How to give Injections to Snakes and Lizards
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2021
- Today we discuss the different types of medical injections given to reptiles, and show you how to administer them correctly. Included are the topics of drawing medical dosages, acceptable injection sites on lizards and snakes, proper injection procedure, and what to do afterwards.
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Vet tech here! There's actually a fourth type of injection used with reptiles - intracardiac, which is right into the heart. Mostly done one snakes. Not that commonly though but the quickest way to get to their bloodstream. Also, be careful with administering in small muscles. Even small doses are painful and the larger they get, the more burning the animal will feel. We always massage the muscle for a moment afterwards to soothe the burning sensation.
Interesting! I’ve usually only heard of IC injections for cardiac procedures
@@juliac3933 I've had the option to give my own snake antibiotics IM or IC. IC always gives me euthanasia vibes and a wonderful flashback to when I was at my first clinic as a student, my supervisor told me to come look at something and without notice she just plunged a needle right into this sedated cat's chest and started rummaging around for its heart. Like... really stirring it around in there. I almost fainted. Worst clinic I've ever been to and worst tutor I've ever had. Needless to say I did IM for my own snake lol
So vets are basically using the Pulp Fiction method? 😂
I dunno about animals, but for people theres also intraosseous medication, straight into the bone. sometimes used with kids when you cant get a good access. does it exist on animals as well?
@@akiriith yes you can but not commonly done in reptiles as the main access point available in reptiles is the distal femur and there is a risk to the joint. But technically yes you can. Source: I'm a vet (UK)
Do I have a lizard - no
Do I need to know this - no
Is emily and Ed in this - yes
Then I must watch
im here before this comment gets famous
Do you have an amphibian then
Sadly not, but when an adult I will have many
I was about to comment that, I don’t have an animal and the only living thing I owned ( a plant ) died after 5 weeks
This will get famous i can nearly promise it
Me who probably will never own a reptile:
Hmmmm delicious information for the future
@•Puffy Clxuds Roblox• arnt they supposed to be in the wild? I mean if you bought it I understand. (If you Dont understand I mean the newts)
Litraly me
Never know when you'll need to inject a snake with science juice
@•Puffy Clxuds Roblox• Isn’t a good idea to donate a reptile too those who might not have the full capacity to take care of one
@•Puffy Clxuds Roblox• I don’t need a reptile. I find them cool to observe and I can’t own one due to my cat and the fact that I don’t have much time in my day! I would like to be a responsible person and not own a reptile because I can’t take care of it. But some day I might get another pet that can fit my life style (maybe another cat lol!”)
I adopted jazz! He is at home and is a stressed little dragon but he is slowly opening up! Thank you Emily!!!!
That's so cool! did you change her name or keep it the same?
Cool
@ONLY FUTURE SUMMER 2!! are u good?
@ONLY FUTURE SUMMER 2!! Wtf?
@ONLY FUTURE SUMMER 2!! Girl bye
This gave a better overview of reptile medical administration than my entire veterinary technician curriculum.
That's terrifying.
@@AlmostOtaku7 yup! our instructor taught us CHICKEN THIGHS were the ideal snake diet
@@juliac3933 That instructor needs to be fired
@@juliac3933 Obviously that's false, but presumably a snake would have no objection to a chicken thigh as a snack
@@AlmostOtaku7 That's why there are exotic clinics and specialties. In my vet tech class they didn't go over reptiles but we went over Camalids, equine, bovine, swine, dogs/cats, chickebs, and goats. Granted I was lucky since my program had a farm on site ^^; one of my classmates brought in a ball python for a fecal but that about covers it. Anything else guaranteed the tech would learn in the clinic experience helps vs books anyways it's one thing to read about restraint vs doing it.
Family: so what kind of videos do you watch to pass the time?
Me: well-
So true lol
Feels. I have the reptile ppl, and the fruit guy, and the history ppl, and the paleontology ppl...
