Go team "Tube Feeding!" - Updated 12/29/2019

[casportpony]

Money saving tube feeding tip. Baby bird food is expensive, right? Well I just tried an experiment... Took some turkey starter crumbles, soaked them in warm water for about an hour, then used a stick blender until smooth. Doing this crumbles pass easily thru a size 18 French catheter.

-Kathy

 

[PertyGertie]

Could you do the same with any starter food? I wonder if pulsing it in a food processor and making a fine powder would make it similar to baby bird food.

 

[casportpony]

Could you do the same with any starter food? I wonder if pulsing it in a food processor and making a fine powder would make it similar to baby bird food.

I think one could use any type of crumbles or pellets.

-Kathy


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[zeppley]

Kathy - My apologies if I missed it, but how do you clean/disinfect your syringes and catheters?
I'm interested in what others do. One post described flushing with boiling water, then vinegar, and finally boiling water again.

 

[casportpony]

Kathy - My apologies if I missed it, but how do you clean/disinfect your syringes and catheters?

I'm interested in what others do. One post described flushing with boiling water, then vinegar, and finally boiling water again.

Gosh, I use just hot water and soap most of the time, but have been known to use boiling water, bleach or chlorhexidine.

-Kathy

 

[zeppley]

Quote: I've tried soaking in bleach, alcohol, vinegar or Virkon-S - all damaged the plunger seals. Now I flush syringes, feeding tubes, etc. in hot water, then soak them in hydrogen peroxide until the next use - this is much gentler on the rubber or other seal materials and they last a lot longer. Note I haven't done swabs to see if bacteria, and other nasties are left, but so far, so good...

 

[casportpony]

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I've tried soaking in bleach, alcohol, vinegar or Virkon-S - all damaged the plunger seals. Now I flush syringes, feeding tubes, etc. in hot water, then soak them in hydrogen peroxide until the next use - this is much gentler on the rubber or other seal materials and they last a lot longer. Note I haven't done swabs to see if bacteria, and other nasties are left, but so far, so good...

I don't worry too much about the syringes, those I just wash with hot water and soap. Once the plunger starts sticking, I found that mineral oil will keep them going a little longer. It's the tubes I worry the most about... for example, if I tube a pigeon with canker, then tube a pea with that same tube, I really want to be sure I don't accidentally give the pea canker.

25 for $9.99 These are the cheapest we could find and they last much longer than the more expensive brands.
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-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Did you know that you can get a 150 ml catheter tip syringe? Looks like this:


-Kathy

 

[hippiestink]

Did you know that you can get a 150 ml catheter tip syringe? Looks like this:


-Kathy

I seem to remember the school nurse feeding some of our disabled and special needs kids with something like this.

 

[casportpony]

Did you know that you can get a 150 ml catheter tip syringe? Looks like this: -Kathy

I seem to remember the school nurse feeding some of our disabled and special needs kids with something like this.

It's a great way to get more volume in quicker. -Kathy