[Anke]

Why do people throw away syringes, wash out and use again.

I've thrown them away up till now...is there a way of ensuring they are really clean? I'm just nervous of them still not being 100%, I know I could stick them in milton etc but I'd be worried  (I do like the idea of saving cash though    )

It really depend son what meds you have used in the syringe 1st time. Thick AB's would be very difficult to wash out, but if you take your vaccinations/vit B etc syringe and rinse straight away it will be possible to clean out. I have often done a quick wash and once I have a few together I just boil them in water for 10 minutes. A 70deg dishwasher cycle also sterilises (I was told that when baby bottles were on the agenda).

But I have found that the once-a-time syringes I get from the vets loose their scales almost immediately once you wash them afterwards....

[Fleecewife]

I find that after a few uses the black rubber seals start sticking too.  I don't use many syringes, and they're very cheap, so I only reuse them for several sheep if I am treating them together, but I don't stock them up in a manky cupboard somewhere.  I do sometimes reuse them for other things though, such as measuring out liquid dyes

[cloddopper]

I used to put any sharps and syringes from the animals into our wood burner when it was well hot . Nothing recognisable ever came out in the ash.

[RaisinHall Tamworths]

A doop bin is for leftover drugs eg out of date bottles of antibiotic or leftover vaccine  . Vets have them dont know about doctors though

[funkyfish]

Oh my god please tell me you are not serious about reusing syringes! !!!!

1- they will not be sterile so run a very big risk of abscess etc
2- many many different medicines cling to and permeate into the plastic so no amount of washing will remove ot and mixing drugs is a big risk such as vaccine and antibiotics.
3- if you inject any water in to antibiotic bottle such as synulox it will make the sediment gloopy and lumpy so when mixed not all the antibiotic is mixed so not the right strength.

Seriously its not the dark ages of boiling glass syringes and reusing! !!!

Personally I think it's a major problem DON'T DO IT! Syringes and needles are single use only for a reason!!!

Farmers have the privilege to hold medicines and syringes etc, its people who abuse it by giving antibiotics as they like without good reason and not for an appropriate course and who jab several animals with tbe the same needle etc who make it easy for the anti people having a case for that privilege to be taken away and it be vet only.

Rant over