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Antibiotic Dart Rifles?
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<blockquote data-quote="Saltydawg" data-source="post: 245777" data-attributes="member: 2944"><p>First let me say I have no actual experience with the guns, I am just doing some "thinking". Maybe learn something in the process.</p><p></p><p> It seems the guns can only give IM type injections and only in small doses.</p><p> This might work fine for some things but some medications are administered other ways.</p><p> If the dart gun can only hold 10cc or so of medication then you might have to shoot the animal multiple times to get a strong enough dose.</p><p></p><p> If you use the gun to tranquilize the animal then you can wait a bit for it to take effect and then go out and do whatever you need to with him.</p><p> Fix up a foot, give a SQ injection, rinse out an eye and apply some topical medication.</p><p> You can basically do all medical procedures this way and prevent the excitement and fighting with an unruly animal.</p><p></p><p> It just seems easier to me to tranquilize the animal and then do the medical stuff the normal way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saltydawg, post: 245777, member: 2944"] First let me say I have no actual experience with the guns, I am just doing some "thinking". Maybe learn something in the process. It seems the guns can only give IM type injections and only in small doses. This might work fine for some things but some medications are administered other ways. If the dart gun can only hold 10cc or so of medication then you might have to shoot the animal multiple times to get a strong enough dose. If you use the gun to tranquilize the animal then you can wait a bit for it to take effect and then go out and do whatever you need to with him. Fix up a foot, give a SQ injection, rinse out an eye and apply some topical medication. You can basically do all medical procedures this way and prevent the excitement and fighting with an unruly animal. It just seems easier to me to tranquilize the animal and then do the medical stuff the normal way. [/QUOTE]
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