[Felvtalk] anyone know how to make an Oxygen tank?

[gary]

Welders use tanks of oxygen and you can rent or buy them, just don't know if 
the oxygen in them would be considered safe to breathe.

Gary

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From: "Cougar Clan" <maimaipg at duo-county.com>
To: <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] anyone know how to make an Oxygen tank?


>A vet can write one.  Best to buy one if possible.  Getting some  companies 
>to rent one for use for a pet can be difficult.  A  question:  divers have 
>tanks.  Can one be converted for use?
> On Dec 29, 2008, at 8:17 PM, Gloria B. Lane wrote:
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>> I had one but passed it on to someone else - can't remember who.   The 
>> husband of a local rescuer, an engineer, had made it, and she  passed it 
>> on to me.  He had covered the openings of a carrier with  plastic, and 
>> attached a connector that the oxygen tank attached to.   Course oxygen 
>> tanks aren't readily available, you have to have a  prescription for 
>> them.
>>
>> Gloria
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>> On Dec 29, 2008, at 2:44 PM, Claudia wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>> I'm relatively new to this board.  I'm so glad that something like  this 
>>> exists for people with fiv cats.  There's some really great  advice on 
>>> here.  I have a question:  someone told me about home- made Oxygen tanks 
>>> for cats.  I have an fiv kitty who also has  asthma.  I'm cautious about 
>>> using Steroids on her.  One time she  ahd a really bad episode, 
>>> couphing, panting, and lying on her  side.  IT was awful. I rushed her 
>>> to the vet.  THey of course had  an Oxygen tank.  Anyway,  I'd really 
>>> appreciate the instructions,  if anyone had them.  Thank you, Claudia
>>>
>>>
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