This message is from: "Rose or Murph" <roseormu...@ywave.com>
Hi List, I have given my own injections for several years now, on several different kinds of horses. Years ago,one of my very sensitive TB mares would always fear the injection, and try to leave the cross ties. I speculated that she just did not like the feel of the needle going in so, one day I tried using an ice pack on the injection site to numb it up. It worked like a charm. I did have to do some treats, while uncapping the needle and just plain waited until she accepted me standing there with the needle and syringe in waiting, petting and feeding treats. Once she was okay with that, I went to chilling the injection site for several minutes, and then just slide the needle in, right after I removed the ice pack from the injection site. I found the pre-poking, pinching, just agitated her and other horses in anticipation for the injection. In the beginning, I used to be very nervous about giving injections. The more nervous I was, the more obnoxious the horse was, they pick up on it fast. Taking things very slow as complete relaxation is key. I am able to turn an injection day in to a pleasant experience for myself and horse. I do lots of grooming first to relax the horse and myself, which also allows the injection to get a little warmer than fridge temp so it's not ice cold going in. I just pretend it's just another day, and give the injection once everyone is all relaxed. I hope this helps someone out there. I have used this method, tried and true for years now. Rosemary in Roy, beautiful weather 78 out. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
