Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Vicky RVN — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:18:13 GMT

Hahaha Caro!

We often end up with skin glue on forceps....i tend to soak them in spirit for a good while then scrape it off with a needle, has worked so far!

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Caro Laithwaite VN — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:00:28 GMT

Well it seemed like a good idea at 3am

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Katie Hartnoll — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:24:26 GMT

Caro! pissed myself laughing.. Still funny the second time around.

You are such a fool :o)

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Polly P — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:37:36 GMT

I spent ages the other week de-gluing a pair of rat tooth forceps and getting the glue out from between the teeth... I used spirit liberally but basically scraping it off with a sharp blade was what did it in the end.

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Emma Purnell — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:23:07 GMT

We had a vet glue a scalpel blade onto a handle not long ago, absolute nightmare! We will try nail polish remover in the future!

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Claire Cameron — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:39:20 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite VN MBVNA"]

One night many years ago on night duty I tried tissue glue on my right hand when the vet had gone off to bed (so noone to help me in my predicament) and glued my little finger and thumb up. Do not ask why l have no sane reason. I reached the stage of thinking about a scalpel to cut them apart luckily l managed to prise them apart with a pair of scissors used badly as l am right handed. Lost a lot of skin of my digits.

My mind still boggles as to why l did it at all, let alone on my right hand

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LOL Sorry Caro I had a giggle at that....

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Kim Buckley — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:28:35 GMT

With a lot of wiggling I finally managed to get them apart! Phew! Thanks for everyones advice though!

Oh and Caro, I once dropped tissue glue onto my hand and stuck two fingers together. I couldn't get them apart and was laughing because it was so funny! After a lot of pulling I got them apart. Has made me very wary of glue! lol

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Caro Laithwaite VN — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:26:11 GMT

My mind still boggles as to why l did it at all, let alone on my right hand

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Anonymous — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:01:52 GMT

turpentine or painters white spirit or nail polish remover with acetone.

Re: Tissue glue + scissors = bad!

Sal the 1st — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:58:08 GMT

try autoclaving unpacked - and cooling very rapidly in cold water, sometimes the expansion/contraction is enough to crack the glue . (This works with dressing forceps when a wound has been held together and excess glue has stuck to them)