[Stormyheart6160]

Thanks for the input everyone! I eat alot of vegetables and fruits, plus drink alot of juice. Tho, I also drink alot of caffeine throughout the day....coffee in the morning, and Dr. Pepper.

It just seems that at this time of year (winter) I am lacking in energy alot, and could sleep my life away. Maybe the B-12 will help to boost my energy levels and make me feel more alert. I'll have to look into the pill form of it tho. I can give shots, but I can't take them! LOL

Can anyone recommend a brand of the pill form? I'll be going to Wal-Mart soon, and maybe I can pick some up there???

[Stormyheart6160]

Originally Posted by Fox Glove

Yeah Andi, an eighteen gauge needle has a way of doing that

Paula

Paula! That just made me cringe and laugh at the same time!! Now I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried using a "dart" to give themselves a shot??? LMAO

[Jess!]

Originally Posted by Kicks

I can't say it was 'fun' to give her shots to her - she was less than 80lbs by that time and it was not easy to find any muscle at all to get into. She always said that I hurt her the least because I didn't slowly push the needle in - I put it in quickly - like I give horse/dog shots. LOL - I just remembered - when I was in LPN education, when we were being 'taught' to give injections, I surprised the instructors with my 'technique'! We were given an orange to put the needle in to start with - I didn't push the needle in - I put it in like I would on a horse. Anywho - they said that they wished that all nurses could learn how to do the same.

In your case - no, it would not have been fun.

In my case, it was

I always thought that the way we give shots to the horses is a lot nicer than the way some nurses have given me shots!

[tbtrainer]

Originally Posted by Fox Glove

Yeah Andi, an eighteen gauge needle has a way of doing that

Paula

You know Paula, never thought of that... I wonder what size needle he was using???

[Fox Glove]

Well Shelly,I have, I was sick as a dog one day, and horses do not wait for sick, so I did the math, and sat down to give myself a shot of a very common antibiotic,we only had LA fits, and at that point I did not care.
What I did not factor, was the cold meds right out of the fridge being pushed into my warm SubQ

Man o day did that STING ! Now I always warm them for the horses, I know their nerves are deeper,but still..I thought I was going to fall over.

Yeah Andi, we only had LA gauge, I am sure your Vet does not carry smaller, unless he does SA's too

Paula

[Kicks]

Originally Posted by stormyheart6160

Thanks for the input everyone! I eat alot of vegetables and fruits, plus drink alot of juice. Tho, I also drink alot of caffeine throughout the day....coffee in the morning, and Dr. Pepper.

It just seems that at this time of year (winter) I am lacking in energy alot, and could sleep my life away. Maybe the B-12 will help to boost my energy levels and make me feel more alert. I'll have to look into the pill form of it tho. I can give shots, but I can't take them! LOL

Can anyone recommend a brand of the pill form? I'll be going to Wal-Mart soon, and maybe I can pick some up there???

I take Spring Valley Natural Super B-Complex that I get at Wal-Mart. Not terribly expensive - don't remember but I think that a 100 tablet bottle is about $6.00. It says 1 tablet a day but I often take 2. It will turn your 'pee' dark yellow/orangish.