Stabbing the cat

Giving Sunny his daily lactated ringers injection.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• cat
• hydration
• hydrating
• ringers
• subq
• subcutaneous
• darv

[bohemiansmile]

I am humbled by your passion for your little one. I just lost my Feisty after 16.1/2 years and I'd have given anything for 19.......that's a wonderful life. I'd like to ask you a question about your sub-Q technique. What size needle did you use and how did you vary the point of entry (stab) when giving sub-q so often? Thank you for your posting..........we need more like you to restore some faith in our roll as stewards on this planet. : )

[qanthaqi]

@bohemiansmile The needle used for this was a 20 gauge 1". As for varying the point of entry it didn't seem to be a problem. I would make sure it wasn't the exact spot as the time before but other than that, he wasn't at all concerned. Also, I'd warm the bag of fluid so it didn't feel cold as it entered. He was much happier with that.

[frffnf]

Why do you call it stabbing the cat? You can just say giving the cat an injection. It sounds a little cruel saying it that way.

[qanthaqi]

@frffnf It was always the phrase I used in referring to it. I have a macabre sense of humour and Sunny didn't mind. Talking to a friend online I said "gotta go stab the cat, I'll be back later". He asked what on earth I meant, I explained it to him, but he still couldn't visualize it. This video was originally for him. He made the first comment.

[iammikmik]

you shoot guns and are an animal lover to boot-----you are the female me

[qanthaqi]

@UNCRatDog You're welcome. He didn't have diabetes. He died on March 1 of this year at the age of 19 after receiving this treatment for 4 years.

[UNCRatDog]

@louwil65 How's your kitty? (He/she is a cat right?) You're not nuts at all! Pets become our children, and we are their world. They truly love us with ALL of their hearts and souls and deserve every bit of love and care that we can possibly give them! I hope all is well and remember that you are a kind soul, not nuts!! :)

[UNCRatDog]

@qanthaqi My cat, "Deliah Darko", swallowed 24 inches of string that also had a knot at the end of it. The knot was lodged between the small and large intestine, and the 24 inches went all the way down through her intestines. She was almost completely asymptomatic. Very expensive and nerve-wrecking surgery, but she's now alive and well! I hope all is well with Sunny!

[UNCRatDog]

@qanthaqi Thanks for your reply! Is he still with you? Was Diabetes the reason for decreased kidney function? I work with human diabetics, but I know that cats are prone to the disease. I can't imagine how hard it must be emotionally to care for a pet with any chronic illness, but I completely understand how easy it is to do whatever you can for them! My cat is barely one year old, but we've had terrible luck so far! I pray she never has CRF or Diabetes! ...

[qanthaqi]

@UNCRatDog

1 sec ago

@UNCRatDog I don't mind you asking at all! :) He had to have this to hydrate him and help his kidneys function. I divided a 1000 cc bag into 6 portions so approx. 166 ccs per day as fast as it would run. It took about 10 minutes usually. At the time of this video I was giving it to him in one dose, but later split it into twice daily doses of 83 ccs ea. He is 17 years old in this video.