Syringes

[graefin]

Hello,

Can someone please explain to me the practical difference between "O-ring" syringes and regular ones?

Thanks!
Jennifer

[island rehabber]

:wave123hi jennifer!
The Leur Lock or O-ring syringes are much harder to push, and really can't be sucked in by the animal itself without the human pushing a bit on the plunger. They are many many times better than the regular syringes for this reason, that babies can't suck down a huge quantity of formula at once, and aspirate it into their lungs. There is almost no price difference and I would recommend O-ring syringes to EVERYONE feeding a baby ANYTHING. :)

[FallensMommie]

O-rings are top notch and I would never buy another regular syringe again. Regular syringes start sticking after a couple of uses and if you push it trying to get it unstuck while feeding you can aspirate the baby as well. O-ring is the best syringe for feeding babies.

[graefin]

Hi guys!

Thanks. I'm not feeding babies (or even squirrels for that matter, haha).

I am currently using a 35 cc syringe with a catheter tip attached to a feeding tube to crop feed sick birds, so I'm not really worried about aspiration in this case. I occasionally have problems like FM describes with the plunger sticking after a while and wondered whether the O-ring type might be better.

However, I have not been able to find 35 cc O-ring syringes with a catheter tip. Does anyone know if they exist? (I want to be able to feed relatively thick mixes, which I think might have trouble passing through the slip tips.)

I also use Monoject tuberculin syringes (1 cc) directly down the throat, but just looking at the pictures, it seems the equivalent O-ring syringes have a smoother "neck" (don't know what to call that area where the tip mets the barrel), and thus would be more comfortable going down. Can anyone confirm?

Thanks!!
Jennifer

[island rehabber]

Jennifer, Chris Clark has them -- www.squirrelsandmore.com

http://www.squirrelsandmore.com/product/435/35cc-oring-luer-lock-tip-syringe.htm

[graefin]

Hi and thanks--but those are luer lock tips, not catheter tips, so I'd probably still have the problem of thick formula not going through easily.

[island rehabber]

Hi and thanks--but those are luer lock tips, not catheter tips, so I'd probably still have the problem of thick formula not going through easily.

I see...she seems to carry the 60 and 100cc catheter tips, but not the 35's...:(