Practical Nursing Tips - All Comments

RE: White pets, and the dreaded blood stains!

nicola fortt — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 00:17:09 GMT

Hydrogen peroxide ,this is excellent to r/o blood from fur,and from fabric

RE: Tail amputations

annmarie Ralph — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 08:54:33 GMT

the syringe on the end of the tail works really well. sometimes it can be a bit heavy on a smaller patient but for most i would reccomend this tip.

RE: Rabbit GA's

Ailsa Main — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:48:47 GMT

Also good for neonates if monitoring from afar :) great tip though had never thought of it for bunnies- also might shut the vet up when they ask for a heart rate that is nearly impossible to count!

RE: Emergency fluid therapy for birds of prey

Ailsa Main — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:40:32 GMT

It's also one to remember for more domesticated avian species, such as chickens where cost can often prohibit TX and possibly also smaller pet species such as budgies. I wish our knowledge of birds was a bit broader! It's quite difficult treating these lovely animals sometimes :(

RE: Dry Doggie Dentals

Natasha Franklin-Johnston — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 22:15:08 GMT

I tend to wrap the patient in Soft Ban around the head and use a disposable bib around the chest. : )

RE: Alternative to 'hot hands'

Inge Breatnach — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:19:10 GMT

We use empty drip bags filled with uncooked rice (leave the ends on them, cut a slit in them, fill using a funnel and suture with old suture material), heat for a minute or two in the micro, they stay hot for ages, work like wheat packs that you can buy in pharmacy

RE: ET tube measurement

mattybrailey — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:08:28 GMT

Yes is a very useful tip but you will find you can select an ETtube upto 1-1.5mm bigger and will still fit. I find only using the nostrels as a minimum guide. (SBT are an exception to the ule having only a small larynx)

RE: Emergency fluid therapy for birds of prey

natasha holland — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:17:52 GMT

Thanks for all of your comments Katielou - this tip is based more for the wild fractious birds of prey and for situations where handling the bird (quite often when you are on your own) is dangerous - obviously placing an IV line would be the best approach but when there is high risk to staff, high cost (which is covered by the practice) and no wildlife hospitals/ exotic specialists for 40 miles or open at 3am and it can just help enough to save a life.

RE: Tail amputations

sarah Hall — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:11:54 GMT

We use what i think is pipe lagging. Its a grey hollow foam which is really light but protects the tail from being bashed and lets it air at the end to heal

RE: Emergency fluid therapy for birds of prey

katielou — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:12:40 GMT

Thanks for your survey. I completed it a week or so back. It will be interesting to see the results. Where are you working/whats the reason for the survey? Its an interesting topic, it unfortunately saddens me to think about the care wildlife receive in some general practices. I hope you get alot of usefull feedback.

RE: Emergency fluid therapy for birds of prey

chloe ackerman — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:45:23 GMT

hello, i wondered if those interested in this article and author woudln't mind sparing a few moments to fill out my online survey on wildlife treatment

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thank you

RE: Alternative to 'hot hands'

Debbie Main — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:28:05 GMT

Kool tip!, Random one from me too, if anyone ever gets chickens in your practice, giving them hot hands to roost on really helps with the distress of being in such a foreign environment. I discovered this by accident after leaving hot hands around a hen in recovery when she woke up she gathered them up and roosted, tried it with another hen and had the same calming affect :)

RE: Emergency fluid therapy for birds of prey

katielou — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:39:20 GMT

Of course if it is not owned or is wild a bird of prey centre is a good call. Knowledge and skill is needed when handling and treating birds generally, especially birds of prey. IV cath placement in any bird wound never be done concious as we would a cat or dog. Working for an avian specialist has contributed to furthering my knowledge and career with exotics and wildlife considerably. Its great to know for all general practices, exotics hospitals are always willing to help/advice whenever needed as we understand exotics/birds are tricky creatures :)

RE: Emergency fluid therapy for birds of prey

Gemma Lowe — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:43:13 GMT

its obviously a practical approach (the mug that is), placing and maintaining an iv catheter in a bird of pray is dangerous to both us and the bird and usually if a sick bird has come in to practice the 1st thing that is done is to phone a raptor rescue charity or the rspb. good tip thankyou!!

RE: Emergency fluid therapy for birds of prey

katielou — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:36:41 GMT

woops, sorry im clearly too impatient and accidentally posted twice!