Tomorrow, I may be required to inject my pony She has a nasty kick wound to her leg and she needs a course of 4 daily jabs and the scab picking off the wound and it flushing. My friend has volunteered to do the injections, but I suspect he may bottle it...leaving moi Vet has shown us what to do - but I nearly fainted at the sight of it!

Cannot bear the thought of it - sticking a needle in and hurting her - what if I get it wrong . Am a complete wuss and am currently beating myself up for not being brave enough to do it!

How would you cope - could you inject your dogs/horses?

Sorry Chloe..... i couldn't do it!!!!!!

I've injected sheep, but nothing I was emotionally involved with.

Could you inject one of your dogs? I totally could NOT inject Willis! He is a complete fairy and nearly dies at the sight of a needle. Phoebe doesn't flinch. Typical!

I think I could if I had to, especially subcutaneous rather than intra-muscular ... but I'd rather not! :)

I nearly fainted today - vet inserted a pair of scissor thingies into the cut by about an inch and opened them

Poor pony Maddie - she's been so brave :(

Erk!

And this is muscular - in the neck no less... *breathes*

i have a diabetic cat and inject her with insulin twice a day was a little nervous at first but now 2yrs on its just part of a normal day for her and me!

Roni

Chloe, its a doddle.  Close eyes, make a few karate type noises and lunge. If horse is still there you will feel the kick and you will have made your mark, if you fall flat on face, you know horse has moved and you missed. :P:

Sorry,  Yes have given injections to dogs, cats, kittens and puppies for many years.  When the vet sowed me, I was terrified but got it right 1st time.  I had to inject little Ollie every morning (remember Ollie) when he was only 2 weeks old (Phnuemonia) and everytime I do it I feel so guilty.  But you have to do it, conquer your worries about hurting her, you are helping her in the longterm.  In fact, because you are so worried about getting it wrong, you will do it right 1st time.

Be brave, :D

Close eyes, make a few karate type noises and lunge

:D :D :D

Paint a dartboard on her and go for double top.
:D

LOL :D

Blimey Chloe, I don't envy you this task at all.  However, being female and tough (!) you will do it with no fuss, no bother, and nerves of steel.  I suggest a large brandy is on hand to "congratulate" yourself with afterwards........ :D :D

Fingers, eyes, legs, arms all crossed.  Let us know how it goes :)

My dads diabetic so when I had to inject one of my girls to bring her labour on, have a very nice vet who knew that she used to give up near the end and wouldn't have the last one, my dad did it for me whilst I held her and turned away :d

You will be fine. I had to inject one of our foals when he cut his leg,  not a plesant job but being a woman you can do it remember we can do anything.
Mary

I've had to do it to a foal I was looking after which had a snotty nose.  I'd just started work at the stud, and my co worker had tried, and fluffed it (bent the needle!) So she asked me to do it - I'd never injected anything before, and I was only 17 - but I did it somehow.......  I don't think I could do my dogs, but I could probably do another equine......

It's easy Chloe - once you've done it the first time it's fine.
I vaccinate & microchip & I do my own animals no probs.  :)

Asti - my eldest dog - several years ago developed a huge haematoma in the scruff of her neck so after having a vet tell me a course of antibiotics would shift it and that not happening I had to take her back to the practice.    I saw a different vet and he said it would have to be drained, so he did it there and then making a slit in the skin on her neck and then flushing it out (The haematoma was the size of one a cow would get, he told me!), it was like chopped liver landing in a metal dish. 

BBBUUUTTTTTT to keep the wound open and any debris to be able to come out required the wound to have to have a pair of sterilised scissors poked up it daily.   I couldn't do it, even now my stomach turns thinking of it......luckily my ex- boyfriend could do it...about the only useful thing he did do!  ;)

Hi Chloe

Look at it a different way - if you don't do it she will be in a lot more pain than if you do - :D

Hope she heals up soon

I inject my dog twice daily, abit worried at first but soon got the hang of it.  The vet told me to practice on an orange first as it has the same firmness as animal flesh. Good luck.  Caz

EEEwwww poor you.

I had to inject my goat twice a day a few years back - she had an infected joint which was a bit of a struggle cos they have no fat and she was handy with her horns!! I scewered her once by accident - put needle in and it came out the other side and I didnt notice til the liquid run down my hand :(.

Now would I inject my horse? Would be ok with Jack - he is a thick skinned sec d x dales so I doubt hed even feel it especially if someone distacted him with apples!!
Forget it with out ex old lad Shuv - you could not get within 10 feet of him with a needle - he dragged me 30feet once before I had to let him go when the vet wanted to jab him.

Oh, I feel sorry for you but its for the best - good luck x

Nevr mind the injection I could do that no probs BUT the picking of the scab..now that is disgusting :-))))))) I just couldn't..  would rather stick my finger up it's bum than that ;-))))

I've lanced abcesses on my cats before now !

The first time was absolutely horrible, but my vet had told me what I had to do - and although I do admit to having to have a large G & T (more G than T) first, I did it - Cassius didn't yowl afterwards - you could almost hear him purring with relief - and, in a disgusting way (rather like when you are a teenager and squeeze a spot ) it was good to see all the rubbish come out, knowing that he would be better afterwards.   When I took him to the vet the next day, she reckoned that I had done a good job - it healed with just antibiotic powder, in about 10 days, whereas before he'd been on antibiotics for about 3 weeks before an abcess started to subside.

After that, I did it any time any of the cats developed an abcess - obviously its better for them not to get them - but at that time, we had some pretty ferocious neighbouring cats and they were always fighting!

So go on Chloe - just go for it!

Margot

when i lived abroad one did not have much choice, used to jab my dog and horses all the time.