https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/20896/intramuscular-injections-in-rabbits Hi all I have been giving intramuscular injections in rabbits for neutering for a while now and never had any problems, however I have heard that some vets don&#39;t like doing this as there have apparently been reports of muscle necrosis. The medicationsen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/125705?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:37:45 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:5311e93e-ffef-49b6-816a-b3c0519a2e8fRobin Grimmer<p>[quote user=&quot;Lindsay Sissons&quot;]</p> <p>Hi</p> <p>I use dom/torb/ket I/m into the lumbar muscles and have never had any problems. The rabbit is well supported and the injection given slowly with an orange needle, we rarely get a reaction to injection itself and,so far have seen no injection site reactions. Metacam is given p/o at admit, if we do inject it is given s/c laterally just behind the shoulder - I found this site works so much better (after the skin reactions of cylap etc) for all s/c injections.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>I second this. We use 0.1ml per kg domitor, 0.05ml per kg torb and ketamine given as above. We give metacam, emeprid and fluids on recovery all given sc.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/125704?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:25:05 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:29d01536-275f-4a02-8c9c-262d1943dd60Marie Kubiak<p>I have never had any problems with IM injections but I don&#39;t use ketamine routinely. The only reactions I have ever seen are with Cylap VHD vaccination and baytril injection both given SC with subsequent skin necrosis. As a result we have never used injectable baytril in bunnies and use the combined Myxi/VHD vaccine.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/125699?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:02:22 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:fcfad93e-7e82-466e-90e8-515be3fde423Lindsay Sissons<p>Hi</p> <p>I use dom/torb/ket I/m into the lumbar muscles and have never had any problems. The rabbit is well supported and the injection given slowly with an orange needle, we rarely get a reaction to injection itself and,so far have seen no injection site reactions. Metacam is given p/o at admit, if we do inject it is given s/c laterally just behind the shoulder - I found this site works so much better (after the skin reactions of cylap etc) for all s/c injections.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>