How is the vet giving you the injections? Are they preloaded or did he give you the syringes separate from the actual pen-g?

When I had to do this for Pip, I covered his head with a towel a couple times. It seemed to help. I was also told not to inject in the same spot everyday because it would get really sore. My vet said to find a lose bit of skin anywhere on his body.

One thing I was not expecting was that he hopped away mid shot once and I had to prick him twice. That was when he was starting to feel better, was more active, and was catching on that being picked up meant I was going to do something to him that he didn’t like.

Good luck!

Okay, that’s good because I’ve had vets give them to me prefilled and that’s a problem.

I usually sit down on the ground with my legs spread open in the bathroom (so there is no where for bunny to go) and I place the rabbit in between my legs – facing away from me. Placement can be important. If you have a hard time finding the actual skin – you can squirt a bit of alcohol to spread the fur and that can help too.

I like Dobby’s idea of covering the head with a towel – never tried that but it’s a good idea.

Just plain old rubbing alcohol – putting it in a syringe and squirting the area you want to inject seems most effective.

Maybe having him on the ground will relax him more too.

Yes, I’ve used it for many things – mainly dental problems and it’s worked well. Never used it for Upper Respiratory Infections (that I can think of) but have had many friends use it for that with success.

I hope it works for Gandalf.

Can you get him to hop into a carrier and lift him that way? Either take it to a tabletop or give the shot while he’s in carrier if its top opening style.

As I kind of mentioned before, when Pip started to catch on to what I was doing it got more difficult to get him to sit still. I think this make sense He now knows that what you are about to do is going to hurt a bit and isn’t too happy about it. I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong. He’s just getting smarter.

I just gave my little guy his first shot of a 7 day course last night and it was pretty easy. I’m expecting that by the time we get to day 7 it will be harder because he’ll know what’s happening and try harder to resist.