well, I'm naturally cautious, but I would either hold off on sub-q fluids until I talked to a vet - is there an emergency vet service that ight give advice over the phone? I call ours when I think I need to...
Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:03 pm Subject: Re: emergency advice on starved cat needed > Ditto to what Michelle said. And yes, potassium deficiency does > cause > rear leg weakness. The reason giving sub Q fluids to sick cats > might be > scary, (at least for me) is there is no where for the fluid to go > at > first and it sits in a large bubble on their back. I had a kitten > come > to me in the same condition, but it was beyond eating at the point > it > arrived. Sub Q really helped that guy feel better. If you have > them, > do give them. I can't remember how much, but I'd err on the side > of too > little rather than too much, you can always give more later. > Also, if > you don't have any Nutrical in the house, you can use a tiny bit > of > clear Karo syrup on her gums to give her energy, if she starts to > fail. > Keep that little angel warm, keep offering her food and follow > your > instincts. If she's eating and jumping on furniture to make > herself > more comfortable that gives me great hope that, with your help, > she'll > pull through. Keep us posted. > Nina > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > If they do not eat for more than 48 hours, they are at risk of > getting > > fatty liver disease (hepatic lipidosis) but do not necessarily > get it. > > If they get it, they do not want to eat because they are > nauseous from > > their liver shutting down, and they often turn yellow. If she is > > eating, I doubt she has it. She can be thin from not getting > enough > > food over a long period of time, without ever going with no food > at > > all for a significant period, which is what causes fatty liver. > I > > would just keep doing what you are doing. If you know how to > give > > subcutanous fluids you might want to do that, but it can be sort > of > > scary to do on really thin cats. > > Michelle > >
