suggestions for giving my cat injections?

I had a cat with diabetes, and I have to give her shots twice a day. Anyways, my cat was pretty good about it, I just grabbed a good chunk of her scruff and put the needle in that. But to keep her from running away, I would basically sit over her. Sounds strange, but if you put one knee on each side of the cat, and basically use your thighs/ butt to keep them there you have both hands to grab scruff and needle. You aren't actually putting any weight on the cat, its more like an enclosure, you are putting all your weight on your knees and the cats head faces away from you. Basically have the cats neck be in line with your knees, and their head just past your knee line, have their tail by your bottom.

I hope this makes sense, if not let me know. My cat was very good about this after a week or so, so I didn't even really need to do this much, but at first when she was getting used to this, I would, straddle her.

B-12 stings like hell when injected! Sending home injections is VERY unusual.

Since you are having difficulty I would say don't give the injection right now. Waiting a day or two is not a matter of life or death.

Call the vet & ask them if you can practice at the office with someone present so you can get the confidence you need.

Better yet, ask if they'll send home the oral version. There's many good veterinary preparations available- in liquid or pill form. That would have been, in my opinion, a better choice in the first place.

Just curious...why did your vet recommend the B-12?

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Switching your cat to a grain free food. Cat digestive systems are made for meat. Although most can deal with the usual food with all the grains added there's many that can't.

http://www.google.com/search?q=grain+free+cat+food...

Add canned food to her diet if she doesn't get some now. Again, that's what their system is designed for. They should get at least half canned food.

Make any changes in her diet very slowly (you probably know that already).

I'd suggest adding a probiotic such as this:

http://www.cycles-of-life.com/ProductGenefloraPets...

I use it for my cat that has an irritable bowel & it really helps. It's a powder that has no taste so it can be sprinkled onto canned food.

When it comes to digestive/ feeding issues the vet is not always the most knowlegable person. They don't get enough training in this area but then again they're expected to be diagnosticians, surgeons...no one can be an expert at everything.

It certainly would not hurt to consult with a holistic vet. Your vet should be able to recommend one.

Best wishes!