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For all those people who are slaves to their cats!
Anyone else have cats with these ailments? Here's my story:
Jasper is 15 and I give him insulin once in the morning and administer fluids at night for the CRF (chronic renal failure).
Daisy is 15-1/2 and I administer her fluids every night.
So I am running a cat hospital here! It was a lot to get used to at first and stressful but now I've gotten the hang of it. They are my babies since I didn't want real children and I would do anything for them!
Just wondering if anyone else was doing something similar. Thanks.
Jasper is 15 and I give him insulin once in the morning and administer fluids at night for the CRF (chronic renal failure).
Daisy is 15-1/2 and I administer her fluids every night.
So I am running a cat hospital here! It was a lot to get used to at first and stressful but now I've gotten the hang of it. They are my babies since I didn't want real children and I would do anything for them!
Just wondering if anyone else was doing something similar. Thanks.
As for CRF there are sites at www.felinecrf.com and www.felinecrf.org that you might be interested in. Remember when giving fluids to make sure that you warm the fluids up first. Cats run a normal temp of 102 degrees or so and room temp fluids can chill them. So, run some hot water in the sink and put one of those forhead sticky thermometers for kids on the outside of the fluids (usually lactated ringers...make sure the doc checks the potassium levels in your cats, that can be added to the fluids and helps the kitties feel better) and wait until the fluids get to above 90 degrees or so. Then administer the amount needed. I have found out that the short 16gauge needles are the quickest at getting the fluids in. They can look really big and scary at first, but the fluids go in fast! Try to put in no more than 100cc's at a time (one time we were having to give 300cc's daily and had to divide it into 3 doses!) and it is always great to use a kitchen counter, put the fluid bag up as high as you can (makes the fluids run faster) and put a towel on the counter and use the time as petting time. Always give a treat and plenty of love while you are doing the medical stuff so they associate it with happy time instead of pain.
I am sure you know all this by now. It also gets easier the longer you do it!
Purrs to you and Jasper and Daisy--Laura
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask...I always think it is wonderful when others take the time to take care of their kitty families. I am sure if they could say it, they would tell you thanks and how much they love you!