First one done

[cjsmith]

First insulin dose given tonight. I'm so proud of me... for facing it, for being willing to fumble my way through it, but mostly for catching her when she tried to run off with the dang thing still hanging out of her skin.

And she's eating, thank God, she's eating.

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[allanh.livejournal.com]

> I'm so proud of me...mostly for catching her
> when she tried to run off with the dang thing
> still hanging out of her skin.

OMG, you actually got me to laugh! I'm on the 13th hour of a scheduled 6-hour network directory tree merge (no, that's not a typo), and I was feeling pretty miserable until I read this entry just now. Thank you for making me laugh, even if it was for all the wrong reasons.

FWIW ... I had to go back to my vet for a replacement syringe the first time I gave my tortoise a shot, because I wasn't holding onto her leg tightly enough, and she moved and the needle bounced off of one her leg scales, bent, and shot its load onto the front of my shirt.

Who knew that oxytocin (reptilian version of pitocin) stained? It's a hormone, so I guess I should have expected it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

YAY laughter at times when you need some!

Oh man, what a story. I'm glad the tortoise wasn't hurt - there are so many less-pleasant scenarios involving a needle bending. Stains! I never would have thought of that. I wonder if insulin would stain too.