I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure people also need to know: *do not* put needles into regular rubbish bins. They need to go into a sharps bin, so they don't stab someone (and potentially infect them with whatever was in the animal's blood)
And if you've no other option, put sharps in an empty drink bottle and keep that as your sharps container until it's full. Then seal it with tape and take it to an appropriate place to dispose of needles. You can also get sharps containers from pharmacies and some vets.
Put it into a Gatorade bottle and toss it. Or put it into a tide bottle if you're going through a ton of em. That's what's recommended in my city at least.
I always tape the sharps together and then put them in a rigid plastic container.
you can get a home sharps container at Walmart in the diabetic care section, by the otc meds section, for 2-3 dollars. I'm on HRT so that's what I use for my testosterone injection needles. you can also go to a Fred Myers pharmacy and ask to buy one (I think it's the same price). They also take full containers for a 2 dollar disposal fee.
@@146memory-lane 2$ disposal fee? When fire is free?
It just so happens that today was my first day giving an injection to a beardie with tail necrosis. That's some good timing
Edit: thanks so much for the well-wishes everyone, the beardie is doing great
Good luck!
Hope your beardie feels better soon
Good luck and speedy recovery to the baby!!
I hope your beardie makes a complete recovery soon!
It was meant to be. And goodluck!
When I was a kid, my parent's were licensed to keep California desert tortoises. One developed a URI and it took three of us to inject the antibiotics. And he would actually cry, poor thing. The treatment worked, and he lived for many more years.
I will be very mad if he was not given a treat afterwards for being a good boy.
@@floatato8258 If not then let us protest not giving the good boy his treat!! He needs his treat!!
@@lexydakitten5102 I've got the signs ready!
Awh, poor sweet boy, shots are never fun. I'm so glad it helped though!!
@@floatato8258 I have the people ready!!
Me, a nurse student, ended up on CZcams instead of studying. But I guess this is kinda the right subject
Same thing, different font 😂
From my college experience, human and animal medicine is relatively the same
I'm a vet tech student doing the same thing!
Sitting with my emt text book in my lap as I procrastinate😂😂
@@catherinetipton4375 It costs roughly the same too. But of course vets don't earn nearly the amount that MDs do. The debt faced by fresh vets, or rather vets in general, is... pretty bad to say the least 😕
As someone who has injected meds to many humans, I would not recommend putting your finger while retracting the needle, because there is a risk of poking yourself with the needle, which might have bacterias or other things you don’t want to introduce in your body. You can use a folded up paper towel to apply pressure instead. Lowers the risk of poking yourself
seems like it also has a chance of introducing bacteria to the animal if your hands arent perfectly clean.
You have to consider the size of the patient.
Holding a cotton ball or something, especially against an uncooperative tiny lizard is just going to increase the likelihood of you losing control of the animal, which is likely what's going to get you poked, or even bit.
@@thirstiestvillager9233 Even a tiny piece of non-stick gauze would work. Granted it wouldn't be technically sterile after the first time you touch it, but for tiny animals, you could make one regular sized non-stick gauze pad into several tiny ones. As someone with chronic tissue breakdown issues (pressure sores from lack of circulation & sensation), I've found that if you get the non-stick ones, they stick to the wound (in this case the injection site), but the mild moisture of your finger is enough to keep it from sliding around or making it harder to control said animal. I don't have any reptiles, but I've used this technique for mild bleeding on my dogs many times and it works quite well.
Unless you're doing an IV injection/draw, or the patient has a bleeding disorder, placing pressure on the area or rubbing the area is not necessary anyway. It's something folks do out of habit, or it's just how they were taught because that's just how everyone does it where they are from.
@@Kaeracter When I donate plasma they always hold a cotton ball against you, but that's only because they use warfarin as a blood thinner so some blood comes out with the needle. Plus you're in a vein each time.
Got a vaccine the other day, and no cotton balls involved. Just jab, squart, retract. No visible blood involved. I think most nurses learn it's unnecessary, and may make shots worse for kids who really don't want to know the needle is there(which is harder when you apply pressure to it).
