I certainly won't preach that you should do it yourself, believe me. Funny you should say that you remember my earlier posts cuz I was going to refer you to them. My hands were so sweaty, it was all I could do to hold onto the needle and Puddy. And the needle came out so many times that I lost count and fluid squirted everywhere. But we both survived. Puddy is my feistiest cat (polite word for b*tchiest) and I envisioned myself scratched and bloody and her really pissed! But, as you may recall, after a few sessions of trial and error, it all goes smoothly now. She sits perfectly still; I know that she senses on some level that it's helping her. If you do decide to do it yourself, you won't be sorry. But you'll know if/when that time should come.

Blessings,
Mary