For you guys that give sub-q fluids - What size needle do you use? A friend
showed me how to do it yesterday but she has these huge 18 gauge needles. I'm
wondering if I can use a smaller size. It's for my 6 month old kitten so I
hate stabbing her with that huge thing. Maureen
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Maureen, I use the Terumo UTW 20 gauge needles. UTW = ultra thin wall A UTW
20 will have the same flow rate as those 18 gauge kitty harpoons.
I get mine online from Thriving Pets.
Sharyl
From: Maureen Olvey molvey...@hotmail.com
To:
Maureen,
I never use those horse needles for cats; I prefer the 20x1, and often
use 18x1 as well - it may take a little bit longer, but goes in a lot
easier, especially for kittens. Some cats have tough skin, and others have
super soft skin and the needle just glides right in. Getting the
What about the 23 gauge? That's even smaller, correct? Does it work okay or
does it take forever to get the fluids in because the needle is so small?
“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
When my renal cat, Spader was alive, I used the Monoject 20's and my vets
matched the prices from Brico Online. Holly
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From: Maureen Olvey molvey...@hotmail.com
To: felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Mon, May 7, 2012 7:05 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Giving
My vet used what looked like a horse needle on my skinny 5 pound cat. I said
ouch when he stabbed the needle into the cat and it came out the other side of
the fur. What an idiot. I asked him if he could use smaller needle. He said
that the one he was using was regulation size. I can't
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