Where to find a large rectal thermometer

Does anyone know where to find a large rectal thermometer

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does anyone know where to find a large rectal thermometer

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Vetinary supply stores sell large thermometers and assorted tubing too...

Try a farm supply store. They often have veterinary thermometers intended for horses.

The candy thermometer is good for the feeling, but if you are looking for an accurate reading, they are not much good.

Have you ever thought about a candy thermometer those are nice !

I can't think of any retail store that I know of that sells them, especially the big chains like wal-mart, etc. They've all gone digital.

Look for a medical site online, like:

http://www.medicaltoys.com/essentials.htm (scroll down the page to find it.

http://www.schoolkidshealthcare.com/product/1110.html

That's the only two i'm sure of, but if you look around a bit, especially googling "glass rectal thermometer", you'll find plenty (that's how i found the second link).

Good luck!

I know this sounds strange, but go to a animal or feed store, they sell horse therometer that are just a little bigger and are very fun.

For anyone else looking, the first link was great ... got a couple today ... thank again for the help!

Try this link:

http://www.surgicalshop.com/health_wellness_products/thermometers.html

I recently ordered five. The rectal thermometers are manufactured in India and are slightly larger than the standard thermometers that used to be sold in the U.S.

Nobody really needs a glass thermometer today. The new digital models are fast and efficient. But for those of us who are more nostalgic (and who don't mind waiting longer in an embarrassing position), it can be a lot of fun.

The Surgicalshop and Narang sites are excellent. You can get a good price if you order at least a dozen at a time. The Schoolkidshealth site just has those mercury-free geotherm thermometers that are difficult to insert very far and don't appeal to those preferring the "nostalgic" feel and appearance of the mercuery ones. The medicaltoys site advertises rectal thermometers but show a photo of an oral one, so who knows what you'll get or even if they know the difference. E-bay is OK but you will be bidding against collectors and may have to pay $30 and on up.

I like using the Grathem or however you spell it thermometer

Nurserotic,

I believe you are the first one I have read say they like the Geotherm thermometers. I assume the reason people don't care for them is that it is difficult to insert them very far and that being new, they don't have any emotional connections to our childhoods like the mercury ones do. (Same thing with the digital ones.) What do you like about them? How far do you insert it?

Maybe its not that then.. their thin and skinny, and go in very well, the digital ones, aren't all that bad...

The Geotherm is the environmentalist answer to the mercury thermometer. It's glass but does not have mercury. It is wide at the top with a tapered tip of about an inch.

Nero

The type starts with a G may not be that, I checked the Thermometer to see if it says on it but doesn't.

Geratherm thermometers are a german style (larger) thermometer. They are glass but mercury-free. These are usually available at Target or Walgreens in the USA.

I have an old glass thermometer. It feels much better than a digital thermometer.

I am just getting over a 24 hr flu and had the occasion to have two of mt enimates help nurse me back from the brink. The chance for them to use my many rectal thermometers and give me several enemas was just what the doctor ordered (pun intended). I have many different types of thermometers, some the size of standard glass rectal ones up to a large glass candy thermometer I found in a antique shop that is about 1and 1/8 inch diameter. There are many options out there if you are always on the lookout for new ones. It is a real shame that the world is now so mercury phobic. For me anyway "new and improved" is not always the way to go, especially with rectal temps.

play safely respect others

Rick

A glass rectal thermometer can be found at almost any BSDM or veterinarian/equine website. The only thing is the mercury thermometers now are usually made in China or India, and don't have that thick, stubby, pear shaped bulb like the good old American makes had. My wife still has an old B-D rectal that her mother used on her back in the 70's , and this is what we use now. Can't beat em for razor sharp accuracy.

I wrote a post about my own "find" some time ago, but here's the info. again. It's a professional glass thermometer made by Taylor, model #21421. It is similar to the old-fashioned glass rectal thermometers except that it is longer (six inches) and fatter. It is triangular shaped for the prismatic effect, and has a permanent cap on the end which prevents it from disappearing where it shouldn't. The whole thing goes into a slick plasic case with a clip. Check The Taylor Instruments website, www.taylorusa.com. Look under industrial products, then under "speciality devices." They have a few different models listed--some that have to be shaken down, and some that don't. Some of them register up to 200 degrees for really "hot" patients. These cost in the $10-15 range, but are accurate and of excellent quality, and lots of fun!

Http://www.taylorusa.com/restaurant-hospitality/thermometers/delrinandreg-plastic-thermometer-1.html

this looks like a nice thermometer 😃 i might have to get one

I had the good fortune of finding an old 1953 Becton-Dickinson rectal thermometer with the pear shaped bulb. It was in an antique store that was going out of business a few years ago. It was unopened in a clear Bakelite tube, and wrapped in celophane with a silver paper B-D seal strip around the side. I practically stole that thing for only $6.00. I should have put it straight on ebay, because these things bring good money now. I kept it though, and it's used often in my household. A very old thermometer, but extremely accurate.

There are the most efficient glass rectal thermometers to be found in a most unusual shop. My mate and I were in a nautical shop checking out equipment for our sailboat when I spotted some interesting items near the outdoor thermometers. They were in a long straw-like plastic tube, about 10 inches long - glass thermometers, with a very sturdy plastic end to conveniently hold them in place. Well, since my first mate loves to have his temp taken, often!!! I had to purchase one of these gems. I have had so much fun with this long glass item and have sent my mate into spasms of pleasure. I like the length so I can fondle other places to keep him very aroused. Give it a try. You'll love it 😃

Thought I'd share a couple of recent finds that may interest you.

1) A 6-pack of new, unopened glass rectal thermometers on ebay (seller has 9 left):

http://cgi.ebay.com/US-military-thermometer-lot-6-rectal-human-clinical-/150551763192?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230d9598f8#ht_908wt_983

2) That yummy looking Taylor thermometer that ezrider mentions below. Some retail for up to $30! Butt I found a nice selection of these beauties that vary in temp ranges for $11.95!

Oh, UPS, DO hurry. Not only am I burning up, but my patients are growing restless.

There still on line thanks

Just remember ladies...only use one at a time.

The digital ones are for sure more compfortable for the recieving person but form the fetish point of view the old glass style is the best

@rsinger: i guess they order them somewhere from a store or form a medical page....maybe ust need to search the web

You can still get the glass ones at a large animal (Cows, Horses etc.) supply store

You can go to a veterinary supply place and buy glass ones that are a little larger than normal and are real good. Or if you want large, you can go to grocery store or housewares dept of hardware and find a candy or cooking thermometer that are glass, with metal tip, and about 9 inches long., and half inch wide.

Hi all I would love to take my rectal temperature more often, I actually can't remember a time when I got it taken rectally from my mom or a doctor. I just want to find a place (online or not) that actually sells old fashioned glass rectal thermometers.

Can anyone help a poor desperate girl to feel for the first time a rectal temperature...

It is very hard to find, but e-Bay seems to be a good resource!

Something like this would serve you very nicely . . .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Thermometers-TRYLON-Feichney-American-Hosp-Kenwood-Ross-ORAL-RECTAL-cases-/260956586700?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6406393068555780306

I got mine on e-Bay; be prepared to spend $20+ ---- but you'll love it when you get it!