Re: RC: drug traces

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/14/99 1:05:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
eyler@mindspring.com writes:

<< Was told that some light work would probably help to prevent
 any neck stiffening. >>

Well, I just answered the last post privately on the subject of vaccine 
placement, but since this is the second one to bring it up, I will make a 
comment here.  The muscles in the neck are a series of many small muscles 
with fascia and connective tissue in between.  It is entirely too easy to 
have part of an injection actually go between muscle layers and not be 
adequately absorbed in the neck.  Even we veterinarians were taught to 
administer vaccines in the neck in many cases, but over the years, I have 
given up the practice of giving ANY injections in the neck, and instead using 
the large muscles in either the pectoral region of the chest or the back of 
the thigh.  Not only will you reduce the subsequent soreness significantly by 
getting the vaccine properly placed in a large muscle mass, but in the 
unfortunate event of having an abcess form at an injection site, you also 
have good ventral drainage and minimal damage.

Heidi


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