Tip: if a printing error cuts off the decimal point on the dosage, count the zeros. One zero means 0.X two means 0.0X. There is always a zero before the decimal point.
very good to know! Thanks!
Emily worked at the big chain pet store when I was a kid and was the BIGGEST help to my mom when we were caring for my younger sibling's sickly leopard gecko. Our care improved a ton from her advice! (And my mom is a pro at subcutaneous injections now)
thanks for focusing so much on education!
That is awesome to hear! 💕
Pro tip (I do injections on myself weekly) if you need to draw up multiple times from the medication vial, pull back the plunger to the dose you need, filling it with air before you stab it into the vial, then squish the air out in a way so that the medication doesn’t get a bunch of bubbles into it. That way when you draw up, the pressure in the vial is equalized, so you don’t have to fight with the plunger!
If whatever medication you’re drawing up isn’t oil based, it’s probably fine to do it whichever way is easiest! But with oil based, you really have to fight to get the medication out sometimes, so having that information may help! (Also, warming oil based medications in your hands before drawing up can make it easier to draw!)
What a party animal
But yeah, it helps to push in the volume you intend to take out. Otherwise the vacuum in the ampoulette can be annoying.
Me- has anxiety over needles- loves reptiles
Me too
same... watching the needle was stressing me out so bad and I'm not even the one getting poked!
Same but w/ blood and needles.
*science class is great. I love the circulatory system*
@@alexandriaspride Exactly the same with me. Whenever I see a needle, I want to get as far away from it as possible.
@@alexandriaspride I thought was just me :’D
Please be sure to mention how to dispose to needles safely when you’ve finished! Using the syringe to gesture while you were talking made me nervous 😅😅
I live in san Francisco so i just chuck em into the alley behind my local taco bell
I had a snake rescue that I had to give injections to. She ended up being diagnosed with cancer. Her necropsy showed it was even in her skull. It was so hard to let her go. Thank you for the educational video on this.
Vet tech here, haven't watched everything yet, but I don't want to forget to mention (even though I bet Emily will give a disclaimer) - all medications have approved, safe routes of administration (and routes that are unsafe). Some antibiotics *can't be given IM, some sedatives can *only be given IV. In addition, the volume you give of a medication may change depending on the route used. Just wanted to clarify for anyone who may watch this and misunderstand or twist Emily's words and say, "'but Emily said antibiotics should go IM." In addition, you can absolutely give injections in the back legs if needed. More training should be given to owners when doing this (not due to meds going to the kidneys, there is some misunderstanding of the circulatory system there), having to do with the sciatic nerve. You can hit this nerve with your needle and cause additional pain, stress, and possible damage. Always... ALWAYS follow your veterinarians directions for any medication for your pet :)
Do I have a reason to watch this: yes
That reason is snake discovery posted it and Emily and Ed are in it.
Ugh it’s a gatcha kid
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I worked as a vet nurse for a few years. All of this looks perfect except that once you use the needle to pierce the rubber to draw the medication, you should ideally change the needle to ensure that it is still sterile and sharp and thus, less painful for the animal. This isn't strictly necessary but it's good practice.
I'm terrified of needles but tomorrow I'm getting the covid vaccine, seeing Emily doing it actually made me feel better, Thank you, Emily and Ed!
Edit: Thanks for the support! it actually went great! They were playing the movie Rio so I just focused on that. My arm is a little sore but that's it! Thanks for all your suggestions!
The covid vaccine Carrie's more risk than reward many have gotten sick from them. So I suggest skipping it.
@@cd4701 Don't give medical advice on the internet, especially if you are not a medical professional. And don't play on someones insecurities because that's just cruel.
Good luck with your vaccine tomorrow. Don't worry too much, take a deep breath and it is over before you know it.
