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Looks like i'm learning how to admin IV drip fluids
2 years ago
Our cat Gravy is continuing to decline. His kidneys aren't processing the water he drinks that well, so to properly hydrate him, i'm going to have to start to administer IV fluids every few days to keep his kitty ass hydrated and in the game awhile longer. The vets gave him a dose a couple days ago, so i'm going to have to get the needle in him tomorrow *shudder*
And he's sooooo skinny and wobbly. It's so hard to see. We're trying to get more wet food in him, and that and the fluids the vet gave him seem to have given him a bit of a boost. He was just laying in his bed all day except to eat; today he actually came outside with the other cats when i brought them into the backyard for morning walkies.
Still, i'm afraid it's just hospice care at this point. Doing what we can to make him feel better and comfortable.
Sigh.
This year over yet? ^_^
And he's sooooo skinny and wobbly. It's so hard to see. We're trying to get more wet food in him, and that and the fluids the vet gave him seem to have given him a bit of a boost. He was just laying in his bed all day except to eat; today he actually came outside with the other cats when i brought them into the backyard for morning walkies.
Still, i'm afraid it's just hospice care at this point. Doing what we can to make him feel better and comfortable.
Sigh.
This year over yet? ^_^
hug.
Dangit, that's just not right :/ *hugs on fox*
Cats are known for leaving to die which has happened to a lot of our cats who were outdoor cats. Even indoor cats
might do it so just keep watch and stay close or keep them inside.
We had a cat named Frisky who was the same and i let her out to get sun and fresh air, immediately she turned the corner and left the yard where i couldnt get her.
She never came back. So just a reminder, dont let a cat out if they are in that state of health.
Some say its instincts, some say its respect for their master so they wont let their master see them die and suffer, having their master
be sad.
I pray your kitty gets well, and gets an extra health boost. Just wanted to share the heads up so you dont do the mistake i did.
There's a small hole in the fence where a couple of the fixed neighborhood cats that we take care of use. In the last couple weeks Gravy's ducked out of there twice; in the years we've lived here, he's never left the fence. The first time took me over an hour to find him, as i wasn't expecting it, i thought he had gone back inside already, the second i expected it and got him right away.
That really.. puts some light on recent behavior.