did I miss with the shot?

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When I gave Lilly her evening shot I tented the skin and thought I shot the insulin into the skin but afterwards I was petting her telling her what a good girl she was and felt liquid on the outside of her fur.
Maybe I did not poke the needle all the way in? Where else would the liquid have come from? Anyone else has this happen. I am new to this so please excuse.

Terri
 
Yet it happens, it is called a fur shot. If you use lone (1/2 inch needles), you can go through both sides of the skin when you tent. Learn from the experience. Do not worry.
 
Dear Terri, and, of course, you too, sweet Lilly,

Larry's right. Fur shots happen. And, there are no excuses or apologies necessary.

The thing to remember about fur shots is this. Never shoot an extra dose, okay? Why? You just don't know how much got into Lilly and how much was on her coat. You just ride it out and start fresh again tomorrow!

Been there, done that, beat my head against the wall, realized cats jiggle when we least expect or want them to...

It's a dance, dear Terri. My humble suggestion from the sugar trenches is to simply sway with the bamboo and start again tomorrow.






Okay, if you're really, really feeling nuts like I was with Giz, take Lilly's used syringe and start practicing shooting on a hot pad. You know, like the ones you use to pick up a hot pot. Fold it so it resembles Lilly's scruff and shoot the crap out of it! You will find yourself developing a swift, smooth shooting action. In my case, with Giz, it also added not gagging or being terrified. Someone lovely here suggested I practice on oranges, but I kept eating them...

Whatever your choice, Terri, you will find what works for you. That's really all that you and Lilly need.

I have confidence in you when you don't. Why? Because wondrous people here had confidence in me when I didn't.



Welcome to the place you never wanted to be; but, are already blessed to have found!

Love and encouraging hugs,
Deb and Nikki -- and, Giz, who had so much love and confidence in me, she taught me to have confidence in myself... And, then she sent me Nikki!
 
Must say....been there done that as well!
Just as said, just dont shoot again. I think I missed Sugar Bean 2-3 times as once or twice, she was wet and another time it seemed I could smell meds smell, not for sure about that one, but I just left her alone and waited for my 12 hour next shot. Too high for 12 hour time is MUCH better than 3 min. of too low.
I think you will do just fine. I was sooo scared of that needle that when I went to Walmart to purchase a box of them, I was speaking with the pharmacy and had to leave before I fainted~LOL.
 
Been there, done that, as have many, many of us!

I've also jabbed myself on more than one occasion as have many, many of us - don't wory about.

Any insulin is too small of a dose to affect you much and cleaning a wound from a lancet or syringe consists of encouraging it to bleed a bit (it is a puncture) to move out any bacteria, then wash it & maybe dab with some of the topical anesthetic/antibiotic gel you may use on her ears.
 
No I did not give her another dose after i might have missed. I know better than that. I just waited till morning and gave her her morning dose.
I have another cat that takes pills for high blood pressure and they literally melt in his mouth, but sometimes they will melt and he will spit them out so therefore he does not get another does until next time, because I do not know how much actual medicine he did get before he spit it out.
I am glad to know I am not the only one who has done this and yes messing with these needles scares the crap out of me and I have poked myself once already.

Terri
 
Those fast-melting pills may be easier to dose if you use an oral syringe (no needle). Put the pill in the syringe, suck in a bit of water, wait a moment until dissolved (shaking may help), optionally suck up a bit of tasty catfood and mix (especially if it tastes nasty as this will help mask the flavor), then administer.
 
I have a piller which most often works but just once in while I don`t get the pill back far enough and he gets shold and spits it out but that piller is awesome. Then I have syringe without needle and give a dose of water to wash pill down.
 
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