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help--finding needles
I live in the south bay area of Northern CA, and need to find some needles
as I'm giving my sick cat subcutaneous fluids at home. My vet forgot to give me some today, and although I left her a message when I got home and realized it, I need a backup plan in case I can't get them from her tomorrow. Do you think another vet might sell me some if I bring in the vet bills and packaging? It's the only thing I can think of--tracking down a medical supply company that will be open and sell them to me doesn't sounds feasible at this point. Alternatively, is it bad to re-use the same needle? I don't see how it could hurt, but then I'm no medical professional. Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks. Kirsten |
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help--finding needles
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:06:40 -0800, filigree wrote:
I live in the south bay area of Northern CA, and need to find some needles as I'm giving my sick cat subcutaneous fluids at home. My vet forgot to give me some today, and although I left her a message when I got home and realized it, I need a backup plan in case I can't get them from her tomorrow. Do you think another vet might sell me some if I bring in the vet bills and packaging? It's the only thing I can think of--tracking down a medical supply company that will be open and sell them to me doesn't sounds feasible at this point. Alternatively, is it bad to re-use the same needle? I don't see how it could hurt, but then I'm no medical professional. Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks. Kirsten If you need to reuse the needles, boil them for 20 minutes That is the way it was done "in the old days". |
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help--finding needles
"mlbriggs" wrote in message news On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:06:40 -0800, filigree wrote: I live in the south bay area of Northern CA, and need to find some needles as I'm giving my sick cat subcutaneous fluids at home. My vet forgot to give me some today, and although I left her a message when I got home and realized it, I need a backup plan in case I can't get them from her tomorrow. Do you think another vet might sell me some if I bring in the vet bills and packaging? It's the only thing I can think of--tracking down a medical supply company that will be open and sell them to me doesn't sounds feasible at this point. Alternatively, is it bad to re-use the same needle? I don't see how it could hurt, but then I'm no medical professional. Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks. Kirsten If you need to reuse the needles, boil them for 20 minutes That is the way it was done "in the old days". Yes, you can reuse the needles. It is going into the same cat after all. Never use the same needle in different cats. Flush them with alcohol, let soak for a while then flush with the saline solution in the bag before inserting. That should get you through for a while until you can get some fresh ones. You can always take the whole cat to another vet and ask for SQ fluids. Paul |
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help--finding needles
On Dec 15, 2:06�am, "filigree" wrote:
I live in the south bay area of Northern CA, and need to find some needles as I'm giving my sick cat subcutaneous fluids at home. My vet forgot to give me some today, and although I left her a message when I got home and realized it, I need a backup plan in case I can't get them from her tomorrow. Do you think another vet might sell me some if I bring in the vet bills and packaging? It's the only thing I can think of--tracking down a medical supply company that will be open and sell them to me doesn't sounds feasible at this point. Alternatively, is it bad to re-use the same needle? I don't see how it could hurt, but then I'm no medical professional. Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks. Kirsten Legitimate question..... |
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