If you have done your job properly, the cat will have felt little to nothing and will not be distressed. There should be no side effects, no pain, no oozing, and no problem with the injection site. If possible, allow the cat to go free and give them a reward for their good behavior...
Animals in the control groups were sham-infected by intracisternal injection of 10 μL of sterile saline. Infected and sham-infected animals were separated into four groups according to the treatment received: 10 μL of intramuscular vitamin B12 (Merck, Kenilworth, NJ; 6.25 mg/kg) (N = 10 ...
Therapy for hypocobalaminemia mainly depends on the underlying disease. In some cases, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of 250 μg/cat is empirically administered. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that oral cobalamin supplementation can also be used successfully in dogs and cats as ...
In such cases, vitamin B12 intakes must be much higher in order to ensure sufficient absorption through passive diffusion pathways, while vitamin B12 can also be delivered non-orally, i.e., by subcutaneous injection or intravenous infusion. In cases where vitamin B12 absorption is not functional...