When to give insulin shots for cats
How To Prepare an Insulin Syringe to Inject a Diabetic Cat
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hello I'm dr. Mike today we're going to
learn how to prepare an insulin syringe
to inject your diabetic cat will visit
Lisa who has a diabetic cat on insulin
to watch her prepare the syringe there
are a few things you need to know about
preparing an insulin syringe to inject a
diabetic cat there's more than one type
of insulin syringe so be sure you use
the right one if you use the wrong type
of syringe your cat could get the wrong
amount of insulin and that could be very
dangerous in this case Lisa is using
pros Inc a u4t insulin made just for
cats therefore she will be using a u4t
syringe like this you can see how the
syringes marked with numbers indicating
units of insulin be sure you're giving
your cat the number of units prescribed
by your veterinarian and by the way
don't ever try to adjust your cat's
insulin dosage on your own always follow
the advice of your veterinarian to
prepare your cat's insulin dose first
take the insulin vial out of the
refrigerator and gently roll it between
your hands to mix the insulin this also
warms it up a little so the injection
will be more comfortable for your cat
now take the syringe and remove the caps
from the plunger and the needle pull the
plunger back to the number of units your
veterinarian prescribed for your cat
this is going to inject four units of
prosing so she pulls the plunger back to
the four unit mark stick the needle into
the top of the insulin vial and push the
plunger all the way in to inject air
into the vial with the needle still
inserted turn the vial upside down look
to make sure that tip of the needle is
all the way submerged in the liquid so
you won't draw air into the syringe now
slowly pull back the plunger again but
this time go a few units past the dose
you can see Lisa's drawing about seven
units into the syringe while you still
have the needle and serve it in the vial
look for any big air bubbles in the
syringe if you see any just tap the side
of the syringe gently with your finger
to release them now slowly push the
plunger back into the prescribed dose in
this case four units take your finger
off the plunger and pull the needle out
of the vial the syringe is now ready for
the injection
I hope this information has been helpful
now let you know how to fill the insulin
syringe please watch our vet vid video
the easy way to give your diabetic cat
an insulin injection thanks for watching
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