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sterilising syringes?
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abbymarysmokey
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If you definitely need a sterilized syringe, it's easier to get a new one.
Never give an injection with a used syringe
For syringe feeding adult rabbits you can just give it a rinse out each time. Hand reared babies will need sterilized feeding syringes tho'
Never give an injection with a used syringe
For syringe feeding adult rabbits you can just give it a rinse out each time. Hand reared babies will need sterilized feeding syringes tho'
abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
Just wanted to add that the normal plastic syringes aren't designed to be heat sterilized, so the measurement guide on the side will melt and come off
Santa
Wise Old Thumper
Those ones have a different tip on them, your needle won't fit onto them. I think vetuk have stopped selling the 3-part 1 and 2ml syringes, I recall a thread about it recently and with hindsight I'm sure that person is right :? They must still be out there somewhere though...
abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
You can use the 2 part for sub-q injections, but they aren't ideal because you can't accurately measure out the medication. For IV injections you definitely need the 3 part in case of air bubbles. And not sure about IM I'm afraid
Snowy
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biscandmatt1
Wise Old Thumper
i never re-use them. i get them from vetuk. just bought another 100 1ml syringes today! go through so many!
abbymarysmokey
Wise Old Thumper
That's a catheter fitting. You need Luer slip
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:wave:Your vet may have meant you to draw up the total dose you need overall, and change the needle for each animals. We do this with the sheep on worming day- draw up with one needle, change it for the sheep, use the same drawing up needle, new needle for a sheep- etc, etc. This is common in large animal practices. I wouldn't reuse the needle the next time, though or anything. If you are using a sterile syringe, and a sterile needle for each fill, there should be no probelm- we have never had any.
Before disposable syringes and needles were so common and cheap, glass syringes and reusable metal needles were common. The syringes could be either autocalved or heated in an oven at 80 degrees C for 48 hrs, the needles were heated in the oven.
Before disposable syringes and needles were so common and cheap, glass syringes and reusable metal needles were common. The syringes could be either autocalved or heated in an oven at 80 degrees C for 48 hrs, the needles were heated in the oven.
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