Another suggestion for those of you who need and use LRS...my mom rehabs injured wild birds and she is able to get partially used (sometimes not yet opened) bags of it from a local outpatient surgical facility for FREE. With human patients a fresh bag is allocated and must be used for each patient and no matter how little is used the bags are just tossed. They cut off the drip line and clamp it shut so you do need to be able to provide your own drip line, but those (and needles) can be purchased from a vet supply catalog like KV Vet Supply (or others) very inexpensively and KV doesn't charge for shipping on lightweight items. Vets normally charge $15-20 for a bag of LRS with a drip line, and while you can buy bags of LRS inexpensively (@$3-4) from a vet supply catalog, they are a heavier item and so it usually costs to have them shipped unless the company has a policy of not charging for shipping if you purchase over a certain dollar amount.
Just a thought. Sally in San Jose
