Giz/Emma and everyones pets on the board

Oh yea...... and leftover turkey since. Same here though, gotta set limits, otherwise they'd act like a pack of hyenas!

 

Long day, both Cocoa kitten and old Blackie both had reactions to the vaccinations. Dr Google is calling them "mild reactions" Cocoa has not moved much in 26 hours, used the litter box once, feels too warm, but not hot. Poor Blackie will not use his right leg, so he's not moving either, same low fever. I guess they do vaccines in the legs now, I have NEVER heard of that before. Rabies used to go in the hip/waist for dogs and neck in cats (IM). I've owned 8 dogs personally, and 3.5 cats, I have NEVER seen a reaction like this before. Especially Blackie, this was his 5th rabies over his lifetime, never like this before, gave him an enteric coated aspirin so he could go out and pee. Dr Google is calling them "mild reactions", sure, they are far from deaths door step, but why now? And on the heels of the of the awful visit?

Cocoa reaction, I have no idea, Blackie's reaction, as you've heard me say many times he's a drama queen, the vaccine could not have changed that much since 3 years ago, could it? Ever know a friend that is paranoid of needles and gets a terrible bruise and sore arm from tiny flu shots because they are so tense?, I'm wondering if that is the case with Blackie?

Lila has not returned since last night, not uncommon, so not sure about her. Happy-go-lucky Blondie is just fine.

 

They did vaccines in both or pups legs. We always massage the leg right after an injection

 

Me either, and I did 100's and 100's of them at the humane society personally. And the annuals were subQ, not IM, it was such uncomfortable chaos at that appt I couldn't keep track, restrained Lila and held the other 3, I could tell which one ones hurt (IM), but could not keep track of which pet and which vaccine in which leg. Google talks about it and it makes sense, but I have never seen or heard of it before.

Have you seen this before in your other dogs? And curious, what is the age range of your vet now?

WWW is making some concoction in the kitchen, if Cocoa does not take it I will be forcing some H2O, tiny lil cat is showing signs of dehydration. Blackies capillary reflex is good.

 

Thanks, there are a 3 places up here, the local residents complain about all of them ( I am naive, I thought sure, disgruntled ignorant customer, yikes I am ashamed, they were right). It will be a much longer drive, but next year going to see if my previous house call vet will meet me at Ted's Place or The Forks and and do the check ups one at a time in the truck.

I used the other place in town that has an actual office in 2014 for a home visit, they were much more caring, but they charged $480 for a house call on 2 dogs and I did not appreciate being charged $240 for each dog for an exam and annuals and rabies. Also, the nice vet seemed like she was 15 years old, though obviously she graduated vet school, but so very young. BTW, she was fresh out of school and did not inject in the legs . Have you had rear leg injections in your dogs? (not hip/waist, but literally closer to the knee cap?)

The 3rd vet focuses on livestock but occasionally does "clinics", in a parking lot, a few times a year.

It's a fact I will factor in that FTC has one of the top Vet Schools and there is a lot of competition so prices are more reasonable, but I am still shocked about the choice and care here vs 1-1.5 hours away is astonishing. Ya, the awful climate here likely plays roll. Just still bewildered over all of it.

Cocoa took some of the concoction thank god. Nap still not falling properly but it's a start.

Well Seasoned where on the leg do Maple and Saucy get shots, higher on the thigh or lower near the knee cap?

 

How far west in NE, could be a much nicer drive for us even if its more miles, kwim?

 

Yes i do remember it being done. All the vets were 40+

Thet try to go into the bigger muscle areas or the upper section of leg above knee. I lost my chit one time when the vet had a needle to big, which was unnecessary.

 

I can't remember the #'s for the gauge on needles but do on the colors of the needles, even if the cap is gone the base on the syringe is the same color, vaccinations should be pink or blue, red for tiny amnts like insulin, or in a pinch for a vaccination it just takes longer for more CC's. Green or bigger is for high volume (like fluids).