[Felvtalk] [OT] two sick cats

[Lance]

I appreciate your thoughts. I told my parents that sub-q fluids might be required. The vet might get us something like that tomorrow.

The good news is that Callie’s scruff didn’t tent, so it doesn’t appear that she’s badly dehydrated. My mom is giving her between 5-9 ml of water every two hours. I hope that will help keep her fluids up enough until her vet visit tomorrow morning.

> On Feb 22, 2015, at 5:35 PM, <dlgegg at windstream.net> <dlgegg at windstream.net> wrote:
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> YOU CAN GET A FLUID SET UP FROM THE VET AND IF YOUR MOTHER IS OK WITH IT, SHE COULD GIVE FLUIDS AS DIRECTED TO KEEP THEM HYDRATED.  ANYONE I HAD TO DO THAT FOR WAS SO SICK THAT THEY DID NOT GIVE ME ANY TROUBLE.  I HUNG THE BAG FROM A SHELF SUPPORT NEXT TO A COMFORTABLE CHAIR, POUT A TOWEL IN MY LAP AND RUBBED AND TALKED TO THEM FOR A MINUTE AND THEN INSERTED THE NEEDLE.  YOUR MOM WOULD JUST HAVE TO GT PAST PUTTING THE NEEDLE IN UNDER THE SKIN AND THINKING SHE WAS HURTING THE CATS.  THAT BOTHERED ME BUT I KEPT TELLING MYSELF IT WAS THAT OR THEY MIGHT DIE.
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> ---- Marsha <martia at lynxe.com> wrote: 
>> You can test for dehydration by pulling up the loose skin on the back of 
> the neck and see if it snaps back right away.  If it stayed tented, I 
> would get her in immediately.
> 
> Marsha
> 
> On 2/22/2015 2:08 PM, Lance wrote:
>> Thanks again, everyone. Both cats are going at 7:30 tomorrow morning. We do have an emergency clinic, and I’m trying to figure out if I should push for Callie to go there today. Unfortunately, Callie’s vet didn’t give her fluids on Friday, but he’s a trustworthy vet, and he might not have seen the need at the point.
>> 
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