we are brand new to all of this-15 year old female diagnosed with diabetes a week and a half ago (amongst other worse issues...). I didn’t have any trouble doing her injections for the first 8 days, and then it started to get trickier. Before she would look up when I did her shot, as if she just felt the slightest pinprick. Then she started to full on startle, and starting yesterday she feels the slightest attempt to get that needle in and she twists and turns and fights. I have not been able to get a shot into her in 24 hours. This morning I decided I just needed to be determined and not startle myself if she felt the needle, just go in fast and quick. She fought and finally when I pulled needle away it was bent at a 90 degree angle! I hadn’t even had a chance to push the plunger (which is good as it would’ve been a fur shot anyway) but jeesh she was fighting and running away and the needle wasn’t even in all of the way!
She has lost a bit of weight and her back is bony. She doesn’t have much of a scruff so I was worried maybe I was hitting areas that didn’t have enough meat. I had some success going a bit lower kind of on a line from the scruff on down towards her front leg, as she lies on her side. But now anywhere I try gets an immediate negative run/twist reaction.
I am supposed to be giving her sub q fluids every other day and those have been a disaster as she definitely feels the needle and bolts.
I was doing a google search and found an old post here discussing needle size. Currently I have exel comfort point U-40 1/2 ml 29G1/2 syringes. I don’t quite know what all of that means, but I think the 29 is needle size, and people posted here on another post that perhaps the needle is too big? Wonder if that could be my issue with this elderly tender skinned kitty?
Can I get new syringes/needles on my own or do I have to go through a vet? As it’s the weekend I would love to avoid having to go to the emergency animal hospital and honestly I think the car trip might kill her...she went into hiding/not eating after I had to take her to the vet three times in 5 days a couple of weeks ago and we really thought this was it...
If I can get them/order them on my own, what do I need to look for—the exact box that I have now but with 30g on it? Or could I do any brand?
Kitty gets 2 units (I think I’m using that term correctly—I fill the current syringes to the second line) of prozinc.
Thanks in advance!
She has lost a bit of weight and her back is bony. She doesn’t have much of a scruff so I was worried maybe I was hitting areas that didn’t have enough meat. I had some success going a bit lower kind of on a line from the scruff on down towards her front leg, as she lies on her side. But now anywhere I try gets an immediate negative run/twist reaction.
I am supposed to be giving her sub q fluids every other day and those have been a disaster as she definitely feels the needle and bolts.
I was doing a google search and found an old post here discussing needle size. Currently I have exel comfort point U-40 1/2 ml 29G1/2 syringes. I don’t quite know what all of that means, but I think the 29 is needle size, and people posted here on another post that perhaps the needle is too big? Wonder if that could be my issue with this elderly tender skinned kitty?
Can I get new syringes/needles on my own or do I have to go through a vet? As it’s the weekend I would love to avoid having to go to the emergency animal hospital and honestly I think the car trip might kill her...she went into hiding/not eating after I had to take her to the vet three times in 5 days a couple of weeks ago and we really thought this was it...
If I can get them/order them on my own, what do I need to look for—the exact box that I have now but with 30g on it? Or could I do any brand?
Kitty gets 2 units (I think I’m using that term correctly—I fill the current syringes to the second line) of prozinc.
Thanks in advance!
