Syringes: Reliable Injectors and Dosing Guns for the Shed

Syringes: Equipment for Vaccination and Oral Dosing

A syringe is first and foremost a tool. It has to seal, run smoothly and still deliver the same volume at the thirtieth animal. This category carries self-filling syringes, injectors and dosing syringes from HSW and Kerbl, plus spare parts. What you administer with them is something to settle beforehand with your vet.

Self-Fillers and Injectors

A self-filling syringe draws automatically from the attached container as the plunger returns. That is exactly the point of it in a run of vaccinations: position, deliver, move on to the next animal. The range includes the HSW ECO-MATIC Twin at 1 and 2 ml, the ECO-MATIC injector from 0.5 to 5.0 ml with a tube connector, the FERRO-MATIC injector, the MULTI-MATIC for series vaccination and the VET-MATIC 5.0 ml in a metal and glass build. Many of the devices use a Luer lock connection: the needle screws on and therefore sits more firmly than with a push-on Luer slip.

Dosing Syringes, Spare Parts and Care

For oral dosing and for thicker products, dosing syringes are the right tool. The ROUX revolver and the TU Flex-Master with a threaded collar work with a fixed setting, the Kerbl nylon dosing syringe has a Luer lock connection, and the 50 ml dosing syringe with a scale comes with a drenching attachment. A trocar for rumen puncture sits here too, and when that is used is a matter for veterinary agreement. To keep the devices running there are spare glass barrels and seal sets to buy separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a self-filling syringe?
An injector that hangs on a container by a tube and refills itself as the plunger returns. With larger groups that saves a great many separate movements.

Luer lock or Luer slip?
With Luer lock the needle screws on and holds even when the animal moves. Luer slip is only pushed on, which is quicker but sits less firmly.

How do I keep a syringe in good order?
Take it apart after use, clean it and let it dry. Seals and glass barrels are wearing parts: if the plunger sticks or liquid escapes, replace them.