[nagdu] Allergies, etc.

Tue Mar 3 20:18:04 UTC 2009

Actually, I have given myself allergy shots. The doctor initially rigged up
a system where I had sections of q-tip pieces of increasing lengths which I
would place between the end of the plunger and the barrel of the syringe.
After the initial days of giving the shots the dosage was constant and I put
notches in the plunger to guide me in filling the syringe. I later used this
same method in using a syringe (without  a needle) to give medication to my
children when they were infants. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie J.
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 7:30 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Allergies, etc.

Just a FYI, blind diabetics do fill their own syringes or at least the ones 
I know do. *smile*

So blind people can fill syringes.  It's just a matter of getting the right 
measuring gadget and learning how.  I have no idea how expensive the 
equipment is, so the vet filling syringes might be a better option for short

duration injectable medications.

HTH
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Allergies, etc.

> Hi Angie,
> Wow! Your dog is now the third one I know of who is allergic to human
> dander!  That is the problem with my friend's dog, Muriel.  My friend has 
> the animal demotologist fill the syringes with the stuff to be injected. 
> Muriel has to be injected every five days.  My friend is totally blind and

> so is her husband.  The vet taught her how to inject the dog.  Muriel 
> comes running for her injection because she knows there's a treat 
> afterwards.
>
> Muriel has allergies to cigarette smoke in addition to her human 
> dander
> allergies. She is almost 11 now and has been a very good worker and has 
> worked well for way more years than I thought she would.   Lots of times 
> the allergies grow worse as the dog ages.  Muriel is now going to retire 
> and go live with her puppy raiser who lives locally - she's earned a great

> retirement! (grin!)  The allergies might abate somewhat because of the 
> lack of constant exposure to humans as she has as a working guide. In 
> retirement, her system will acclimate to the family's particular dander.
>
> I also know a totally blind woman who gives injections of insulin to 
> her
> diabetic cat.  So, it can be done with little problem.  Just as long as 
> you have the vet fill the syringes for you if you don't have a sighted 
> person handy when you need to fill a syringe.
>
> Cheers and hope Yani's allergies aren't too bad.  I hope Seeing Eye is
> keeping an eye on the breeding of Yani's bloodline.
>
> Linda and Landon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angie Matney" <leadinglabbie at mpmail.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 6:55 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] Allergies, etc.
>
>
>> Hi Linda,
>>
>> I was looking at this message again, and I had a question. Does your
>> friend inject the dog herself, or does she go to a vet for it? I have to 
>> do this for Yani. I am giving her the injections, but I haven't found an 
>> accessible way to draw the shots. I
>> actually have some good ideas--I just haven't tried any of them yet. Lots

>> o' stuff going On with school and things.
>>
>> Anyway, Yani needs shots because she's allergic to *humans,* among 
>> other
>> things. But they have turned her into a completely different dog. It's 
>> been so wonderful to see her so much healthier.
>>
>> Angie
>>
>> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:25:10 -0800, lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Angie,
>>>I know that "ownership" takes different forms depending on the school 
>>>you attend. I am also a Seeing Eye grad.
>>
>>>I do have alot of friends who have dogs from Guide Dogs for the Blind
>>>here
>>>in California.  Many don't choose the ownership because they get some
>>>"goodies" by leaving the ownership with the school.  Many low-income 
>>>people
>>>use the option of having the school retain ownership because the graduate
>>>will get $200.00 towards vet care. I know someone whose dog has severe
>>>allergies and must see a specialty vet for this.  She has to inject her 
>>>dog
>>>with a serum for the allergies every five days.  The school also pays 
>>>this
>>>care in full.  If my friend opted for ownership, she wouldn't get this 
>>>and
>>>she would have had to give up the dog a long time ago. With many of the
>>>schools, ownership isn't the same as ownership is from Seeing Eye.  You
>>>still have to abide by a contract and send in yearly vet reports - 
>>>strings
>>>as far as I am concerned.
>>
>>>I do not know of any school that gives total ownership like Seeing 
>>>Eye
>>>does.
>>>On the flip side of that, if I had to give my dog allergy shots like my
>>>friend, I would have to assume all costs myself.  I would have to return 
>>>the
>>>dog because I can't afford that. I can afford the normal vet care.
>>
>>>Regards,
>>
>>>Linda and Landon
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
>>>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:51 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] O&M, Ownership, & Leader
>>
>>
>>>> Hi Rebecca,
>>>>
>>>> Iwas wondering the same thing. I would also be interested to know 
>>>> how
>>>> the
>>>> options are described to grads. (I'm asking out of curiosity, not
>>>> criticism.)
>>>>
>>>> At The Seeing Eye, we are given a bill of sale as proof of 
>>>> ownership. Kinda cool.
>>>>
>>>> Angie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -original message-
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] O&M, Ownership, & Leader
>>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>>>> Date: 02/24/2009 10:46 AM
>>>>
>>>> Can other GDF grads weigh in on why someone wouldn't take 
>>>> ownership? What are the pros and cons for taking ownership.
>>>>
>>>>
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