FYI about syringes...

[srtiels]

I have been working on an upcoming article on Handfeeding utensils. It has been an interesting journey in creating the collages, and I am learning as I go along and thought I would share.

There are a bunch more, plus I'm working on various collages showing how to use several different types of feeding utensils, and also some cautions of improper use of a few...Enjoy!

 

[Anne & Gang]

This should be a sticky..so incredibly useful!!

 

[gayeschaul]

Thanks for your post. I use pipettes for my parrotlets. Do u have any information on them?

 

[srtiels]

I use pipettes for my parrotlets. Do u have any information on them?
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Right now I am working on illustrations. Here is a mini album of a few illustrations I completed: PIPETTES - Album - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting

 

[srtiels]

And this is a mini album I uploaded that has some illustration on steel feeding needles. The 2nd pix in the album is of importance when using this type of utensil for Handfeeding: Crp Feeding with Feeding Needle - Album - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting

 

[srtiels]

And here is a mini album that has info on Spoon Feeding: Spoon Feeding - Album - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting

 

[srtiels]

Sometimes things can go wrong, but quick action can save a life.

 

[Tangle Elf]

The top part of your post implies that these syringes are designed for syringe feeding. The only one mentioned that I haven't seen used for hospital applications is the eccentric luer slip tip. I think you might want to make sure that you're not saying that they're designed for different feedings so much as they're used for different feedings.

 

[srtiels]

Jen, can you clarify...I don't understand what you mean.

 

[Tangle Elf]

Jen, can you clarify...I don't understand what you mean.

When you say the reasons that syringe tips are different, you are referring specifically to feeding methods. That's not why the tips are different. They're different to accommodate different tips, but not specifically feeding tips. The catheter tip, for example, works well for crop flushes and emptying, but that's not why it was designed that way. It's a standard syringe with a multitude of medical purposes that is unlikely to have been designed specifically for feeding baby birds. The eccentric luer tip is designed so that the needle is closer to the injection surface (I have no idea why). Glass Syringes - Eccentric Tip Syringes (Matched Numbered) | Cadence Science It works well for feeding birds, but that isn't why it is that way.

You could word it that way and most likely no one else would say anything about it. You could also change it something along the lines of why use different tips?

I'm sorry, I know you weren't looking for a critique. I really think it's fine as it is. I just wanted to let you know so that you would have additional information to work with. It really is very informative.

 

[srtiels]

Thanks Jen. The chart shows the various tips available and applicable uses for Handfeeding.

 

[srtiels]

And I would be remiss if I did not include this mini album, that illustrates what I feel is the most dangerous syringe when used by inexperienced (and experienced) handfeeders: MONOJECT Syringe CAUTION! - Album - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting

 

[Bailey]

I've used crop needles to deliver medication and it was much less stressful than to have my bird constantly shaking her head after being medicated and then to be wheezing with liquids in her nose for hours following. Though it was easier, I do not recommend attempting this without first being taught by someone with crop needle experience.

Many of these tools are useful, but only when you've been taught the proper way to use them.

 

[srtiels]

<<<crop needles to deliver medication and it was much less stressful>>>

Bailey...I fully agree, and encourage others to learn the proper use.

This will be listed as some of the Pros for suggested uses. Since I have dealt with aspiration and subsequent treatments from orally medicating, I have learned that the safest way to do this is with either a small tip extender or by crop/gavage.

 

[srtiels]

And, collage with some helpful info:

 

[srtiels]

I complete the article: Hand-Feeding Utensils -             International Cockatiel Resource                          Uniting the World!