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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / May 2007Where to buy 1 ml eye dropper and bottle?
Well, I received the DVM 3V HP liquid and the dosage for a 10 lb. cat is 1/3 of a pump, or .15 of a teaspoon. Since both are extremely hard to measure, and my calculation is that the dosage is .67 mL (each full pump is 2 mL), I thought the easiest way to administer the 3V HP liquid would be to pour it into a 2 oz. bottle that has a 1 mL eyedropper. 2/3 of the eyedropper would be about the right daily dosage. I just went into a local pharmacy and they think a surgical supply store might be the place to pick this up. I checked the major online pet suppliers and can't find it. Anyone have suggestions as to who might stock this before I start checking the Yellow Pages for surgical supply stores? > Well, I received the DVM 3V HP liquid and the dosage for a 10 lb. cat is > 1/3 of a pump, or .15 of a teaspoon. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > stock > this before I start checking the Yellow Pages for surgical supply stores? Why don't you purchase a TB or insulin syringe? Ask the pharmacist to show you where the measurement is on the syringe for the amount your cat needs. >> Well, I received the DVM 3V HP liquid and the dosage for a 10 lb. cat is >> 1/3 of a pump, or .15 of a teaspoon. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > show you where the measurement is on the syringe for the amount your cat > needs. That's a good idea. In fact, my vet will give me syringes without needles that has each mL clearly marked. MaryL >> Well, I received the DVM 3V HP liquid and the dosage for a 10 lb. cat >> is 1/3 of a pump, or .15 of a teaspoon. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > to show you where the measurement is on the syringe for the amount > your cat needs. I thought an eye dropper bottle would be more useful since the 3V Caps HP Liquid bottle is 8 oz. After a few weeks, I would need a smaller bottle anyway, as the syringe wouldn't be able to reach any liquid in the larger bottle. On Sun 27 May 2007 07:52:11p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav <news:CtWdnRVOZN02hMfbnZ2dnUVZ_orinZ2d@giganews.com>: > I thought an eye dropper bottle would be more useful since the > 3V Caps HP Liquid bottle is 8 oz. After a few weeks, I would > need a smaller bottle anyway, as the syringe wouldn't be able to > reach any liquid in the larger bottle. That's exactly the size bottle Shamrock's compounded clomicalm comes in. I'd bet you could buy or get one from your vet. My vet normally gives me his med in a 2oz bottle with a screw top but I have a dropper top that I wash out each time the 'script is renewed. The dropper top came from the first 'script. I don't give it to him directly in the mouth so there's no chance of germs infecting the next refill, but at some point I'm sure it's goint to wear out.  SignatureCheryl >>> Well, I received the DVM 3V HP liquid and the dosage for a 10 lb. cat >>> is 1/3 of a pump, or .15 of a teaspoon. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > anyway, as the syringe wouldn't be able to reach any liquid in the larger > bottle. I think that TB or insulin syringe is going to reach the bottom of the bottle. If not, tilt it up a bit, you are drawing up less than 1 ml. There are medicine bottle adapter caps like http://www.baxa.com/Products/Default.asp?ID=2&Item=10&ProductGroup=1250&ProductG roupName=Adapta-Cap%E2%84%A2%20Bottle%20Adapters&GroupDetail=Yes that screw onto the med bottle and then accept a needless syringe to be used to extract the liquid. That way you can turn the bottle upside down to suck out the liquid. I suspect there are other brands. One of the compounding pharmacies I used a few years ago included one when the dispensed some meds for my dog. >> I thought an eye dropper bottle would be more useful since the 3V Caps HP >> Liquid bottle is 8 oz. After a few weeks, I would need a smaller bottle [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I think that TB or insulin syringe is going to reach the bottom of the > bottle. If not, tilt it up a bit, you are drawing up less than 1 ml. >There are medicine bottle adapter caps like >http://www.baxa.com/Products/Default.asp?ID=2&Item=10&ProductGroup=1250&ProductG roupName=Adapta-Cap%E2%84%A2%20Bottle%20Adapters&GroupDetail=Yes [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >compounding pharmacies I used a few years ago included one when the >dispensed some meds for my dog. I'll second that. I get from my vet, small bottles with screw on caps with tips that can be snipped to exactly fit a needleless syringe. ( similar to the bottles that come with some hair-coloring products).Ihis is a much more accurate way to dispense small amounts of drugs. Even if you can measure the amount into an eyedropper, getting it all squeezed out of the dropper and into the animal is not easy. BarB > I thought an eye dropper bottle would be more useful since the 3V Caps HP > Liquid bottle is 8 oz. After a few weeks, I would need a smaller bottle > anyway, as the syringe wouldn't be able to reach any liquid in the larger > bottle. Get an Ezy Dose "Korc". Push it into opening until it forms a tight seal. Then insert a 1 ml Monojet TB syringe into the stopper then turn the bottle upside and draw the exact amount that you want. With a 1 ml syringe, you can draw fractions of an ml. I spoke to the vet at DVM awhile ago- the dose doesn't have to be exact. 2 ml/30 lbs., 1 ml/15 lbs., .5 ml/7.5 lbs., etc. Phil Got a "compounding pharmacy" around? They have all sorts of interesting dispenser devices around, and can probably come up with something suitable if you don't like a plain ol' syringe. Otherwise: http://www.enasco.com/top/124/Labware/Bottles+-+Dropper/ |
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