Posted by Marko59er on May 01, 2009 at 08:16:02 from (75.104.160.58):
In Reply to: giving a hog a shot posted by Roy in Ga on May 01, 2009 at 06:13:14:
The best way to give them a shot is to do it when they are eating. I use a pistol grip syring with a thing on it called "slap shot". This is a rubber hose about a foot long that goes between the syring and needle. With "slap shot" you can walk up to the animal and insert the needle and inject the antiboitic, easy. I use it all the time for my livestock don't know if they make it any more. Give the shot behind the ear not the flank. Giving a shot in the flank is a good way to break a needle! Be sure to use a needle that is big enough around so it doesn't break and rub the area after the injection. Good luck and the sow won't remember the shot if it is as sick as you say.
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