06/30 Kitty PMPS 81

[Corey & Kitty]

Last thread (06/23): https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/06-23-kitty-amps-89-2-5-66-4-75-69.264959/

So tonight when I gave Kitty her shot, she flinched, stopped eating, and then she wanted to get away. Luckily I pushed the plunger quickly and she still received the dose. Has anyone had this happen? I feel bad because I feel like I caused her pain. I do rotate the injection to different parts of the scruff but I wonder if scar tissue could be building up. I'm not comfortable using other injection sites.

Anyway, she forgave me quickly, I picked her up and we looked out the window together at the neighbor's dog running around, and then she went back to eating.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Have you tried injections just below the shoulders - towards her tail. I found those easy to give as well. Maybe try avoiding the spot you injected tonight for a week if you can.

 

[Corey & Kitty]

Have you tried injections just below the shoulders - towards her tail

I haven't tried towards her tail, she's very sensitive the farther down her back you go. I think just below the shoulders is where I usually go, I guess the scruff is a bit higher up toward the neck. I find there is less loose skin if I go higher up her neck so its always been just below the shoulders I guess. I just worry that if the shots continue to cause her pain that she will develop a fear of them.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

I alternated left and right, and tried to follow a circle on either side, so it was several days in between shots in the same spot. Can you feel a lump or thickened skin there?

 

[Corey & Kitty]

I don’t feel any lumps or thickened skin. I will try to rotate more, sometimes its hard to remember where I shot last.