Max

[emily_the_spoiled]

Based on my experience with Oliver eating during the fluids, it was never a problem and it made it sooooooooooo much easier because he would then stand in on stop

[Lizzie]

I'm sure warming the fluids, both the bag and line, will make a big difference in how Max accepts the fluids. It will take a few sessions before he realizes it isn't uncomfortable any more, of course, but then he will be "normally" antsy about it. Watching your cat's behavior/reaction and trying to assess what they are telling you can be a very difficult translation job. I thought Diego was hiding from me because he was already in some pain when it was time for his meds, which are given through an oesophageal tube because the pain is in his mouth, but it finally dawned on me that the pain meds (given always in warm water) might be hard on his stomach. Now I give about 20cc of well warm watered down baby food first and he's started letting me scoop him up more easily and will relax and purr while the procedure is done. Sometimes you feel so dumb that you didn't figure things out sooner.

I hope you can get Max into a plateau time, that can last for many, many months, where he is coping with treatment and has a fair quality of life.

[slick]

They kept my baby boy overnight. I pick him up at 10am tomorrow morning. He is extremely dehydrated in spite of my efforts.

On my way to work now.

[gini]

Oh, baby Max - please get better for your Mom.

[Taz_Zoee]

Well, I hope the overnight stay in the hospital will get him back on the right track. I probably should have done that with Taz in the beginning too.
I know it will be a LONG night without your baby, but hang in there.

HUGS!!

[Barbara]

We keep all our paws and fingers crossed for Max.

[Randi]

Slick, I'm sorry to hear Max was so dehydrated, but tonights dose at the vet will hopefully change that! I know you're on pins to hear news, but try to relax and get a good nights sleep, that's the best you can do for him - and he'll be home with you tomorrow, hopefully feeling a lot better.

My thoughts are with you, and Fister and I have all paws and fingers crossed for Max.


(((hugs)))

[nepeta]

I warm the fluids by filling a thermos with hot tap water and just draping the line through the warm water. The line is so thin the fluid comes out comfortably warm to the touch. I happened to have a quart thermos on hand but the size shouldn't matter.


I use the 20 G needles. It takes about 6 minutes for 150 cc.


I also confine the cat in a "Klaw Kontrol" bag. It works better for restraining the cat than the "burrito wrap" in a towel. Even the squirmiest cats can't get out easily. It also seems to help calm the cat down. "Calm" is a relative term.

Are you suspending the bag higher than the cat? I put a hook up on the wall and suspend the bag from there. Higher = faster flow.


Good luck with Max.