Needle free insulin care

[NightCrawler78]

My guy was diagnosed with Diabetes a few weeks ago and I am required to administer his shot twice a day of 4 units and this process is incredibly stressful and aggravating and that’s how I feel! I can’t imagine how he feels being on the receiving end of this needle twice a day. I found Injex and Comfort-In and on the surface this seems promising but I’d like some user feedback before jumping in head first. Initial questioning to my Vet on this option was met with a high degree of skepticism. I found some really old threads on this but nothing in the last year or two. I welcome whatever feedback or experience you have had good, bad or otherwise.

[jesse girl]

Re: Needle free insulin care

Hi and welcome

I dont have any experience with the item you sugested but i can say i have probably given jesse over 10,000 shots and lanced her inner lips probably more than that .

She feels no pain and usually will give me a lick after

dogs in general are pretty tough unless we give them a reason not to be . As long as we are confident in our action they will follow

Now if your dog is just not going for it than yes it might be worth a try . We have had a couple that ended up using a device like this but i dont know if any active members are

[k9diabetes]

Re: Needle free insulin care

Quite a few people have used auto-injectors but I don't think many have used needle free.

I can only tell you that the one needle-free injection I personally had once hurt more than the needled ones.

As a rule, if you use a nice thin-needled syringe, most dogs don't mind the injections at all. There are many ways to inject and if one seems uncomfortable try adjusting where and/or how you inject.

For example, our dog didn't like being injected on the right side so we always did the left. I suspect it was related to handedness - I am right handeded and injections on his left side seemed easier for me.

The following archived threads describe various injection techniques in terms of where you inject, the angle, whether and how much you make a "tent." We never really made a tent - just pulled his skin away from his body a bit.

http://www.k9diabetes.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=14

Different approaches can make a big difference in terms of comfort.

But it's also easy to think it's really painful because you feel that way. I was completely freaked out with my first diabetic pet - a cat - and when I finally squelched the nausea and worked up the courage to give her the injection, she didn't even notice, let alone flinch or feel afraid.

Our diabetic dog got four injections a day for four years - that's more than 5,000 injections - and they didn't bother him.

Natalie

[amydunn19]

Re: Needle free insulin care

My vets always recommended the scruff but my dog would scream and cry. I used the sides up and down (not over the rib cage) -just pulling up the skin and injecting at the bottom. I could not tent and get it right but it works just the same with less stress. . She rarely noticed me injecting her.

Many times, they feel your anxiety. You just have to remember that you are saving them. In the grand scheme, Dogs don’t hold on to the emotions or dwell on the shots or pain. We feel guilty and it doesn’t bother them.