Best of luck with the vaccine! It's really not that bad :)
Good luck! I recently had mines and I was afraid at first but it's not that bad, just a small pinch
New Snake Discovery videos are the best part of the day 🥰
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Interesting to see a fellow Unus in such a random place lol
@@jaxguthrie9459 oh no there's three of us now lol.
memento mori 🥲
Thanks for an informative video! Hope you and everyone in the comments are having an awesome day! 🐍
I had to give my bearded dragon antibiotic injections, and strangely enough giving my bearded dragon injections got me over my fear of needles
I used to be TERRIFIED of needles (as a kid, I had nurses with needles under my bed instead of monsters under my bed) and nothing helped me to overcome that fear faster than learning how to do injections on myself, tbh. It seems a little silly, but handling needles yourself can really reduce the fear of the unknown.
Good for you! It took being a farmer to get rid of my fear of needles.
I clicked so fast lol love you guys so much! Xx
Me to
@@Uva_kit I am going to be a grammar Nazi, *Too
Precious babies did so well
Interesting story. When I was in nursing school a friend had a snake that she needed to give injections to. Although she too was a nursing student she just could not bring herself to give her baby (snake) a shot. So she calls me and asks, can you come over and help me give my snake a shot? I was like….ummmm….sure…. So I drive over and she explains where the vet said to give the shot and that everything was pre-filled. (Where she was told to,give the shot was NOT in the area you stated, and I can’t remember why the snake needed meds.). I believe it was antibiotics. However Where the vet told her to inject the antibiotics differed from the location demonstrated here. So, I carefully followed the instructions provided by her vet while she held her snake. Everything went well and we did this for three more injections. Snake did fine, recovered well from its issue. I recall this story because how many nursing students can say the administered antibiotics via IM to a snake?
I want to be a vet when im older but i have trypanophobia or a fear of needles, and i cant even normally watch anything to do with needles in person or on a show, so the fact that i didn’t have a panic attack while watching this video is showing to me that im getting over it, and i wouldn’t want to be a vet if it weren’t for me finding your channel so thank you
That's the best way to get over fear of needles. Watch calm videos of it in animals, then when you can comfortably handle that, professional videos of it on humans. I used to be afraid of needles when I was younger, but that's how I got over my fear, by watching calm, professional videos of it. Now I can even watch them give me shots & put in IVs etc without panicking. Don't give up if progress is slow. Take baby steps & if it gets to be too much, before you go into a complete panic, take a break. You want to push yourself but not so much that it makes your fear worse.
Me, not going to have a pet snake or lizard until I have my own house: mmm yes very important to know *right now*
SAME and i have phobia of blood but did I watch the whole video rubbing my wrists and ancles?
*Yes*
Same
i was so uncomfortable giving my leopard gecko her injections (RI) and they had me do her back legs because they were thicker than her front so i had to alternate between only 2 limbs. she hated it, i hated it, and i was so glad when she got better. im also terrified of needles but luckily mom mode overrides the fear X'D
This was really useful when one of my snakes needed antibiotic injections for a respiratory infection. Fantastic.
One thing I didn’t see you mention was clean the membrane on the vial with alcohol before you draw up meds! Yes the needle is sterile and the meds are sterile, but the membrane on the vial you are pushing the needle through is NOT! So you can contaminate everything if you don’t clean it before you draw up meds through it. Also even just pushing through the rubber stopper or membrane depending on what the meds are stored in actually damages the needle quite a bit. A lovely nurse taught me that if you need to draw up meds and then inject them have 2 needles ready. Pull up with one and then swap to the new one for the injection. It is so much easier and less painful with a sharp new needle!
This is awesome! I just had to do four injections in my ball python for a respiratory infection and I had no idea what I was doing
I have to get injections weekly, but i never thought of reptiles having them! This is actually super cool
As some one that has had to give injections to reptiles I really appreciate this video.
Also, make sure you use the right sized needles no matter what! Follow what your vet gives you or is on the bottle of what you are injecting!
(This is a notice from a kennel tec who cringes when owners bring in the wrong type of needles for their pets.)
