silver nitrate on floors

Re: silver nitrate on floors

James Allsop — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:20:04 GMT

im reliably informed by my nurses that surgical spirit gets diff quick off a treat

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Rob Loxley — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:48:05 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

[quote user="robloxley"]blue Diff-Quick reagent off lino...[/quote]

Don't buy the blue - it's just methanol as a fixer - the colour does nothing.

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As in fixer, pink reagent then blue reagent, and I mean a coplin jar of the latter spilt all over!

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:10:38 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]blue Diff-Quick reagent off lino...[/quote]

Don't buy the blue - it's just methanol as a fixer - the colour does nothing.

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Anthony Todd — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:47:57 GMT

Tried to delete duplicate post

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Anthony Todd — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:47:11 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]

PS my answer to the OP would be to try Cif (or Jif or Vim or any other 3 lettered abrasive cleaner!) and a scouring pad and elbow grease. It's almost as much fun as getting the blue Diff-Quick reagent off lino...

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Try KI first, the earlier after staining the better. Don't use anything that might have chlorine in it or you'll get the iodine stain after the KI, I promise.

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Rob Loxley — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:35:14 GMT

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Anthony Todd — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:50:26 GMT

[quote user="Stephen Courtney"]Having said that I usually refuse to trim claws unless I personally feel they should be done. [/quote]

Yes, me too, it's very painful if you take off as much as the average owner expects, and you'll never get the dog on the table again and get bitten if you touch a foot. I used to demonstrate the pain by a gentle squeeze of the clippers at the client's proposed length but I don't think any client ever appreciated my logic.

As an aside, you know how long canary's claws usually are! Can't be normal, must be trimmed!

Well in the wild they're just as long, much to my surprise, real half circles!

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Stephen Courtney — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:11:01 GMT

Silver nitrate pencils sting like crazy. Try it on yourself the next time you have a suitabley oozey feline induced lesion and see how much you enjoy the sensation. No wonder dogs go nuts for claw clipping if they have had this stuff used on them.

Having said that I usually refuse to trim claws unless I personally feel they should be done. Said position arrived at the hard way, it is amazing how many clients simply think it is something that should be done at some random point in their pet's life, or refuse to contemplate taking more pavement walking instead.

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Mark Holmes — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:16:35 GMT

Don't use silver nitrate use Mutneys quick stop powders, our groomer suggested it and its fabulous. Contains Ferrous Sulphate Better than Silver Nitrate and easier than permangenate.

We have used nothing else since it was suggested.

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Anthony Todd — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:56:04 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]Ferric chloride?[/quote]

Yeah, could see it but couldn't think of the name.... and they'll get some iron to combat the anaemia too.

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:32:52 GMT

Ferric chloride?

Magic powder?

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Anthony Todd — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:58:07 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]Stick a small bandage, owner removes when they get home?[/quote]

Never had much success bandaging a budgie's toe and bandaging one nail on a dog's bleeding nail bed turns a drama into a crisis.

AgNO3 does work well though.

Could try the cut-throat shavers styptic pencil??

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Rob Loxley — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:41:16 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Todd"] what's just as an effective alternative?[/quote]

Stick a small bandage, owner removes when they get home?

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Mark Hedberg — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:17:01 GMT

Permanganate, makes a nice purple stain instead! :p

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Anthony Todd — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:32:48 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]Ban the silver nitrate[/quote]

Suits me, black stains on white laminate not a good look, but what's just as an effective alternative?

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Rob Loxley — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:15:16 GMT

Ban the silver nitrate

Re: silver nitrate on floors

Anthony Todd — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:34:50 GMT

Paint on a strong solution of Potassium iodide. Works on laminate worktops too.

Do not!!!! use bleach afterwards as this -> Iodine, lovely golden brown indelible stain, as opposed to black.

I'm sure someone will quote the actual chemical reactions.