pernicious anemia and vitamin b12 injections The Shot: What Every Human Needs to Know About Injectable B12 The client with pernicious anemia

Over-supplementing can be harmful as well, especially for B6, since high doses over time may be linked to nerve damage, and studies show that getting too much of either type of B vitamin may be detrimental to bone health

For instance, if your cats small intestine or pancreas is not functioning properly, your cat very well could develop a B12 deficiency

Specific clinical scenarios where injections are the standard of care include pernicious anemia, severe malabsorption syndromes, post-bariatric surgery when oral supplementation has failed, and critically low serum B12 levels accompanied by neurological deterioration

doi: 10.1111/obr.12605

Why does one person need monthly shots for life, while another might only need a short course

doi:10.3109/15563659309000395