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I have given adequan in he neck and rump.  Depends on which horse.  I have given injections and vaccines etc for over 30 years and have yet to have an abscess.  Knock on wood.  I know that a lot of people do them in the back of the thigh and that works.          mb

On 6/8/07, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The top of the rump provides a terrific muscle mass for injections, but is also a pretty horrid place if anything does go wrong.  Problems are rare, but when they do occur, abcesses in the rump muscles are a real nightmare, because there is nowhere for them to drain.

 

IMO the back of the thigh is the anatomically-ideal area for giving injections, although it is the trickiest from the perspective of the one giving the shots. 

 

The neck is a poor site for injections, despite its common useage--the muscle layers are thin, there are too many other structures that one can accidentally hit, and the fascial planes can direct abcesses into the chest cavity.

 

The other choice is the pectoral muscles--easy for the one giving the shot, and ideal downward drainage in the event of abcessation.

 

Heidi
 

I've lurked on Ridecamp for some time, and I really appreciate all of the shared information.

 

I have a couple questions about IM injections of Adequan.  I'd love to hear from anyone who has done the 28-day series of  7 IM injections of Adequan, or some sort of a series of multiple injections?  My vet recommended that I inject my mare with the 5 mL of Adequan in the top of the rump.  I've given many, many  IM injections in the neck, and I'm comfortable with that site, but I've heard horror stories of abscesses, muscle degeneration, etc. from giving injections in the top of the rump muscles. When I questioned my vet he  said,  "...just make sure you get it deep and press and rub it afterwards."  Now  I've  started wondering about the best site to give the injections.

 

So, my question is, has anyone successfully given IM Adequan injections in the neck, switching sides? I'm hoping that that site will be okay.  Does anyone successfully give them in the rump?  Or the muscles alongside of the tail?    Has anyone had problems with any particular IM injection site for Adequan?

 

Thank you very much,

 

Sara

 

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