Alternative to 'hot hands'

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: 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: Alternative to 'hot hands'

MF44897 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:40:31 GMT

I've used these with good results. Have not added food dye; instead have marked both sides clearly with permanent marker "H2O". For 1 L, microwave for approx 1 min

RE: Alternative to 'hot hands'

Cloudy Weather — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:40:39 GMT

I was wondering the same as shane!

RE: Alternative to 'hot hands'

shane kennedy — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:39:46 GMT

How long would you recommend putting it in the microwave for?? Don't want to blow it up in the microwave :o

RE: Alternative to 'hot hands'

nin86 — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:08:20 GMT

It is a great method, but be wary of cheeky cats with sharp claws...had a kitten who woke up from GA with one in his kennel and then chewed/clawed the bag...tabby and white kitten turned into tabby and blue kitten...

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Kerry Spain — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:56:22 GMT

I tried this and was working well untill someone nuked it for too long and it exploded!! We now have a pink microwave !!!

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Alana Dent — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:32:09 GMT

these work so well - bigger, stronger and easy to clean between patients! They last for ages! :)

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Eva Petersen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:13:53 GMT

well done dicky...yas we were all very impressed! useful tip!

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Royalsuper_fairy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:45:31 GMT

I will be bringing some food dye into work tomorrow to try and sort this out for us. Great tip

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Nick Shackleton — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:02:09 GMT

We have a few old drip bags lying about the place with tape on them saying "HOT HANDS"

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Mrs Dot Dot — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:04:45 GMT

Keep meaning to do this Vicky as it's a great idea but never quite get round to it... will try harder...............

RE: Alternative to 'hot hands'

Sue Cox — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:34:51 GMT

thats an amazing idea!! am so doing that! hot hands are great but have seen them burst on occasion resulting in a wet animal! bad times! though I have a tip using hot hands (though may now be supplemented with the fluid bag idea): hang hot hands, alongside your fluid bag to warm it up- obviously check that it doesn't go cold and I also recommend putting the hot hand in a poo bag or something similar as they do like to burst resulting in a wet nurse :) :)