Using T-connectors with dripped patients.

RE: Using T-connectors with dripped patients.

V E S — Thu, 11 May 2017 18:46:46 GMT

We use Y-Connectors with needle free ports, on every animal that has a IV catheter placed (work at a referral centre so essential!)

Would recommend needle free ports - great for emergency situations where you have to give drugs rapidly, or having extra attachments e.g. infusions.

RE: Using T-connectors with dripped patients.

k.91 — Mon, 08 May 2017 18:31:30 GMT

We also use the animal care t-connectors with the needle free valves. We trialled about 15 other brands before settling on these ones. We use them on all our patients except rabbit ears which tend to be weighed down by them (they generally have injection ports or needle free valves). They are designed to snap when under extreme pressure (if used correctly) so if a dog runs past you while still on fluids, it should snap, occluding the line but keeping the catheter in place. Make sure you get the ones with the injection port and the NFV, they are so much handier than the ones without. We again get a deal on them because we have such a large order and exclusively use them for a lot of other things too.

RE: Using T-connectors with dripped patients.

elliedgill — Mon, 08 May 2017 17:52:56 GMT

We use the Animalcare T-connectors with the needle-less valves and find these are really useful. Nice and easy to connect drip-lines to. Predominantly use them in canine patients, but occasionally really helpful with cats too, especially if they are being transferred to the OOH clinic. I think our Animalcare rep does a nice deal on them, but not sure how much we get off RRP.