nasty bottles

[robert murray]

i dug a old distemper bottle today and thought it was full of dirt but instead it still had the medicine in it i got it all over my hands.should i be worried about this, i did how ever wipe down everything with alcohol to sterilize the brush and my hands.and the area that it was in.any thoughts on how to clean the rest of it out of the bottle.

 

[JOETHECROW]

If it was original medicine, you're probably just fine....I don't see why it would be dangerous....What kind of med was it? (What was the embossing?)

 

[robert murray]

it was an old cork bottle that said spouhns distemper comp, spouhns medical company,im just worried that it might make my dog sick or my wife never found a bottle with stuff like this in it.any info is greatly appreciated.

 

[robert murray]

ok i called the vet and he said that he thinks that someone put some thing else in it and that there is no real danger unless u eat it.witch is good news. but when i clean it to wear gloves.so if anyone else has this problem wear gloves and call a doctor or a vet.

 

[jays emporium]

I dug one of those Spohn's Distemper bottles one time that had some nasty sticky stuff in it. I had a hard time cleaning it out but I never thought about it being toxic. That was 35 years ago and no harmful effects evident yet.

 

[westernglassaddict]

D u g oneofthosetooand got it on my handsbut have no illeffectsyetIhavefeltfunnyforawhilebutseemtobeiperfecthealtheventhoughiseekangaroosandfeelgooodotherwiseasifeelnoillefectsofthegooystuffonmyhandsthursdayistartnewjobasmedicalguinniepigforhavingsomemysterioussleepeffectfromunknownsourceofintroductionofsomething to systemIlikebunnies

 

[Lordbud]

Rough times in Oregon...[:-]

 

[CWBookAuthor]

Many years ago, I was cleanuing a bottle and the remaining contents was like a fire! Fortunately, I was at home and I was in the right spot to get my hands cleaned off. WATCH THOSE ORIGINAL CONTENTS!

Mike

 

[robert murray]

ok i boile dthe bottle and scrapped alot of the old junk out, then i used krudd kutter some cleaning stuff that was in our barn and it cleaned the bottle up very nicely. and i was able to clean the glass syringe that was in it.i also noticed on the remaining paper lable it said cough syrup so after reading that it made me feel better about it not being some other medicine like for distemper.so if this is aproblem for anyone else with nasty bottles boil them then use a cleaning agent.

 

[Lordbud]

I've never had any problems with getting "old contents" on my hands or cleaning chemicals. However I would recommend that anyone cleaning out any unknown contents use protective gloves and do their very best not to get anything on their hands/skin. The only thing I ever was super-careful with was that old hydrofluoric acid Dexter's product. Bad stuff and extremely corrosive on glass. Wouldn't recommend that to anyone. Cleaning a bottle with an acid product should be followed by a generous mixture of baking soda & water in the bottle to neutralize any remaining acid residue.