how hard to inject a tortoise

[vivp]

my vet has phoned and the tortoise is coming home today she is doing well and eating, has anyone injected a tortoise before is it hard to do as i have to inject her with painkillers on thursday, they did say she could stay till thursday and they would do it for me, but that means spending more money to keep her there/

viv

[veebee]

Hi Viv, I had to inject my first tortoise and I found it very stressful to me let alone the poor torty, my hand was shaking, I didnt know how hard to push the needle without it coming out the other side of his leg, I know I couldnt do it again should be for experienced people. Cant you bring him home and then take it back for the injection?

Vivienne

[Becks]

hi there
i have never done this myself but im sure some do if u really dont want to do this.
then couldnt u take her back to the vet on thursday?
im sure they would let 1 of the nurses there do it for u free of charge i know when i see my nurse at my vets for follow ups its always free u will probly just have to pay for the injection luv becks xxxxxxxxxx

[sarah]

I had to inject my tortoise a year ago. What i did was get the tortoise on your knee in between your legs so its on a tilt, then get its front leg and push it towards its headnow there whould be some flab you can inject into.

[vivp]

not looking forward to it i will see what needs to be done when i collect the tort, she said it needs to go in the torts thigh,

[egyptiandan64]

Viv did the vet say it was an intramuscular, into a muscle, or subcutaneous, under the skin, shot?

Dan

[vivp]

hasnt said yet will find out more when i collect her at 4 this afternoon

[sandy]

Hi

If you have a spare needle without anything in, then practice on an orange. Sounds daft but
they have a similar skin thickness etc. A little practice can make all the difference.

[vivp]

shaking me up just thinking about it, may have to get hubby to do it lol

[Lisa McIntyre]

Originally Posted by vivp

my vet has phoned and the tortoise is coming home today she is doing well and eating, has anyone injected a tortoise before is it hard to do as i have to inject her with painkillers on thursday, they did say she could stay till thursday and they would do it for me, but that means spending more money to keep her there/

viv

Bite the bullet and try and learn Viv, its a very useful skill to have (along with stomach tubing) in tortoise keeping and Im sure your vet will teach you how!