Max

[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.

[Killearn Kitties]

We have everythig crossed here for our Max tonight. Please get better baby.

[nepeta]

If the fluid flow was very slow, you may have gotten the needle into muscle rather than in the sub-q space. If so, just shut off the flow, and remove and re-insert the needle in a slightly different spot.

[kb2yjx]

I spoke with our vet about when the fluids slows down. I told her I use the same technique that I did with IV's, wiggle the needle, it can be positional. I have never withdrawn the needle, put on a new needle, and reinserted it. The cat would not stand for that!!! Sometimes, if you just pull the needle back a teeny tiny bit, it helps getting the fluids flowing again...I have also fed a cat while giving it sub q. Spunky was IMPOSSIBLE, so I would cut up some cheese and mix it into baby food. While he was gobbling away, I could insert the needle, and get him hydrated. As you can see in the photo of Boo and Nicholas, despite Boo sitting up, the fluid still went in!!!

[kb2yjx]

Okay, I forgot the photo!!! SORRY.....