Caroline,
Fred gets fluids everyday and I bet your vet gave you those monster
size 18 gauge needles called kitty harpoons on the CRF site. You can
order size 20 gauge terumo needles from
http://thrivingpets.com/products/item-detail.php?formStockId=392N1, I
order Fred's here. They are very sharp and a whole lot smaller than the
kitty harpoons, most cats tolerate them very well, since they are very
sharp they go in very nicely. It does take a bit longer for the fluids
to go through but since it doesn't hurt Fred is fine with it. Fred was
a terror when we started fluids, he would bite me, he has been getting
them for about a year and a half now and is doing really well. The
thing about dehydration is a cat that is dehyrdrated feels pretty
crappy, it's equivalent to having a horrible hang over.
--
Belinda
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