Wonderful information!!! 🤗👍
(0:57) BTW, the lizard looks very nervous prior to the demonstration…😅😅
Thank you for sharing this informative video! 🤗👍
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Happy B-day ED!!!!!!!🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍🤯
Please live stream your grand opening for the reptile centre
Yes!
me:has a reptile
also me: i will probtoly never need this but im still gona watch it
Probtoly
I clicked faster than my boa constrictor biting
Lol
@Kalli Emerson I clicked one as soon as it was posted
*boa constrictor has a speedy nom*
Woah. lol
My beardie is doing subq antibiotic injections, and pain meds to make her as comfortable as possible, she has cancer as we learned recently, and this video really helped my first few injections!! Luckily i remembered you had this one!!
I was a vet tech many (many😢) years ago and gave many reptiles injections. I can assure everyone watching this that she explained and did everything perfectly!!🐍❤️🐍
Ok so tutti-fruity drinking was so cute! Love this noodle baby!
I am afraid of needles but I kept telling myself I have to watch. I was a bit squirmy but I did it!
Great job! That's actually one of the best ways to get over such fears. The more safe, non-traumatic experiences you have with something, the less scary it will become. I used to freak out around needles, but then I watched videos of injections, IV insertions, and even sutures getting put into wounds and now I can even watch the needle go in when I get shots & IVs without panicking.
Y’all do such a great job being real AND educational. I admire you and what you are doing here!
I don't have any reason to know this stuff but I love it. Emily is such a good teacher!
Your videos are the best reptile lessons with some fun stuff too :)
I know how these reptiles feel when they started squirming. I’m horrified of injections as well. 💉🦎🐍
At least tutti frutti got a treat afterwards.
Scariest video on the channel.
I'm a few days late but just a reminder: Always listen to your vet! I know Emily has worked with reptiles nearly her whole life and studied them, but you should still listen to your vet's advice.
@SnakeDiscovery I'm so proud to be a supporter of you guys! Always fun and so educational. I look forward to visit your facility once its fully open. Question once your up an completely running... Are you guys still going to regularly still make youtube videos?
As a veterinary technician for over eight years, I gotta say that this is great info! Other than Emily pointing with that uncapped needle and waving it around enough to make me nervous (I've been poked too many times, esp when an animal suddenly freaks out), I can verify this is all legit 👍
Thanks for this! I’ve never thought about how I’d give my snek bby an injection so this is really cool!💕💕💕
Im actually studying veterinary, and im in my second semester and this is a video I'm gonna come back, because there is not a lot of reptile information out there, seeing someone who is used and has practice this things is very helpful, thanks a lot! 💕
By Far the best reptile channel on You tube . I've Learned so much from Emily and Ed!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
YES IS SO EARLY. THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEK
Hi Emily. I was wondering if it's possible to film with a different background. I have a hard time seeing things against green and blues so when you stand in front of it and hold something up it's very hard to see.. If not it's ok but I miss being able to see what your holding
Love you vids! Keep toining great work and good luck with your facility. Thank you for helping me get over of my fear of snakes!
You gave a great demonstration. I wish I had something like this when I started years ago. Like Emily said you only will do this with instructions and prescriptions from a certified vet. Great video.
Thank you so much it may seem like these are off the wall videos sometimes but this genuinely helped me I have a chameleon with MBD and every time she goes to lay she has to have calcium injections and every time I I'm so worried about hurting her it's good to have information like this
Isn’t it worth cleaning the injection site with an antiseptic like chlorhexidine to avoid any bacteria on the surface? I’ve always cleaned the surface before injecting but maybe that’s me being crazy clean 😩
Vet tech here - yes and no :) The likelihood of introducing an infection from an injection (presuming you're using a sterile needle and syringe), is very, very low. Not something I've ever seen. This is typically done for intravenous injections/draws via an alcohol swab. You're not wrong, it's just not done typically in practice.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ED!!
also very interesting video despite me not owning reptiles. More knowledge is always good I guess!
