From:
"Mary Jo"
Date: 2003-11-21 04:56:14 UTC
Subject: RE: lactated ringers
To: "FERRET HEALTH DIGEST" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <21202114.1069392640978.JavaMail.nobody@chromium.smartgroups.com>
Hi,
I have a question maybe some of you could help me with. I had an old
bag of LACTATED RINGER'S (1000 ML INJECTION, USP) but I needed to replace
it. My vet gave me a new bag but it isn't the same. It's called NEW
NORMOSOL - R (1000 ML INJECTION TYPE 1,USP MULTIPLE ELECTROLYTES.
These are
both made by Abbott Laboratories. I don't know if you are familiar with
this type of hydration bag, but my vet asked me to check and see if it was
okay for ferrets. Some of the ingredients are the same, maybe different
amounts, but some are completely different. I will list these different
ingredients so you can compare them. If you know the answer, could you let
me know if this is safe to use on a dehydrated ferret. Thank you very much.
mjo
SODIUM CHLORIDE 600 mg SODIUM CHLORIDE 526 MG
SODIUM LACTATE, ANHYD. 310 mg SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYD.
222 mg
SODIUM
Gluconate 502 MG
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 30 mg POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 37
mg
CALCIUM CHLORIDE, DIHYDRATE 20 mg MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
HEXAHYDRATE 30 mg IN
IN WATER FOR INJECTION. IN WATER FOR INJECTION
MAY CONTAIN HCl OR NaOH FOR MAY CONTAIN HCl
AND/OR
NaOH FOR
PH ADJUSTMENT. PH
ADJUSTMENT.
SODIUM 130 mEq SODIUM 140 mEq
POTASSIUM 4 Meq POTASSIUM 5 Meq
CALCIUM 3 mEq MAGNESIUM 3 <EQ
CHLORIDE 109 mEq CHLORIDE 98 mEq
LACTATE 28 mEq ACETATE 27 mEq
GLUCONATE 23
mEq
273 mOsmol/LITER (CALC) pH 6.6 (6.0 to 7.5) 294 mOsmol/LITER (CALC)
pH 6.6
(7.0 to 8.0)