I've used ringer's sub-q lots of times over the past 2-3 years and never had any problem with the skin. Have never heard of that side effect - and have used on everything from bottle babies to a 19-yr-old.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought you couldn't give lactated ringer's sub-q because it would cause the skin
to slough off. The vet I used to work for told me this... to be very careful to not
get the lactated ringer's mixed up with the saline, because if you give lactated
ringers under the skin, it does serious damage to the tissue, and can make the cat's
skin actually SLOUGH OFF of their body. Maybe she was just trying to scare me into
getting the right bag the first time...
Jenn
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