Injections: How to give them and where to give
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Injections:
How to give them and where to
give them
Chris Ellason
Two Most Common Types of
Injections
Subcutaneous (SC)
Intramuscular (IM)
Intravenous
Subcutaneous Injections
Beneath the skin, on top of the muscle layer
SC Injection Information
Ideal site for cattle and horses is side of
the neck. With needles being 16-18 ga
and 1”-1½”
Swine, sheep and goats-flank and
abdomen are common injection sites.
Needles used should be 16-20 ga and
¾”-1”
How to administer SC
Lift the skin away from the underlying tissue
Insert the needle into the raised skin
How to administer SC cont.
Lightly pull out on the plunger, observe for
blood. If blood appears withdraw the syringe
slightly before making the injection
Administer the injection
Massage the area to aid in dispersing the
drug
SC Injection Facts
Active agent is absorbed more slowly when
administered SC than IV
Drugs used in SC injections are available
over a longer period of time
Intramuscular Injections
Made directly into a major muscle mass with 18-
20 ga needle that is 1”-1½” long
Equine Injection Sites
Goat Injection Site
Reasons for Injection Sites
Giving injections in other areas will result in
damage to valuable cuts of meat
Any damaged piece of meat must be cut out
and discarded before sale or consumption
Facts about IM Injections
Absorption is usually rapid due to the blood
supply to muscle tissue
Do not administer more than 10-15cc per
injection site
Too much drug in one area may result in
muscle necrosis
Deworming
Trying to prevent internal parasites
Different dewormers
Ivomec
Cydectin
Safeguard
How do we check for worms
Preventative Injections
7 way vaccine
Preventative vaccine for clostridiums
Clostridium is a spore that comes from the
ground
Lepto (Pomona: main strain for cattle)
Ingested organism
Spread primarily in the urine
Can cause abortions
Contagious Diseases
IBR: Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
PI3: Parainfluenza
BVD: Bovine Virus Diarreha
BRSV: Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
All are respiratory problems
IBR
Bovine Herpes Virus 1
Infects and damages the lining cells of the
respiratory tract
Causes flagella in trachea to lay over and not
able to stop bacteria from entering the lungs
Nasal and ocular discharge
Can cause abortions
PI3 and BRSV
Exposure common when cattle are mixed
Infection causes damage to the surface cells
of the lungs
PI3 is easily resolved with a vaccine
BRSV can be a real problem, especially if
there is concurrent BVD in herd
BVD
RNA virus
Associated with multiple viral infections of the
respiratory tract of calves
Other problems
Bangs (Brucellosis)
Transferred from cows to heifer calves
Get through the reproductive tract or from milk
Can cause abortions in cattle
Foot Rot: Seen more in dry weather when
foot is dry
Catch it early give sulphur pills and LA 200
Also doctor with kopertox
Other problems
Pinkeye
Has to be an abrasion on the eye for the
organism to do harm
#1 cause for pinkeye is cattle eating hay from
a round bale
Put bales on their ends to help prevent
Conclusion
Read the label
Know your injection site
Know the proper way of giving the injection