Insulin starts tomorrow

[cjsmith]

Got home, got answering machine message from vet: come in for a prescription and a demo.

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[ambar.livejournal.com]

The good news is that subcutaneous shots are Really Really Easy on cats. She probably won't even notice the needle after the first 3 or so.

*hugs*

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you have a vet who's really on the ball!

Good luck with the insulin. I hope it works out well -- both in terms of Duchess's health, and in terms of your administering it!


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[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

Prayers and good thoughts on the way.

[airporter.livejournal.com]

You'll be fine, luv, and you've said Duchess is a quiet little trooper. The vet continues to sound great, and you'll likely be able to get the injection routine pat in short order.

Best of!

[nosrednayduj]

Don't forget to ask about home testing. You'll want vet monitoring for the first little while, but after that the convenience and price of home testing will be appealing.

It's a pain to get the drop from the ear -- I found warming the ear for a few minutes with a hot washcloth wrapped in a plastic bag helped a lot. Also a flashlight shined on the back of the ear can help you locate the vein that runs around the edge. You don't really want to hit the vein, you'll get a gusher then, you want to hit close to it to get the capillaries nearby.

[wooddragon.livejournal.com]

I think and hope you'll find that when you are doing it for someone you love, you get right past it.

I will be interested to see your technique. I was moderately successful, but I'd like to be more successful in the future should I ever need to do this again (I didn't get any 'practical' training, as the cat and I were never at the vet at a time when I could get shown).

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

You can do it!