|Articles|April 21, 2019

Veterinary team tip: A better way to mark dosages

Toss that marker and snag some electrical tape for you and your veterinary team to indicate doses on syringes.

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Use electrical tape to mark dosage levels on syringes for veterinary clients' home use. The tape won't rub off or fade as fast as marker lines. This helps ensure that pet parents always know how much liquid to put in the syringe, which lowers the risk of mis-dosing.

Brent Dickinson

Dickinson-McNeill Veterinary Clinic

Chesterfield, NJ

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Veterinary team tip: A better way to mark dosages

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