Adaquan and smaller needles

[ohbell]

Hello all,
I am going to get adaquan for Bean and I want to use a small needle.
A 29-30 gauge.
Vet said to give .20 w/ 27 gauge.
If she is to get .20 ml., what would that be in a U40?
She is using U40 converted into U100 3/10cc PZI now.
I dont mind getting the U40 syringe or use a U100 that is larger, but have NO IDEA
what I am doing.

My goal is to use smaller needle, and not have to fill the syringe too much.

thanks so much!

 

[Larry and Kitties]

One unit on a u40 syringe is 0.025 ml
8 units on a U40 syringe is 0.2 ml
20 units on a U100 syringe syringe is 0.2 ml

 

[rhiannon and shadow (GA)]

I use my insulin needles ... i just have to put in 25 mL.... so it's a full syringe but since it's so skinny... it goes in quick....

mine did not like the larger (tuberculin) needles at all.

 

[Larry and Kitties]

i just have to put in 25 mL

25 ml is a lot of Adequan. Di dyou mean 0,25 ml

 

[rhiannon and shadow (GA)]

yep.... 0.25mL.....

that would have made for a very long syringe....

 

[ohbell]

Larry & Kitties,
Could you tell me if that U40 is 1cc? Going to get today. Tried to log in yesterday to ask, guess the forum was down a bit.
Thanks!

 

[Larry and Kitties]

What do you mean by "that U40 is 1cc"?
Like human U100 syringes, U40 syringes also come in different capacities.

 

[ohbell]

Yes, was wanting to make sure the U40 was 1CC not 1/2CC
thanks

 

[Jane Anne]

Yes, was wanting to make sure the U40 was 1CC not 1/2CC
thanks

I'm not sure, but I think the U40 syringe comes in two sizes, 1CC and 1/2 CC. the 1CC hold 40 units, where the 1/2 CC holds only 20 units. Hope that helps.

 

[Larry and Kitties]

U40's also come in 1/3 CC which I think is 10 units
http://www.calvetsupply.com/product/2060/U40_Insulin_Syringes

 

[BJM]

U-40 means 40 units of insulin per milliliter (mL)
Syringes, as Larry points out, come in different volumes, marked for U-40 insulins.
How many units do you need to give in a shot?

 

[ohbell]

the vet said .20 ml
my mission is to pull up the least amount in a syringe with the smallest gauge needle.
i thought and wanted to verify that the u40 would require 8U to achieve this. Just trying to make sure i purchase
the correct cc.

'One unit on a u40 syringe is 0.025 ml
8 units on a U40 syringe is 0.2 ml
20 units on a U100 syringe syringe is 0.2 ml'

thanks EVERYONE

 

[BJM]

Using a U-100 syringe for the Adequan.
They are marked in hundredths of an mL, so 20 units would be 0.2 mL.
Or, ask the pharmacy for 1 mL tuberculin syringes; these are marked in tenths and hundredths of an mL.

 

[Mitzelplik's Mom]

Thanks @ohbell for asking the question. I've been wondering about this too. @BJM, just to make sure I'm understanding this correctly, if Mitz's dose of Adequan is .25 mL, then I would give her 25 units on the U-100 syringe? That would be so much better then the 25 gauge tuberculin needles I've been using!

Joan

 

[BJM]

Yes..
U-100 measures 100 units per milliliter, so 20 units would be 20/100 or 0.2 of an mL.

 

[Mitzelplik's Mom]

Thanks!

 

[ohbell]

Going to just use the U100 and do 20U. Forget about the U40.
Thanks for all the information. Will be calling the vet to let him know what syringes I am using to notate her file.