Best way/place to shoot longhaired kitty

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Without shaving poor Donut all over and making big bald patches in her beautiful fur, does anyone have ideas for shooting a longhair and making sure the insulin gets in? She has 3 patches shaved off now that the vet did, one near the scruff and one over each haunch. She just hated it when I tried the haunch areas, I think it really hurt her so I'm letting those grow back and don't plan to use them. The old vet said just "jab the needle in anywhere and shoot." Jerk. But I'm supposed to be rotating sites, right? Can anyone instruct me? (Believe me, I know getting the insulin in is way more important than her beautiful coat but I didn't want to do a hit-or-miss thing if it could be avoided.) Thank you for any suggestions :-)

Molly
 
What is Donut's body condition? Skinny? Fat? Or just right? If fat then yo can just get short needle syringes and stick it in and inject. Otherwise yo need to tent to help ensure you inject in the subcutaneous region and not too deep.
I had no trouble tenting my long-haired Lightning.
 
Hi Larry,
Donut is pretty much back to her ideal body weight, 11 1/2 pounds. She is nicely filled out but definitely not fat. So what would be considered the best length of needle syringes to get in this case? Is there any location that is better? Do you use the scruff, or where? Thanks.

Molly
 
You grab a handful of that beautiful long hair, pull it up a bit and roll it back with your hand until you see a row of skin. I usually smooth the bottom hair down so I can see it better. NOW you can shoot. KT's shots are behind his front legs, Dakota's are between scruff and shoulder.

You'll find the best way for both of you.

HUGS!
 
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