Giving Subcutaneous Fluids to a Cat

[AbbyMom]

Good advice in the above posts...I ended up doing s-q fluids for my RB girl Quasar when I was home alone.

I liked putting her on the counter...she liked it too. It was easy to pet her and coo over her and for some reason she did not find it frightening.

Also, the vet mentioned that the higher the bag, the faster the drip. Freedom's S hook idea is terrific. I used a camera tripod stretched to its highest limit. Made it go faster.

Good luck.

[Catlady711]

I've had quite a bit of experience with giving shots/fluids. Dusty (my 16 yr old) will NOT take antibiotics by mouth! I can get them in her, but she gets so upset she makes herself vomit. She gets sick a few times a year and requires injections. Actually she just got a shot of ampicillin tonight, everyone else got amoxi-drops. We've also had to do subQ fluids with Dusty in the past.

Rather than type all the info out, here's a WEBSITE that has step by step instructions with pictures for each step.

Hope it helps! Good luck

[fragrancehound]

Thanks for the links! I guess it is going to take a lot of practice.

[TamanduaGirl]

When Kat needed fluids I would sneak up on her when she was sleeping and tick it in then hold her in place petting her as it went in.