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Sub-Q injections - 2006/02/06 20:54 I tried a new (to me) technique for sub-Q injections, and it works great!

I have trimmed a needle guard so that when it is on the needle only about a 1/4 inch is exposed.

Pull the fiber up to make a bit of a tent in the skin and drive the needle home. The trimmed guard keeps it from getting into muscle.

A real time saver.

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Re:Sub-Q injections - 2006/02/07 08:16 I too have been using this method. As a newbie injection giver, it gives me confidence. I had been told how easy it was to cause an abscess and was afraid to give shots prior to learning this method.
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Re:Sub-Q injections - 2006/02/10 08:31 You can always buy short needles!!

But one thing I learnt recently is to inject with the "bevel up".

Basically the tip of the needle is a bevel and depending how you approach the skin, particulalry with a big needle as when implanting microchips makes a huge difference.

Now I go in with the bevel up, I can get a much shallower angle than previously...obvious realy.

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Re:Sub-Q injections - 2006/02/10 21:21 Can't buy needles short enough!

Your point about the bevel is well taken though.

Sub-Q has always been a problem for me, since these critter's skin is so tight all over their bodies. It just doesn't want to tent up.

The other thing to keep in mind is using a stout enough needle. We have a tendency to get the smallest ones we can thinking it won't hurt as bad. A big shot (like 5 cc's) takes a long time to push through a small needle, especially if the medication is thick.

It probably hurts worse to have the needle in there for a longer period, don't you think?

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Re:Sub-Q injections - 2006/02/11 21:31 Yep bigger is better in my book.

Plus let those thick meds come up to room temperature in winter, it makes it much easier to push.

Now who cleans and preps the site?

Maybe its more important with the big needles like microchip...any thoughts?

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