Cephalic Vein Dog. Place the animal in sternal or lateral recumbency. To facilitate venipuncture of this vessel, follow the same steps as for the cephalic vein.
In this case, i have put a tourniquet on the elbow so. The name means head (likely coming from the latin ‘cephalicus’ or the greek ‘kephalikos’). This is done by placing your hand under the elbow so that the dog cannot move its leg back and taking your thumb over the top of the leg and applying pressure so that the cephalic vein will fill with blood and become more visible.
