Is anyone aware of a practice by some vets of not giving injections between the shoulders or above a vital organ because of the possibility of a granuloma forming at the injection site, migrating down to the lungs or other vital organs and developing into a tumor? This is something I just heard about. I was told that if an injection is necessary, the hip or leg is the best place to inject a dog or cat....Anyone else heard this? Connie?
yes, I too have heard this. Giving certian shots on certain sides so that if a injection site tumor does develop they can tell which one caused it. Very comforting eh?
yes, I too have heard this. Giving certian shots on certain sides so that if a injection site tumor does develop they can tell which one caused it. Very comforting eh?
Oh yes! Very comforting. Is there a high instance of granuloma formation?
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I have heard it, too, but I think there are a lot of variables.
Some veterinarians prefer not to use the scruff for repeated injections (like insulin or allergy desensitizing shots, for example) because it's an area that might be more susceptible to the formation of fibrosarcomas, or because it might be easier for the owner (giving home injections of insulin, say) to mistakenly inject into muscle or skin at that site (as opposed to the fat layer below the skin).
OTOH, if the injection might result in itchiness, swelling, pain, etc., then it might be a better site because the dog would be unable to lick and bite at it.
It seems (to a rank non-professional: me) that the thing about location might depend on what the injection is and whether or not it's something that has to be repeated.
I haven't read about changing the location because of proximity to internal organs, though. I'll see if I can find anything about that.
Was it vaccinations you were discussing, or injections in general?
I was talking to an old friend I haven't seen for a while. She is a vet tech/surgical assistant at an "upscale" clinic (in addition to treating small animals, they operate on $10,000 dollar fish <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> She said any injection site could be affected...it could be as innocuous as a saline injection, that the scruff-of-the-neck is over the lungs and poses risks. I have never heard this before, but hey ...anything that diminishes risk to the dog.
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She said any injection site could be affected...it could be as innocuous as a saline injection, that the scruff-of-the-neck is over the lungs and poses risks. I have never heard this before, but hey ...anything that diminishes risk to the dog.
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