Giving Injection in Muscle

[TerriL]

I have to give a Rooster an injection of Penicilen (sp) in his breast. I went to do it but he is very thin and i cannot find a spot on his chest to give it. Anyone had to deal with this, any tips or tricks. Thanks Terri

 

[rcentner]

you can try the leg instead, just not too deep and be sure to aspirate to check for blood before injecting

 

[Sillystunt]

what angle did you go in at? i always feel for breast bone and go by that..........

 

[Lorije1]

I am giving a thin rooster penicillin as well. Talked to my vet today and he said put your finger on the breastbone and then go about an inch to the side.

ETA - ditto on drawing the plunger back to check for blood in the hub of the needle (where it connects) - if you inject penicillin in a vein it will kill the bird from anaphylactic shock.

 

[TerriL]

rcentner - thanks for that info I did not know that I will be carefull to check for blood.

Lorije1 - i will take you vets advice - I started to go ahead and try to give it but I chickened out (no pun intended) but since my roo is getting worse I have to take the plunge.

Thanks for the help all. Terri

 

[Lorije1]

It isn't bad... just off the bone you can find a little muscle even in a thin bird. Good luck!

 

[TerriL]

Hello All, Well I gave the injection last night and no body died. The only trouble I had was I could not get the plunger to push. I pulled the needle back out and pushed and pushed and finally it squirted all over the place. I went back and reloaded and tried again and still had trouble so I pulled it back out and pushed and pushed but managed not to squirt the entire amount all over the deck. I pulled the plunger back a little and gave the rooster what was left in the syringe. I went back inside and replaced what the rooster did not get and went through the whole thing again. Finally got enough in him.

I am going to try again tonight, hopefully to not have to stick him 4 times to get 1cc in him.

Thanks again for the advice Terri