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Advantages of using a reusable gavage / animal feeding needles

There has been a lot of debate about using reusable vs disposable Gavage Needles. Here is a list of pros and cons of using a reusable gavage needle

Pros of reusable feeding needles:

1. Animal cannot chew the tube

2. Smoother tips as sometimes plastic tips may contain rough edges that may catch esophageal tissue while insertion and extraction of needle 

3. Tips do not come off easily which may be the case with some disposable feeding needles

4. Retains tube shape when needle tube is bended in certain angle

5. Easy to clean and sterilize

Cons of reusable feeding needles:

1. In short term operating cost may be higher due to sterilization costs but over long term reusable needles may be more cost effective depending on frequency of usage. 

 

 

Tips and procedure for Oral Gavage / Feeding in Rodents from University of Minnesota

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CSU SOP For Oral Gavage in Rats

I recently came across another article on how to use oral gavage needle and proper dosing from CSU. Please click here to see that article. If you have any ideas / suggestions or comments about how we can make this blog more useful for the lab community than please do leave us a comment or email us at info@gavageneedle.com

Gavage Needle in Rodents

How to use Gavage Needle in Rodents? 

Please see the document from UNC on how to use gavage needle for oral gavage in rodents. In attached document you will learn how to restrain the rodent, identify optimal needle length and the gavage procedure. Click here to see the document.

Disposable Oral Gavage Needles

We are soon planning to launch our new disposable oral gavage needle. We would love your suggestions and recommendations for what you would like to see in the new needle. Please email all your suggestions at info@gavageneedle.com