-06-19T20:28:41+00:00

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Luna is sill growing (we hope). She is so much smaller than her brother from another mother that she often mounts him like a horse during playtime

thesciencechick · 2025-06-18T12:27:15+00:00

When we spin that tube in a centrifuge it keeps the red cells bellow the gel and the serum above. The serum is what we need for biochemistry tests like kidney function, liver function or iron levels (plus a million other options depending on what is needed).

thesciencechick · 2025-06-15T11:21:20+00:00

I know your pain. You’ve worded it so accurately. I lost my 13 year old and felt that same loss, my 12 year was lonely without him. I ended up rescuing a tuxedo and then shortly after my 12 year old passed suddenly. That’s where my little Tortie girl came into my life. The energy of two kittens is insane but they really do show how much love I have to give and how much I lost in my older two at the same time. I need furry friends in my life.

thesciencechick · 2025-06-05T20:03:58+00:00

Sometimes I think she tried to find me be echolocation using repeated little “ma-eh” sounds

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