Hi Everyone!
I am new My ten year old Bichion- Yogi- just got diagnosed about a month ago. I have been giving his shots myself up to now. He has seemed to caught on and is becoming more difficult. Sometimes he makes a little breath when I give his shot, which startles me a bit, so I figured out not to be afraid by putting in my earphones and turning up music so he couldn't startle me. That was working great! It made me less nervous and everything was going fine until yesterday. He yipped really loudly and squirmed a bit, so that it startled me and I pulled out the needle before pressing in the medicine. Well that blew all my confidence away! My hand was shaking so bad while trying to insert the needle again.. that I had to stop and call my husband at work to have him come do it. I was in tears the whole night. I felt like a failure! I have read everything on the internet to make the shot less painful but Yogi has decided to be a "drama queen". How do I get braver?? I feel silly that he has so much power over me and that I get so nervous! This little dog and his insulin shots are causing me soo much anxiety! I don't know how to calm down. I think my problem is is that he doesn't yip all the time.. so I never know when its going to happen.. Kinda like a "jack in the box". I need to learn how to handle it when he yipes! He has tight skin everywhere except his scruff and the vet agreed that that was the best place. I heat up the insulin under my arm and insert bevel up. I do it when he is eating. At first he just kept on eating while I gave it to him.. now he stops and looks back at me. I give him a treat when he is done. My husband has given him his last two shots while I have scratch him behind his ears. That is working for now..but I know there will be a time when I have to give it to him by myself. Any thoughts?
I am new My ten year old Bichion- Yogi- just got diagnosed about a month ago. I have been giving his shots myself up to now. He has seemed to caught on and is becoming more difficult. Sometimes he makes a little breath when I give his shot, which startles me a bit, so I figured out not to be afraid by putting in my earphones and turning up music so he couldn't startle me. That was working great! It made me less nervous and everything was going fine until yesterday. He yipped really loudly and squirmed a bit, so that it startled me and I pulled out the needle before pressing in the medicine. Well that blew all my confidence away! My hand was shaking so bad while trying to insert the needle again.. that I had to stop and call my husband at work to have him come do it. I was in tears the whole night. I felt like a failure! I have read everything on the internet to make the shot less painful but Yogi has decided to be a "drama queen". How do I get braver?? I feel silly that he has so much power over me and that I get so nervous! This little dog and his insulin shots are causing me soo much anxiety! I don't know how to calm down. I think my problem is is that he doesn't yip all the time.. so I never know when its going to happen.. Kinda like a "jack in the box". I need to learn how to handle it when he yipes! He has tight skin everywhere except his scruff and the vet agreed that that was the best place. I heat up the insulin under my arm and insert bevel up. I do it when he is eating. At first he just kept on eating while I gave it to him.. now he stops and looks back at me. I give him a treat when he is done. My husband has given him his last two shots while I have scratch him behind his ears. That is working for now..but I know there will be a time when I have to give it to him by myself. Any thoughts?
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