First aid supplies, syringes, needles etc

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[Derek]

I have found somewhere that sells syringes, needles, canulas, etc and everything else needed in hog treatment

Prices are very reasonable as well

First Aid Supplies

Direct link to Syringes & needles etc

[clayts]

Which are your recommended canulas/teats for unweaned hoglets, Derek ?

[Derek]

I use an 18g most often but have used 21g or 23g on very tiny 1 or 2 day old hoglets

[PoppyBobble]

What size needle would you recomended Derek? My vet gives them when he gives the meds, but I'm not sure on the exact size - I currently am using green, don't what it is in g though.  I always tell myself to ask, but then once at the dispensary it goes out my head!

[Derek]

it depends on the drugs being injected

for baytril, I use 25 brown
for synulox or other penicillin type drugs  which are thicker, I use 23 or 21   blue or green

for fluids normally green 21
I try to use  1/2" or 5/8" normally but  1" when I have to

brown are 25 gauge
blue are 32 gauge
Green are 21 gauge

With needles the larger the number the finer(thinner) it is

[reajennifer]

Hi Derek

Why a smaller needle for the Baytril?

Jenny

[Derek]

I always use the smallest size( thinnest)  needle that is practical to avoid pain
and a thinner needle tends to get through a tough skin easier but You can manage with only using green needles if you aren't giving many injections

for fluids green is definitely better as it allows a quicker flow of the larger amount of fluid

[reajennifer]

Thanks for that Derek. Makes sense.  I am one of those annoying people who want to know the reason behind everything!!!   

[PoppyBobble]

it depends on the drugs being injected

for baytril, I use 25 brown
for synulox or other penicillin type drugs  which are thicker, I use 23 or 21   blue or green

for fluids normally green 21
I try to use  1/2" or 5/8" normally but  1" when I have to

brown are 25 gauge
blue are 32 gauge
Green are 21 gauge

With needles the larger the number the finer(thinner) it is

Thank you Derek!

[Derek]

sorry, just noticed a mistype

blue are 32 gauge

should read blue are 23 gauge

[PoppyBobble]

sorry, just noticed a mistype

blue are 32 gauge

should read blue are 23 gauge

What;s odd is I read it as 23!!!

[SoftTouch]

Just spoken to somebody who has bought entirely the wrong cannula. You don't want to get the body piercing type which has a needle tube on the end, you need the intravenous cannula which has a flexible soft tube as per this one
http://en.nursingwiki.org/wiki/Intravenous_cannula

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