This is so helpful! Thank you! Have a good day ☺
Love the video! Even as a vet tech that was incredibly helpful, schools do not really spend as much time on exotics (ESPECIALLY reptiles) as they should
I feel you! My instructor in school told us chicken thighs are an ideal snake diet.
@@juliac3933 what even?that would have to be like a big constrictor or something and aren't the legs like fatty
This is such an informative video! I had to do this with my late beardie last year and it was so nerve wracking since their little arms are so small.
I was nervous enough having to give one of my ferrets oral antibiotics by syringe (no needle, obviously), but my ferret and I both got better with it by the end of that course of antibiotics. What I love about this video is that I now feel more confident that if I ever need to give my snake any medications by injection, I at least have some base knowledge to start with. I'm sure the vet would explain it well, but it's easy to forget something when you learn it on the spot like in an appointment. ^_^
@@almightyshippo1197 Yes! It's always nice to have a reference video. I can't remember how many times I was on youtube looking up how to give a bearded dragon injections. I even drew out little diagrams on where to do the injections with the scales because the videos were so poor on showing where up close they were doing it.
I have to say even if you never have to use this this is always good to know so you don’t have to learn it when you might be in a state of panic in vets office (from personal experience)
Snake discovery knows when I need an informational video! My vet DID NOT give me many details on how to do this. He assumed I have given any needles! Lol
Have been giving my ball python medicine twice a week for 3 weeks now and she's almost done with her medicine.
That being said, this video is going to help in her remaining treatment! ❤
Today’s the first day I need to give my ball python his antibiotics so this video is life saving.
Very important to pronounce "intra" and "inter" separately, you're not injecting from one vein to another (dunno how that would happen but it's probably ugly), you're just injecting inside a vein
It’s also makes it a lot easier to avert the vile to pull all liquid to the cap to prevent air bubbles! Never want to put air in there! This is roughly how we do it in my clinic too!
I like how both of your creature has started looking around for snacks right after you injected them
Wow 30 seconds new record
same
POV: you are early, congratulation!
I'm a human nurse and it's crazy how similar all of this stuff is! Pro tip, if you inject some air into the vial first before drawing up it can make getting the medication out a lot easier, and I recommend cleaning the top with a sterilizing solution to prevent you from contaminating your needle!
I know this is like 7 months later, but does injecting air into the vial make it easier by adding pressure inside the vial?
@@19shelby99 just make sure your injecting the same amount of air into the vial as you need to give and that won't be an issue!
I'm so glad that you made this because I had to do this to my California Kingsnake a wile back. But there was now veisos on shots
My snake had mouth rot but we didn't live near a reptile vet so we had to drive 2 hour one way to go get her checked out and get the medicine.
Get your “I’m early” ticket here!
*Claimed*
Wipe the medicine vial with an alcohol pad before drawing out the meds. Keep it sterile. =)
When my Central American boa needed antibiotics, my vet clinic sent my home with a bag of preloaded syringes and they was very helpful with instructing me on how to administer the medication at home. So having this video to refer to is very nice for future reference
Extra pointer* If you draw out the designated amount of required medication on the syringe with air first and inject that into the bottle before drawing out the dose it can help insure you can get all of the medication (especially from a bottle with one does in it) by creating a vacuum with the air tight seal. Also helps to sterilize the top of the vile with a rubbing alcohol wipe to ensure it's sterile. I am not a professional, but I have had to give my Mom many injections over the years. Thank you for sharing this info though! Super interesting stuff!
As a vet technician, This is very good VAGUE advice. Please make sure you check with your vet about doage, and wether it needs to be Sub Q or Intra Musc, these are two VERY different injections!
If you are unsure ASK YOUR VET!! Thats what they are there for!
That's what they said though...
@@janemh5866 Just saying a vet is a better source on information if you truly have a sick animal. Not youtube. I didnt say there was anything wrong in what they said.
❤❤❤ nursing 101...
