My westie dog has recently been diagnosed with diabetes, and the first two weeks she didn't seem to notice me injecting her now she is growling and I have lost my nerve has anyone else had a similar problem which they have overcome?
2006-11-02 08:06:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Give her Chamomile tea to help her nervisness.
Chamomile tea works very well, and is safe for her. Dump it out of the teabag, and use 1 teaspoon for small breed, up to 1 tablespoon for a large breed. Mix it in a little canned food, such as Mighty Dog, or Cesar's, ( only enough to mix with the tea, like a spoon) and give about 30 minutes before she needs to relax. It will keep her happy, but reduce stress. It can be given as needed.
Chamomile is a mild pain reliever, and really reduces stress..
You will find it at your grocer's tea section.
If she balks at it, you can mix with a spoon of the canned real chicken, such as you would buy for chicken salad..comes in a can like tuna..if you can find no salted tuna, it works really well, too.
Ii assume you are using at least 4 injection sites, so she doesn't know where to expect it? At the dog day care, we put the dogs up on a small table, so they are more worried about falling off, than being injected..
2006-11-02 08:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The dog sees this as a traumatic thing and it probably hurts, I know I wouldn't like it. Get the medicine out and place it by your doggy while they are calm and submissive to you, pet and scratch them calmly (also remain calm because they feed off your energy) then place the medicine out where they can smell it but not see it yet. Do this for about a full minute or two, then place it where they can see it. Wait another minute or two while you are still petting and scratching. Then give the medicine quickly, after it's over keep petting and scratching. Talking and cooing calmly to your dog helps as well. When done place the medicine out in the same place where they can see and smell it. This may take a while, but it will work.
You don't want to traumatize your dog by manhandling while doing this because this is going to be a daily occurrence for the rest of their life. Also, I'm sure there will be a point when you want to go on vacation and someone will have to watch them and do this. Give it time and be patient. Be prepared to spend a full ten minutes for each shot at first, it will calm down. Good luck!
2006-11-02 08:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by 26433_ED 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had a beagle with diabetes for many years! Sorry, he never really did like the injection, and often grumbled and 'rolled over' to make it even more difficult. The food treat did make up for the indignity and made me feel better! The trick is to be confident and alternate the injection sites. Don't use the syringe more than a couple of times as it seems to become 'blunt'. Good luck.
2006-11-02 12:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by beagtan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-15 14:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, do you have someone who can help you by holding the dog while you inject her? Do you inject her while she is eating food or a treat? that might help. You can't be afraid of your dog or let her walk over you. If you are afraid of your dog, she will sense it and get more and more aggressive progressing to biting you, which is unacceptable. As a last resort, you can buy a muzzle and muzzle her every time you give the injection. You should talk with your vet about this first though, muzzling shouldn't be necessary. Talk to your Vet and they should be able to give you some more help with injection giving. That's what they are there for.
2006-11-02 08:21:53 · answer #5 · answered by Astro 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, only mine was with a cat.
My cat doesn't mind the injections. But a good trick is to do the injection while they are eating. They are so busy eating that they don't notice you giving them their shot.
Also, be sure to hold the syringe horizontal to the body and slide it sideways into the skin, not vertically into the skin. If it's done horizontally, they shouldn't feel it at all. Only use the syringe once too.
Don't lose your nerve. Get back on track and I'm sure you'll do just fine. It took me about 45 minutes to give my cat her shot the first time, I was so afraid to hurt her. Now she comes to me and sits there waiting for me to give it to her!
Good luck to you.
2006-11-02 08:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by BVC_asst 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, so I have a cat, who has been diabetic now for 2 years. She is the laziest thing around - but she did manage to out-run us a few times early summer.
Here's a suggested way of doing the dreaded dead...
Draw up her syringe where she can't see you, then put her food down, wait until she has had a few mouthfuls, give her scruff a little rub as if stroking her. If she growls then, then just talk calmly and keep stroking until she settles back to her food. When you are ready (and while she is still eating), pull her scruff up, stick the needle in to the scruff parrallel to her back, push the plunger in, pull out the needle. If she noticed give her a lot of fuss. If she didn't (she has no feeling in her scruff), then stroke her scruff a couple of more times and leave her to it.
Don't let her see you are afraid, she will react more and could become dangerous. If you are still having trouble then go back to your vet for more practical suggestions.
She will get used to it, my cat waits for her jab now. If I don't give to her within her first few mouthfuls she looks up as if to say where is it then??' And I usually get a little 'PPPRRR' as a thank you!
Don't give her sugary treats at all anymore, it will upset her sugar balance making her grumpy and difficult to manage.
We also check her blood sugar levels ourselves, it can be done. But then we do blood sugar levels on humans in our jobs everyday - bit easier for me I guess.
She's always good as gold for the people that sit for us when we can't be there.
Good luck.
2006-11-02 08:32:12 · answer #7 · answered by Kanst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep except it wasn't a diabetic but injectiable addisons meds. Try the smallest needle you can. That idea was a godsend with my boy, & he stopped objecting. Also It will help your nerve a lot to muzzle the dog (you can practice without a shot for days first) and feed a treat after the shot so thay have something to look forward too.
My boy watchs me fill syringes closly and has been known to actively BEG for his shot.
2006-11-02 08:31:25 · answer #8 · answered by ragapple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start by asking to see the practice nurse at your vets for her to check that you are giving the jabs correctly; Chetco has also given some good advice.
She is either reacting to the jab or your nerves; if its to the jab you can learn to give it in a different way and minimise the discomfort.
But if she's being bossy and reacting to your indecision, the nurse will be able to give you advice to manage that as well!
Don't quit, there are several things you can try including tying her up and feeding her, or using a muzzle. It's for her own good but she has no way of knowing that.
2006-11-02 08:31:00 · answer #9 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four years ago we had a dog that was diagnosed as having diabetes,every morning we had to inject him in the back of his neck. what we used to do was to get a piece of cooked meat out of the fridge, inject him first then give him the piece of meat.he got to the point where he used to look forward to his treat and would come to us and stand still .good luck
2006-11-02 08:38:36 · answer #10 · answered by L.R.O. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