Bruises - what is normal what is not?
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Hi friends!
My rat keeps getting bruises when she pins. Tirz didn't bruise me, but the mots-c, cjc, and ipa, and klow are bruising! Rat is using a pen cartridge instead of the syringes like before. Is this normal? The bruises aren't crazy, but definitely leave a yellow sometimes blueish mark around an inch. They aren't super dark or anything, but definitely enough to see where the pin was. What is normal, what is not with this?? Do I have a bad batch of stuff? Is my dosage off? Help!
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Are you pressing the pen top into your skin too hard? I noticed I was pushing the pen tip in when I was holding down the button. Now I pay attention to only push the button and don't let the pen move in at all. I notice less problems with the pens than with the syringes, now.
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Are you pressing the pen top into your skin too hard? I noticed I was pushing the pen tip in when I was holding down the button. Now I pay attention to only push the button and don't let the pen move in at all. I notice less problems with the pens than with the syringes, now.
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Are you pinching? I pinch. No bruises. I used to bruise all the time with syringes because i was hitting capillaries or going IM.
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Do a test pin with just BAC water or saline.
If it still bruises it’s the pen/needle itself or the way you actually pin - if it doesn’t- it’s the pep.
