Supplies
needed |
Dollars |
Suture material in packets,
Dexon (size 2-0 @ $78/package of 25 individually wrapped sutures)
Also, any synthetic catgut |
ongoing
expense |
Drugs: |
ongoing
expense |
Ketamine injection (10ml bottles
@ $17.60/bottle) |
|
Acepromazine
injection (50ml
bottles @ $23.40/bottle) |
|
Xylazine (100mg/ml or 10mg/ml
@ $22.30/bottle) |
|
Yohimbine (50ml bottles @
$78/bottle) |
|
Amoxicillin
injection 15%
(100ml bottles @ $14.50/bottle) |
|
Droncit
injection ($10/bottle) |
|
Diazepam
injection
(1ml vials @ $20 for 25 vials) |
|
Isoflurane ($60/bottle for 20–30 animals/bottle) |
|
Surgery packs,
reusable (enough to do nine sequential surgeries plus one
extra @ $1,000 each) * |
10,000 |
Rebreathing bag for anesthesia machine (0.5 & 1.0
liter sizes @ $20 each) |
40 |
Endotracheal tubes (2 of each size from
2.5 to 10, primarily 2.5 and 3) |
152 |
Respiratory monitor |
200 |
Anesthesia scavenger system |
1,000 |
Circulating water pump heating pad to maintain animals' body temperature
during surgery |
285 |
Replaceable pad (5 @ $70 each) |
350 |
Instrument tray |
170 |
Electric Scale |
1,200 |
Hair clippers (2 at $125 each) |
250 |
Cold sterilization trays (2 at $40 each) for use in minor procedures, such as a cat neuter, or to replace an instrument that is dropped |
80 |
Gauze sponges (pack of 4,000) |
85 |
Sterile gloves (3 boxes, 50 gloves/box @ $20/box) |
90 |
Scalpel blades
(primarily size #10 @ $25 per 100 — one new one per surgery) |
100 |
Miscellaneous supplies
(face masks, reusable surgical caps and gowns, syringes and
needles, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, surgical scrub, cotton balls,
gauze pads, disposable surgical drapes) |
800 |
* Note: These surgery packs are German instruments manufactured from
high-quality stainless steel and carrying a lifetime guarantee. Dr. Dunayer advised us that the lower quality, lower-priced steel instruments
manufactured in Pakistan often fail or break. |