About to give my snake antibiotics for the first time ever, so came back to this video for a refresher. Thanks!!
Needed this video about a year ago. But still appreciate it. Great job! :)
Me, a medical employee, seeing Emily touching the Dragon with that needle to show how deep it should go: "oh god, that thing isn't sterile anymore ... and you wanna poke the dragon with it? okay o.o"
I was thinking the exact same thing about sticking the animal with a needle that was not sterile anymore. Tbh I'm not sure how I feel about injections in animals that don't need them, even if it is saline and for educational purposes. With the explanation and the gestures beforehand, I don't think the actual needle stick was necessary, she could have just simulated giving the injection and still got the point across just as well. IM injections can really smart, especially when putting large volumes in compared to the muscle size and it's clear that the animals were uncomfortable. I really hope that when Emily said she was using saline she just meant for the drawing up part and that the needles were swapped out for a medication that each animal did need (although I don't know why she wouldn't just demonstrate drawing up the actual medication to be given if that's the case). I know Emily means well and is hoping to help others look after their animals but if it was an unnecessary injection it just doesn't quite sit right with me.
@@stephcharlie giving a thumbs up to boost because i agree about unnecessary injections seeming wrong even if it is for education.
should they have sterilized the area on the animal beforehand somehow? Like how they wipe down your arm with disinfectant before you get a shot there?
Emil and Ed arent vets even if they know lots about reptiles so if you know something they dont please speak up and let them know!
@@TallTeenTurtle I only really know about people really, but absolutely would have wanted to clean the area of skin with something if it was me, but I don't know enough about reptiles to know if the alcohol swabs we use on people are safe for reptiles or what to use instead if not. Other things to note are that when drawing up the injection if you inject the same volume of air as you will be drawing out of the medicine to even up the pressure it's easier to draw out the dose. Otherwise, you can end up fighting with the vacuum created when you try to pull the plunger down, you won't notice with small volumes, but if you have to give multiple doses from the same vial you'll soon notice the issue if you don't add air to equalise the pressure. Also with people we apply pressure with cotton wool or gauze when withdrawing the needle to reduce the risk of a needlestick injury to the person giving the injection, in people the person giving the injection would be wearing gloves too. If we're being picky it would also have been helpful to remind everyone that used needles must go in a sharps bin and sent for incineration as medical waste, the vet should be able to provide a sharps bin and know where the sharps bin can be disposed of appropriately.
I mentioned the same thing, along with her not bothering to wash her hands, and not wiping off the top of the vial. I really like them but this is more harm than good. Showing strangers on the internet how to give useless injections is scary, that's up to the vet that gives you the medicine
I’m a little confused. They said that they were just using saline? So did the beardie need an injection in this situation or not? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Snake Discovery Stan 1000% but an unnecessary injection rubs me the wrong way a little bit. It’s the only thing on their channel ever that has. Have I misunderstood?
Naw I feel the same.
If the beardie didn't need fluids and they wanted to demo on live animals they should have waited until they inevitably got a sick rescue animal.
It might be because Emily and Ed haven't taken taken vet tech courses.
Also gesturing with an uncapped needle *shudders*
Yeah I have a ton of issues with this video. The unnecessary injections, plus them not cleaning anything involved (injection site or the top of the med cap or washing their hands) or wearing gloves, especially since she put her thumb directly on the injection spot. That's just asking for it to get infected, and it concerns me so much how many people are gonna use this video for their own animals >~
Exactly what I was thinking, I love them, but using a perfectly healthy animal just to make a video? They could’ve waited for a sick animal to come in
@@camilakleinpaul1699 Exactly. I’m a bit conflicted because they’re really amazing but in this once instance I’m really uncomfortable. I spent the whole video going “they’re not going to actually do it though.. right? This is snake discovery”. I’m a bit disturbed by how many other stans aren’t noticing the issue here.
@@camilakleinpaul1699 wait do we know they didn't need it though?
