Merck Insulin Syringes U-40 29 Gauge x 0.5-in


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About This Item
Help deliver your pet’s insulin with ease by using Merck’s U-40 Insulin Syringes. Each box comes with 100 needles that are designed to be used with Vetsulin (porcine insulin zinc suspension) 10 ml. or 2.7 ml. These single-use devices are designed for both canine companions and feline friends and are completely sterile, nonpyrogenic and non-toxic. Choose between a 0.5 mL-29 G x 1/2-inch fixed needle or a 1 mL- 29 G x 1/2 -inch fixed needle.
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Specifications
Item Number | 174079 |
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For Use With | Dogs & Cats |
Common Brand Name(s) | Vetsulin |
Generic Name | Insulin Syringes |
Administration Form | Injection |
Lifestage | Adult |
Product Form | Injectable |
Health Condition | Diabetes |
Drug Type | Devices & Supplies |
Uses
Vetsulin U-40 Insulin syringes are disposable syringes used to administer Vetsulin to your pet.
Precautions
Vetsulin should not be used in dogs or cats known to have a systemic allergy to pork or pork products. Vetsulin is contraindicated during periods of hypoglycemia. Keep out of reach of children. As with all insulin products, careful patient monitoring for hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia is essential to attain and maintain adequate glycemic control and prevent associated complications. Overdosage can result in profound hypoglycemia and death. The safety and effectiveness of Vetsulin in puppies and kittens, breeding, pregnant, and lactating dogs and cats has not been evaluated. See the package insert for full information regarding contraindications, warnings, and precautions
Recommended Dosage
Use according to your veterinarian's instructions.
Storage Instructions
Syringes should be kept out of the reach of children and pets.
How are doses measured?
Doses of insulin are measured in units: 40 IU/mL insulin contains 40 International Units (IU) per milliliter (mL) (1 mL = 1 cc).
How do I prepare the dose?
After washing your hands, take the Vetsulin (porcine insulin zinc suspension) vial out of the refrigerator. Shake the vial until the insulin is uniformly milky, allowing any foam to disperse.
- Carefully remove the cap from the needle and insert the needle into the vial.
- Turn the vial upside down, making sure the tip of the needle remains in the vial.
- Withdraw the correct dose into the U-40 insulin syringe.
- Before removing the needle from the vial, check the syringe for any air bubbles.
- If bubbles are present, hold the syringe up and tap its side until the bubbles float to the top. Push them out with the plunger and withdraw the correct dose.
- Remove the needle from the vial.
How should I inject my pet?
- Injection should be given under the skin, 3/4 to 2 inches from the middle of your cat's back, varying from behind the shoulder blades to the middle of the back region and alternating sides.
- Gently insert needle in center of folded skin.
- Push plunger until all of the insulin is given.
Pull needle out and dispose of syringe into appropriate sharps collector.
Injection point can depend upon your veterinarian's recommendation and what is best for you and your cat.
Alternate injection site between left and right side for comfort and best results. Repeat injections at the same site can lead to ineffective treatment.
If only a partial dose is given, do not attempt to re-dose. Wait and give your cat its usual dose at the next injection time.
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28 Customer Reviews
Not a good syringe
After almost a year of managing insulin injections, my helpers and I are skilled at administering them without hurting the dog. But with the Merck syringes, my dog yelped every time and started to get nervous when she knew the shot was due. Worse, several times I saw insulin dripping from the needle tip just before injection making it impossible to know how much of the dose the dog actually received. A glucose check at the vet showed she wasn't getting enough. I bought another brand of syringe from the vet and have had no more problems. Painless and no drips. Insulin injections are crucial to the health of my dog . A syringe that a) hurts her and b) does assure accurate delivery after being carefully measured is unacceptable. I will not order them again and would advise others not to.
Weak quality
As others have mentioned, the quality on these is pretty iffy. They get the job done, but the needles are sometimes not straight to the syringe and there are rough edges on the plastic cap and syringe. I'm a little more than half-way through a box of 100 and had to discard two immediately for quality issues. For the cost, these seem like they should have better quality. Lastly, the syringes are individually wrapped which some may like, but I find to be 'just more garbage'. Less focus on the packaging and more on the quality would be my input.
Not very sharp
Not only do these leak from the tip, and don't seem very well made, they also don't seem as sharp as the brand I got from my vet. My cat has started flinching when she gets her insulin injections, which she never did before. Sometimes I can't tell if the insulin actually got into her or just leaked out onto her fur. I'm switching brands.
needles leaked
several of these needles leaked around where the needle joins the syringe. had to send them back for a refund. won't buy them again.
Merck insulin syringes
As always Chewey.com delivered a top quality product. Syringes are individually wrapped. Easy to read.
Price changes too much
Why are these 50 one month and then you get defective syringes and then they are 25 and now they are almost 50 in a 4-6 month period..
LEAKING SYRINGES
These syringes leak! The insulin squirts from the base of the needles!
Needed them
Our dog has diabetes so we needed these. Nice, smooth operation, but way pricey.
Insulin syringes
Very easy to read and the price was reasonable. Thin enough needle, so it doesn't hurt my cat.
Terrible quality
Syringes leak horribly. Insulin leaks out onto fur before needle can be inserted. Plunger is awful!! Waste of money but can’t be used to inject insulin properly. What a shameful useless product