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which nebuliser?

biscandmatt1

biscandmatt1

Wise Old Thumper
after paying over £200 for renting the nebuliser from the vets, i am now having to buy one aswell! (long story!)

anyway, i need one for matt for his parvolex antibiotics.

anyone recommend one please.

i have looked at some and they are many different price ranges and i can't see why, and what the difference is between them! :roll:

thank you :wave:
 
The difference is mainly in how small the nebuliser breaks the particles up into. The really expensive ones will get it small enough that it would work for a mouse. I was told by an exotics specialist to just buy the cheap one from maplins :)
 
I would imagine the vets have pricier ones so they can be used for a range of different animals and techniques - the expensive ones might be better for mice or small birds for example, whereas the maplins one probably doesn't produce a fine enough mist for the tiny lungs of those tiny animals. They are probably also variable so that they can use them both for different types of routine and for intensive care treatments.

Also the more expensive one is probably more durable - built for 'industrial', more continuous use than the cheaper ones you can get, so more suitable for a vets practice where they might be used for long-term nebulising of a critical patient. It's probably also quieter running so less likely to drive everyone mad :lol:

Like I said, the exotics specialist told me the £20 Maplins one does everything it needs to do for bunnies :)
 
Santa said:
I would imagine the vets have pricier ones so they can be used for a range of different animals and techniques - the expensive ones might be better for mice or small birds for example, whereas the maplins one probably doesn't produce a fine enough mist for the tiny lungs of those tiny animals. They are probably also variable so that they can use them both for different types of routine and for intensive care treatments.

Also the more expensive one is probably more durable - built for 'industrial', more continuous use than the cheaper ones you can get, so more suitable for a vets practice where they might be used for long-term nebulising of a critical patient. It's probably also quieter running so less likely to drive everyone mad :lol:

Like I said, the exotics specialist told me the £20 Maplins one does everything it needs to do for bunnies :)
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makes sense! thank you! :D
 
i got the £45 one in the end... seen it mentioned a few times when reading up about them... so hopefully it will be here today! or tomorrow. :D
 
ah... nothing is ever simple! the nebuliser instructions say not to put more than 7ml of meds in.... matt has 1ml parvolex and 9ml water! :roll:

jane, have you used yours with more than that in?

also says to sterilise it before first use, and after each use... i never did with the other one! :shock: i wasn't told to! :shock:
 
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