Auto Injector?

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davidscat

davidscat

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For people or cats that are needle phobic, I found a device online that MIGHT help. The Autoject Ei claims to accept fixed needle syringes with the needle being hidden by a retractable sleeve. It's kind of like an insulin pen but you use your own syringes. As I understand, you insert a loaded syringe, cock the device, press it against the skin until the needle is inserted (the sleeve hiding the needle will retract), then press a button to deliver the dose. The same company also makes a device specifically for pets called the Petfine auto injector. One review I read (on Amazon, I think) said that the Petfine requires more force to insert the needle into skin than does the Autoject Ei. There are a couple of Youtube videos of folks using one of the devices on dogs but no demonstration on cats. I've ordered one of each and I'll let you know what I think and if it helps.
 
Well, I got both an Autoject EI and a Petfine auto-injector so here are my impressions:
1. Both devices are exactly the same device, only the outside packaging is different.
2. Compared to a syringe alone it's pretty big, measuring about 8 inches in length.
3. The trigger button is near the rear of the device so you'll have to grasp it there.
4. The instruction sheet provides guidance to adjust the device for specific syringes; unfortunately, I don't have one of the listed syringes so I can't properly set the device. The instructions aren't sufficiently clear to set the device for non-listed syringes, or at least I haven't figured it out.
5. Once the device is cocked and a loaded syringe is inserted, you place the end against the skin and push the trigger. A spring pushes the syringe needle into the skin and also pushes in the syringe plunger.
6. My personal opinion is that this device is too much for use on the average domestic cat, unless your cat happens to be an adult lion. It may be fine for some dogs, particularly larger ones. If it were smaller, and the insertion more gentle and quiet it would be fine, but as it is I don't care to try it out on my kitty. That's just my OPINION.

I think I'll donate these to the local free clinic.
 
Thanks for you feedback on the device. I've seen another members ask about them, but we didn't have anyone test them out to know how they actually would work on cats.
 
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