My vet has to shave the Akita’s leg to get to the vein. This then becomes the dog’s hobby and he keeps it bald for a year by licking it constantly. None of the anti-lick compounds work, either.
I’m going to ask my vet about how he gets the vein on the first try. I’ve never seen a dog w/a hematoma from an IV. Never thought about it until you brought it up.
“I’m going to ask my vet about how he gets the vein on the first try.”
He needs to talk to the nurse who stuck my arm looking for a vein when I had my first eye cataract surgery a few months ago. She dug around with the needle looking for a vein (major hurt), then turned the arm over and stuck me on that side. When I finally got out of there, I had a huge hematoma on that first side. That blood traveled around and the arm looked like I was a druggie. Those were the worst sticks I have ever had and I am not squimish about needles. I would take your vet over that nurse any day.
LOL sounds like the dog didn’t like razor burn....GG