I'm in technical school studying to be a Vet Tech, and I'd like to specialize in reptiles so this video is going to be a huge help for me!
Great info, awesome presentation & demonstration and I love the bloopers! LOL Thank you!
Tip: Make sure to use a new sterile needle for each injection. Dull needles can hurt.
Speaking as a CVA. If you do not feel comfortable doing it by yourself ALWAYS ask for help. Ignorance and negligence can kill your pet!
Thank you for the guide! ♥ I just got an albino plains hognose just a bit over a month ago. She's almost 11 months old, and though I hopefully won't *need* to give her injections, This was incredibly helpful, and good to know if the scenario ever arrives. :D
Thank you for this updated video. My ball python has an RI and ive given animals shots before but snakes are new for me.
Constructive criticism from an, admittedly, former vet tech student. Please cap the needle before using it to gesture at things. That's REALLY dangerous. and please show that you need to discard the needle in some type of sharps container. Sharps are dangerous and need to be discarded properly.
If the animals didn't need fluid it might have also been better to demo on a stuffed animal or wait until you got a sick rescue. Using live animals in vet schools is serious business and you need to provide detailed protocols showing why the use of live animals is necessary. I know this isn't a vet school and the animals are fine but yeesh.
Everything else was pretty informative.
Former CVT here. I upvoted for the needle capping and sharps disposal comments; however, I must gently disagree with not demoing on live animals in this situation. The animals are fine like you said. While it was uncomfortable for them, it was not a severely stressful situation. Using actual animals better displays the reality and is thus more educational. The protocols in vet schools are there because they are teaching surgery and other extremely invasive and potentially painful procedures.
I flinched at the lizard getting stuck because of how badly it reacted ☹ Maybe this is a reason for me to not to get one
You've never had an injection?
If your husbandry is correct you probably will never need to use a needle.
Love this! I may never do this personally, but thanks for the information!
Love your vids! Happy birthday ED 🎂 🥳
PS. Could you please do a video on Rexes full story?
Hiiiiii
Please please PLEASE mention to wash your hands before handling any of the materials. Also, the vial top should be wiped off with an alcohol pad before you plunge the needle into the membrane. You shouldn't stick a clean needle into a vial top that is dirty.
Do you work in human medicine?
@@juliac3933 Yes
@@Jennifer_MB I think human medicine is more aware of keeping sterile than veterinary medicine. I work with animals and have never been taught this.
@@juliac3933 You're probably right! I have also worked with animals my whole life, and have heard tales of country vets just doing surgery right out in the open in the office (Like Dr Pol who seems lovely but keeps getting fined.) My vet thoroughly washes her hands, she swabs the vials and lets dry before drawing syringes, and when drawing blood the pet is practically soaked with alcohol to prevent infection. It's disheartening to hear in 2021 the proper techniques are still being ignored. 😔
@@Jennifer_MB interesting. we wash our hands between patients but I was taught the alcohol was more for vasodilation than killing microbes
Hi, thank you so much for making this video! I think it is going to be a great help and comfort to a lot of people. As a medical assistant (for people, so please correct me if anything I say does not apply to animals) I do have a few small things to add. First it is best practice, especially when drawing from the same vial multiple times, to sterilize the top of the vile and to pull the plunger back and inject, into the vile, an amount of air equal to the amount of medication you are drawing out. It is also important to clean the injection site on the animal prior to the injection and preferably inject with a fresh needle (not the one you drew with). I also would not recommend putting your finger right up against the needle as you remove it from the animal. For the sake of cleanliness it is best to use something in between the needle and your finger like a clean damp paper towel folded twice over to eliminate the risk of accidentally sticking yourself. Lastly it is extremely important to dispose of your sharps property. So please put your sharps in a designated resealable sharps container (an empty 2 liter works well) and when it is full take it to an appropriate sharps or medical waste disposal site (just Google it). This video was full of a lot of really good info, like I said, these are just my little additions❤️
I love the captions for the reptiles