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newyorki · 12-16-2009, 10:36 AM

Hi all ...on Monday when I brought my pups to the vet to check about D, the vet gave them subcutaneous fluids. (as mentioned in my other thread -- he also told me not to feed them for 24h).

One of my pups was fine. The other went way downhill shortly thereafter, screeching in pain. Even worse when I tried to pick him up. I was terrified he might be having some kind of organ failure. He was shaking like crazy. Of course I called the vet immediately-- vet wouldn't talk.

As I've mentioned, I warmed him, comforted him and gave him some Karo, at which point he finally stopped shaking. But still screeched like crazy when I touched his sides. I posted here and basically just kept trying to comfort the pup -- finally, 3 hours later the vet called back and said that his sides were in fact the site of the injections. I wanted that to be a big sigh of relief, explaining the sudden onset of pain, but the vet said the injections "never" cause pain for dogs. Not possible.

The rest you know...the hospital admission, etc. But meanwhile, I started to call around and interview some other vet offices. The all acknowledge that the subcutaneous fluids can cause pain in certain dogs. Yet nobody in our current practice acknowledges this. I did a google search and didn't see anything about after-pain. I was just wondering if anyone here has dealt with this "impossible" scenario.

Thanks.

12-16-2009, 10:36 AM	#1
newyorki Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: ny Posts: 58	Subcutaneous Fluid Injections - pain at injection site? Hi all ...on Monday when I brought my pups to the vet to check about D, the vet gave them subcutaneous fluids. (as mentioned in my other thread -- he also told me not to feed them for 24h). One of my pups was fine. The other went way downhill shortly thereafter, screeching in pain. Even worse when I tried to pick him up. I was terrified he might be having some kind of organ failure. He was shaking like crazy. Of course I called the vet immediately-- vet wouldn't talk. As I've mentioned, I warmed him, comforted him and gave him some Karo, at which point he finally stopped shaking. But still screeched like crazy when I touched his sides. I posted here and basically just kept trying to comfort the pup -- finally, 3 hours later the vet called back and said that his sides were in fact the site of the injections. I wanted that to be a big sigh of relief, explaining the sudden onset of pain, but the vet said the injections "never" cause pain for dogs. Not possible. The rest you know...the hospital admission, etc. But meanwhile, I started to call around and interview some other vet offices. The all acknowledge that the subcutaneous fluids can cause pain in certain dogs. Yet nobody in our current practice acknowledges this. I did a google search and didn't see anything about after-pain. I was just wondering if anyone here has dealt with this "impossible" scenario. Thanks.