different size u100 syringes?

[Alana & Fatty]

Hi everyone,

I use prozinc for my kitty but am posting for my neighbour who has a newly diagnosed cat. She is using lantus at 1.0U twice daily. She has a bunch of 3/10cc syringes and a bunch of 1ml syringes, both u100. Are these interchangeable as long as she can measure 1u on each?

Thank you!

 

[Bandit's Mom]

She has a bunch of 3/10cc syringes and a bunch of 1ml syringes, both u100. Are these interchangeable as long as she can measure 1u on each?

Yes, as long as they are both U-100 syringes, they can be used with Lantus. It is much easier to measure a smaller dose with the 0.3cc syringes than the 1ml syringes though!

 

[Alana & Fatty]

Hurrah! She was given the 1ml syringes for free and is feeling the financial toll of a newly diagnosed kitty so is using the freebies for now, but I think will switch when she's able. Thank you so much!

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Hurrah! She was given the 1ml syringes for free and is feeling the financial toll of a newly diagnosed kitty so is using the freebies for now, but I think will switch when she's able. Thank you so much!

I would make she she understands where the 1 unit is on the 1 ml syringes as there are sometimes mistakes made.

 

[Alana & Fatty]

Thank you! We looked at them together and she counted the lines very carefully, but I’ve relayed your message to her as well.

 

[JL and Chip]

Agree with Bron — please make sure she knows where 1 unit falls on the 1 ml syringes. I believe on the 1ml syringes, every hash mark is 2 units, so she’ll need to eyeball half way between the zero line and the first line to draw one unit. It’s not always easy or very exact to do.