Gary, you say you get fluids, etc from a medical supply house. May I ask their name or will just any supply house do?
---- gary <gcru...@centurytel.net> wrote: > I use the same 20 ga needle and like them. I think the flow rate is actually > a bit slower than an 18 ga., but I would just as soon take a few minutes more > and use the smaller needle. > It is a bit unnerving sticking your baby the first few times you do it and > you just might do a through and through a few times, especially on little > guys. Be sure when you are inserting the needle that the open part at the > point is facing up and be sure to use a new one each time. Yeah, if you get > rattled, it scares them. > > I got mine from the medical supply house where I bought my fluid, MUCH > cheaper than getting it from the vet. I think I paid $32 plus shipping for > 12 liters of ringers, might be more now. One thing to watch out for when > starting a new bag of fluids, be sure to securely close the roller shutoff on > the tubing before inserting into the bag. If open the air can escape and you > won't be able to tell how much you use. You can fix it by pumping in some > air through the med port on the bag with an empty syringe. > > Gary > > > From: Maureen Olvey > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 8:40 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Giving sub-q fluids > > > You got that right - kitty harpoons for sure. I did it while ago and I just > can't do that anymore. It hurt her when I put it in. Then of course it > freaked me out which I'm sure made it worse for her. > > I'll talk with my vet tomorrow. Maybe he has those 20 gauge needles. She's > only like 4 lbs. and that needle weighs more than she does! > > “I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are > profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon > unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me > sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.” – Mark Twain > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
