I'm so glad she's finally home, but sad that the news wasn't better.

My vet told me to use a new needle each time, but what Jen said sounds good too. As for hanging the bag, what we did was put Tubby on the kitchen table, then hung the bag from the light fixture over the table. Worked like a charm.

As for the stumbling, as your vet for some potassium pills. I know, it's another pill, but my vet told me that when their kidneys are bad, their potassium levels go way down, which makes them weak. What you're describing sounds exactly like what was happening to Tubby. Once we started him on the potassium pills, he improved immensely!

I hope and pray that she continues to tolerate the fluids well. Once Tubby started feeling better, he got all squirmy and one time jumped down, the needle came out and fluid went squirting everywhere. Now I can laugh about it, but at the time I was horrified!

I will also hope and pray that she lets you know it's time. I know it's hard to believe right now, but that will really put your mind at ease when it comes time. You've been given a chance to spoil her rotten and shower her with as much love as you can - a chance to say goodbye. It's almost like you've been given a chance to grieve for her while she's still here - which helps a lot - or at least it did in my case. Hopefully your time together will be longer rather than shorter. More big {{{hugs}}} coming to you and sweet smoochies to Speckles.

Don't forget to ask about the potassium.