Help in Health....can Lantus be given "IM"???

[Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)]

Barbi and new-to-lantus kitty Zoozey posted for the first time in Health today.
http://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=83104&p=893752#p893752
Zoozey is in the ER with DKA. Had been diet controlled since DX last January.

Barbi said that the vet will send Zoozey home with a starting dose of 2u BID, and is going to show her how to administer Lantus by giving inter-muscular shots.
She is also going to start home-testing of BG and ketones once Zoozey comes home. I'm not sure how his BG has been controlled by diet since January, but I am guessing by periodic curves at the vet?

I am very familiar with IM shots. Bob got them for 10 weeks. So I know that PZI can be given that way in certain cases.

But, given how Lantus works once it's given, doesn't it have to be given Sub-Q? Can it be given IM?

Carl

ETA - check that. It wasn't her first post. She posted over the weekend too. Some of you posted in that thread.
http://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=82934

 

[Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)]

bump

 

[Wendy&Tiggy(GA)]

Won't it cause an overdose? There wouldn't be a depot and it wouldn't last 12 hours surely..

 

[Blue]

http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/dr ... m?id=39109

How should I use LANTUS?
See the "Instructions for Use" including the "How do I draw the insulin into the syringe?" section for additional information.
Follow the instructions given by your healthcare provider about the type or types of insulin you are using. Do not make any changes with your insulin unless you have talked to your healthcare provider. Your insulin needs may change because of illness, stress, other medicines, or changes in diet or activity level. Talk to your healthcare provider about how to adjust your insulin dose.
You may take LANTUS at any time during the day but you must take it at the same time every day.
Only use LANTUS that is clear and colorless. If your LANTUS is cloudy or slightly colored, return it to your pharmacy for a replacement.
Follow your healthcare provider's instructions for testing your blood sugar.
Inject LANTUS under your skin (subcutaneously) in your upper arm, abdomen (stomach area), or thigh (upper leg). Never inject it into a vein or muscle.
Change (rotate) injection sites within the same body area.