Didn't faint

[cjsmith]

I got through the demo mostly okay. Only afterward did it hit me. I spent a good ten minutes sitting on the floor feeling cold and clammy and numb, but I got down there in a controlled manner.

Not too bad.

The vet tech and the office manager were both very helpful. The office manager in particular deserves a very nice thank-you note, as this is the second time in less than a week that she's seen me all apprehensive about what I'm getting into and has taken the extra time to talk to me, give me helpful hints, reassure me, and answer questions. She's superb.

Duchess was fine throughout. I'm not at all sure she knew she was getting a shot. (Either that or, after we picked up folds of skin and poked fingers at them about 3846 times, she was thinking well FINALLY.) The demo was with saline, since I hadn't filled (or indeed even picked up) my prescriptions yet, so she'll get her first real dose this evening.

Errands now: post office, pharmacy, groceries.

Comments

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

You'll get good at giving the shots and she'll hopefully relax during them. I have to give Cato subcutaneous injections daily and that means inserting a 20 gauge needle in his neck for 10 minutes and pumping 200cc of electrolytes into him. It takes two of us to do it safely so we'll be happy when he can go to a non-daily schedule. The insulin shots can be done in seconds so you should be good to go.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes, insulin is a lot easier than subcutaneous fluids. It's a smaller needle and a LOT shorter duration! When can you go to a non-daily schedule? Is this related to his recent surgery?

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

We're not sure when we can change his schedule but I'm guessing after his next blood test. It isn't surgery related, its from his renal failure. They believe it was trauma induced.

[nosrednayduj]

I gave Mottle subq fluids (no electrolytes, just plain saline) for her kidney failure. She didn't like it in the winter when room temp was so much colder -- she'd always flinch when the cold hit her. But she was "the cat who was good with needles" -- twice daily insulin and thrice weekly fluids for at least a year. And the occasional ear-stick for the home blood glucose tests.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Princess used to love the subq drip in the summer. Nice and cool.