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staceyvn — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:58:16 GMT

arrrrghhh gotta chip in..i hate hate hate seein soapy enemas...mostly with hibiscrub too!!!

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Angiy Michael — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:54:49 GMT

My old boss nearly wept when betsolan soluble went off the market Aldo when we phased out atropine as a pre-med..he was overheard sighing once as he intubated a cat with was a bit dribbly .. ' come back atropine sulphate ! " LOL

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Mrs Dot Dot — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:26:28 GMT

[quote user="Kate Claxton"]

Betsolan!!! hahaha! Memories...

My first practice...."give that Great Dane half a ml of Bets and a ml of pen. Give that miniature Yorkie half a ml of Bets and a ml of pen. Give that Labrador half a ml of Bets, a ml of pen and a ml of strep."

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Haha! For me in my 1st practice, everything came in 3 times and everything had betsolan and engemycin 5% 3 times and then they were miraculously cured!.... and I had to wash and sterilze syringes.....

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Mac Feather — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:39:02 GMT

[quote user="Kate Claxton"]

Betsolan!!! hahaha! Memories...

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For me it was cc's! Give that half a cc of penbritin!

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Kate Claxton DipAVN(Med)VN — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:17:09 GMT

Betsolan!!! hahaha! Memories...

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Sal the 1st — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:36:50 GMT

[quote user="mrs mac"]

I used to laugh at farmers coming in asking for ' a bottle o that stinkin stuff'- meaning parentrovite. Dont think that stuff is available any more.

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I remember breaking a bottle of parentrovite in the bosses car when retrieving a really grotty large animal kit post visit - it smelt nearly as bad as the kit!

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Naomi Jackson RVN — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:09:39 GMT

The practice of syringe washing still goes on, even in a veterinary hospital.

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chris beasley — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:06:20 GMT

Yes - that was one of the first things trainees did. Wash out syringes and put together the old ones which had been in the airing cupboard to dry.

The practice owner in those days only used 4 drugs. B12/ Finijet/betsolan and oxytet!

Although had a cuboard full of ointments he had made up at the local chemist!

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Claire Coulthard RVN — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:41:16 GMT

[quote user="bumble bee"]we used to wash out syringes & reuse after autoclaving!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/quote]

YEP.....us too....argh ...and the blades in surgical spirit. ooh it gives me shivers now.

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Mac Feather — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:00:08 GMT

I used to laugh at farmers coming in asking for ' a bottle o that stinkin stuff'- meaning parentrovite. Dont think that stuff is available any more.

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Sal the 1st — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:56:44 GMT

[quote user="Freckle"]

lol - i have not seen the welly method, but have heard of it many times!

another thing that is very different now is treatment - i worked in a one man band run by a dinosaur vet, who got thru more steroids and antibiotics per week than i have seen in any practice since! and i have worked in some BIG practices since lol! doing any sort of investigation into symptoms was rather unheard of there! for the record he has since retired

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my boss used to have this absolute wonder drug called finajet (anabolic steroid) - every condition known to veterinary science responded to a shot of finajet and duplocillin or sometimes instead of finajet voren and duplo combo. we had surprisingly few drugs in stock. amfipen was always good to carry on with 2 days post duplo. belly ache no problem - a shot of buscopan followed up with duplo and if they had the rodneys as well some luverly green neosulph susp or kaobiotic tablets if you were big enough for them. In saying we were challenged in the pharmacy dept we had a pretty good success rate, i suppose things were a lot simpler and not overcomplicated but animals survived pretty well.

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Sal the 1st — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:43:26 GMT

well at least it doesnt happen now! and for that the tom cats will be very grateful

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Polly P — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:37:45 GMT

Thanks for the explanation, I thought it was to do with castrating a tom cat but wasn't 100% sure!

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Freckle — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:15:03 GMT

lol - i have not seen the welly method, but have heard of it many times!

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Sal the 1st — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:01:07 GMT

'dressing' means castration to the farmers round here tom is a tomcat = castrating a cat. and yes i have seen the wellie boot used (tho the inside of one of my bosses wellies would probably render anything coming into contact senseless anyway )

btw many places round here still refer to female cats as 'betty cats' - it took me ages before i realised female cats were not betty cats but queens

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Polly P — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:55:36 GMT

Ooh this is interesting, learning about the old ways to do things... I am a big fan of all the Herriot books.

I don't understand the phrase 'dress the tom' though, can someone clarify?!

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Freckle — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:37:24 GMT

i remember in my first work experience position being given the job of washing out the syringes and needles!

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Sal the 1st — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:25:09 GMT

your not alone there - and it still happens! this is what i have witnessed for plastic disposables - split the syringe into its parts swish it around in savlon soln (brush out any 'chunky' resistant bits) rinse under the tap, leave to dry, quick squirt of silkospray to prevent syringe sticking when reused, re assemble syringe and put in autoclave bag or drum. How is this right?

almost forgot stick a big label on the resterilised syringe pot to say not to be used with vaccines - stuff like this used to make me so mad!

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bumble bee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:04:05 GMT

we used to wash out syringes & reuse after autoclaving!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:51:35 GMT

did a few events at the Herriot museum through the Blue Cross and others and donated loads of stuff - mostly to take it out of circulation! - if it wasnt around nobody could be tempted to use it!

emjoyed doing the childrens pets days and some of the school visits

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:47:41 GMT

[quote user="Nick Shackleton"]

[quote user="Vicky SVN"]

My PM told me about cats being castrated by being shoved in a wellie boot to hold them still?!

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Back in the dark ages yes Vicky!

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I'm not that bloody old you lot! - looks can be deceptive, I just havnt aged very well!

- how about as far back as the 80's - it wasnt uncommon for a farmer to ask the vet to dress the tom when on a LA visit

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:25:07 GMT

Tell me! But not now...portfolio!

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Nick Shackleton — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:22:38 GMT

[quote user="Vicky SVN"]

My PM was a nurse in the dark ages She tells stories about it every now and then! Our hospital used to be a mixed practice, so she tells us about large animal stuff too!

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I have a few stories from the old days, not really the dark ages!!!

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:21:34 GMT

My PM was a nurse in the dark ages She tells stories about it every now and then! Our hospital used to be a mixed practice, so she tells us about large animal stuff too!

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Nick Shackleton — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:19:42 GMT

[quote user="Vicky SVN"]

My PM told me about cats being castrated by being shoved in a wellie boot to hold them still?!

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Back in the dark ages yes Vicky!