Cassandra,
I routinely give about 100 ml per day unless the cat is very small.
Never give more fluids if what you have already given has not been
absorbed. Usually it does not stay at the back of the neck but slides
down under the belly against the back of the front leg. Sometimes down
the front leg. On a short haired cat it's pretty easy to check for
unabsorbed fluids because it's like they are packing jello.
Psm
C & J wrote:
A small update on Kisa.
I didn't think she would make it through the night, and at one point I
checked on her and thought she was gone, because I didn't see the
heavy breathing.
She did make it through the night, and I was seriously considering
taking her in to the vet for euthanasia. I asked her if I should, and
was very upset I wasn't strong enough to make that decision.
Well, now she actually looks a little bit better. She's very weak,
but she seems more alert and her breathing, while still fast, isn't
quite as labored and she's not breathing through her mouth. It could
be the dexamethasone making some sort of difference.
And then the strangest thing of all happened, she ate about 1 and a
half tablespoons of pureed liver, by licking it off the back of a
spoon. This is the first time in two weeks since this started, that
she didn't gag at the very sight/smell of food. I couldn't believe
she actually ate. She must not be feeling as nauseous, and so far she
hasn't vomited today.
I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but this is the first positive
thing that has happened for her in two weeks. I guess we'll just have
to wait and see how she does over the next couple of days. If she's
trying to get better, she has an awful lot to overcome yet in order to
do so.
I've got a full IV bag of sub-q fluids to keep her hydrated at least.
Just a question on that, how much fluid should she get in a day? I
gave her about 100ml, six hours ago, and it still hasn't all soaked in
from under the skin at the back of her neck.
Cassandra
- Re: Update on Kisa Pam Norman
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