? When to give a B12 injection?

The vet gave me a syringe of B12 for Jester.
Any suggestions for the best time of day to give it to him?

His appetite has been extremely sketchy as he has pancreatitis.

 

I have given it at all time of the day. It doesn't seem to matter.

 

How long do the effects last?
And should it be refrigerated until it's used?

 

No refrigeration- keep in a dark spot. Any time of day is fine... hope he feels better soon!

 

I give Jones .25ml once a month of the cyanocobalamin B12. He has had stable B12 bloodwork for awhile now

I leave mine in the cupboard. The box says to store between 15 to 30 degrees Celsius. Which would be room temperature.

 

You should post in Prozinc forum. @Djamila has LOTS of experience with P-titis, as does @Becky & Baby Girl Kitty

 

Actually IIRC Djamilla recommended I come here.

 

The chance of you hitting a vein or other blood vessels would be very low, but it is always a good idea to insert the needle and pull back on the plunger to make sure no blood goes into the syringe. Injection into the blood vessel could cause more of an allergic reaction or anaphylactic shock. This would be very unlikely though. Don't "dart" the needle in. Just inject it into the skin, gently. Put the needle into the skin in one motion. With an insulin syringe, you probably won't have to worry much about it. The needles are usually small. Just push the plunger in steady, as quick as the fluid goes. That is all you need to do.

If you see blood come into the syringe, just redirect the needle to a different spot (without removing the needle from the skin) and inject. If there is some air at the end of the syringe nearest the needle, just lightly flick it with your finger to make all the air go near the needle, then lightly push in the syringe plunger until the air is out, then inject the needle into your kitty

 

Too late.
I gave Jester the injection almost two hours ago.
But I'll hang onto this in case I need it in the future.
Thanks!

 

Just like insulin injection ... what my vet said - sub q
Am I wrong? Worked fine for us.

 

That's what the vet told me too.

 

Ok good- thank you!