Horse Care & Riding : How to Give a Horse a Shot

[horserider135]

Aw.... Your horse luuuuvs you! It's adorable!

[Ridgid]

Had a vet administer a shoot in the neck,now the neck is swelling. What should I do for the swelling.?

[cowgirl72107]

@kegancolbert when u give a shot at an angle (45 degrees) its a sub-q injection that is only in the subcutaneous tissue which is were you give insulin for diabetes but a vaccine is inserted in the muscle and is put straight in at a 90 degree angle in order to get pass the subcutaneous tissue because the vaccine will irritate it but won't hurt the muscle, its the same for dogs, horses, and humans

[equestriansheridan]

@jlo510linda you can't judge a horse or a owner just based on what you see in a minute long video.

[Jesskelly397]

 useless

[hillface12]

i need to give my horse a shot of penicilian, what do i do!!!!!!!!!!! help!!!!

[joe999754]

we used to do that to my horse you like not hit but firmly tap the neck area and randomly inject it in the neck

[ladygemma1]

So you just punch the skin and inject it at an angle? Beneath the skin?

[WestlifeFan1995]

no you don't punch it in or stab it you gently insert it if they stabbed it the horse would freak. and yes at a angle.

[marissameece]

is the Strangles vaccination a intermuscular shot?

[marginator007]

as far as i have seen, strangles is administered via nasal passage, kind of like distemper for dogs

[7flyinghecks]

I have given my horse inter muscular shots for strangles. I don't know where you live, but here you can get them at any farm supply store.

[ponytales2001]

thanks for posting !! 5/5

[Horses4life96]

Thanks that helped alot