One other thing that I forgot to mention: when I was first told that Puddy needed to have subQ's administered, I was wary of it and discussed w/both Dr. Lee and my other vet if I should instead consider helping her to the Bridge. I was totally uneducated when it came to subQ's and I thought that Puddy would just be miserable, especially given her temperament at that time, which was Hell Cat on Wheels. Dr. Lee said point blank "You'll be selling Puddy short if you do that. She'll be fine once you get the hang of it." He was right. That was a couple of years ago and, yes, she does have her bad spells but don't we all? SubQ's have helped Puddy tremendously, she feels pretty good most of the time, she's purred more in the last couple of years than she did most of her life because she had been feeling so crummy all that time and, best of all, she's become a real lovebug, to me anyhow. LOL I can't imagine what the downside would be of giving subQ's. You'd have to give her an awful lot before you would do her any damage. Both of my vets told me "You can't hurt her". Keep the faith, Carole.