Sub-Q for Stretch an update on her
Thank you Hideyo. I might need your help. I am waiting for an email for Terrence. He emailed me this morning and said the Rx never came, so I called the vet and the tech said that the doctor never keeps an Rx pad, so he couldn't write the Rx. All he could do is sign off if the company faxes them the order. (They could have just told me that yesterday!) So I emailed the company back and told them that's the only way the doc would sign off and I'm waiting to hear if the company will fax them. If they don't, I'll have to cancel the order. On a positive note, when I got off work last night, I took some tuna in to Stretch (and the other kitties of course), and Stretch ate ALL that I had put on her plate (probably a 3rd of a can), and then she went to the food bowl, and started eating dry food! I was so excited. Her labored breathing seems to be decreasing a little each day, so maybe it's possible that she did have pneumonia. I don't know. I just always associate pneumonia with coughing and runny nose, etc., but Stretch didn't have any of that. So we are very hopeful now, and happy. Thanks to all of you guys who prayed for Stretch to recover. We really appreciate it! Maybe by Monday, we'll see a complete turn around! :) Wendy --- Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wendy, if for some reason, your vet won't do it, just let me know - I can probably order for you on line (I use a different company, but I have a prescription there already, too) and have it shipped to you so that you can get a whole case of fluid which should last for a long time... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:33 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Sub-Q for Stretch Hi guys, Well, yesterday I ran into a problem trying to get sub-Q fluids for Stretch. The vet I originally took him to charges $30/35 for a set up, which I thought was crazy. So I called another vet, who said they'd have to talk to my vet since they hadn't seen my cat, which I didn't want in case it might tick off the vet, or they'd have to see my cat, which would mean another $30 office visit on top of paying for the fluid set up. So I started looking online at the link that Belinda (I think) provided and found a really great priced company called Direct Medical, Inc. I called Terrence Henry at 800-316-4993 and spoke to him. He was VERY nice and helped me with all my questions. He directed me to their website: http://www.dmi2.com/ and I clicked on online catalog and then CRF (chronic renal failure) customers and then CRF products and I was there. I ordered one Abbott lactated ringer bag for $2, an Abbott IV set/venal set for $2.99, a 100 ct. of needles (4 varieties of guages to choose from) for $7.50, and another lactated ringer/IV tubing set with 2 needles for $3.95 (it was cheaper to do this than order 2 bags and 2 IV sets). This totalled about $16.00, which I thought was great. Shipping was another $7, and handling another $7, so after all was said and done, I still spent $30, but I have a whole bunch of needles, 2 bags, and 2 IV sets for what I would have paid for 1 set. So I think I did ok. He said it should arrive in about 2 days via UPS ground. I did have to have my vet fax over an Rx to their 800 fax number, which was a pain because that's not my vet's usual procedure, and I am still waiting to hear if he will, but if not, I'm sure something will be worked out. Anyway, thanks to everyone for all your help with Stretch and I am feeling pretty confident about doing this. I hope she feels so much better after the first fluid. My nephew will probably freak out because he hates needles, but after he sees me do it, and sees the cat is ok, he'll be fine. Stretch was found outside playing with her sister when my nephew got off the bus yesterday, and hasn't been lying around like she was, and has been eating a little, so I know she is feeling better. Her breathing is still somewhat labored, but for now she is stable, thank goodness. Thanks again so much, :) Wendy __ Yahoo! DSL - Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
Re: Sub-Q for Stretch an update on her
Wendy, Such good news about Stretch! When Patches had pneumonia, she was not coughing or anything, just hunched up and looked like she felt really sick. She may have had some mucous around her nose, but that's it. I took her to the emergency vet and she had pneumonia. She got Baytril and Immuno-regulin and I think it took her almost a week to feel like herself again. That was about 3 years ago, knock on wood. Michelle
Re: Sub-Q for Stretch an update on her
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Re: Sub-Q for Stretch an update on her
Wendy,In the meantime, if I were you I would syringe some pedialyte into Stretch. In fact, I don't think it would hurt just to pour some into the water dishes so he might get some that way. The main advantage of the sub-q is it has the electrolytes. Pedialyte has those too. The other advantage is you can force the fluids with the sub-q. It would take a lot of syringing to syringe that much pedialyte into stretch, but any bit would help I'm sure.twendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Hideyo. I might need your help. I amwaiting for an email for Terrence. He emailed me thismorning and said the Rx never came, so I called thevet and the tech said that the doctor never keeps anRx pad, so he couldn't write the Rx. All he could dois sign off if the company faxes them the order. (They could have just told me that yesterday!) So Iemailed the company back and told them that's the onlyway the doc would sign off and I'm waiting to hear ifthe company will fax them. If they don't, I'll haveto cancel the order. On a positive note, when I got off work last night, Itook some tuna in to Stretch (and the other kitties ofcourse), and Stretch ate ALL that I had put on herplate (probably a 3rd of a can), and then she went tothe food bowl, and started eating dry food! I was soexcited. Her labored breathing seems to be decreasinga little each day, so maybe it's possible that she didhave pneumonia. I don't know. I just alwaysassociate pneumonia with coughing and runny nose,etc., but Stretch didn't have any of that. So we arevery hopeful now, and happy. Thanks to all of youguys who prayed for Stretch to recover. We reallyappreciate it! Maybe by Monday, we'll see a completeturn around!:)Wendy--- Hideyo Yamamoto<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Wendy, if for some reason, your vet won't do it, just let me know - I can probably order for you on line (I use a different company, but I have a prescription there already, too) and have it shipped to you so that you can get a whole case of fluid which should last for a long time... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:33 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Sub-Q for Stretch Hi guys, Well, yesterday I ran into a problem trying to get sub-Q fluids for Stretch. The vet I originally took him to charges $30/35 for a set up, which I thought was crazy. So I called another vet, who said they'd have to talk to my vet since they hadn't seen my cat, which I didn't want in case it might tick off the vet, or they'd have to see my cat, which would mean another $30 office visit on top of paying for the fluid set up. So I started looking online at the link that Belinda (I think) provided and found a really great priced company called Direct Medical, Inc. I called Terrence Henry at 800-316-4993 and spoke to him. He was VERY nice and helped me with all my questions. He directed me to their website: http://www.dmi2.com/ and I clicked on online catalog and then CRF (chronic renal failure) customers and then CRF products and I was there. I ordered one Abbott lactated ringer bag for $2, an Abbott IV set/venal set for $2.99, a 100 ct. of needles (4 varieties of guages to choose from) for $7.50, and another lactated ringer/IV tubing set with 2 needles for $3.95 (it was cheaper to do this than order 2 bags and 2 IV sets). This totalled about $16.00, which I thought was great. Shipping was another $7, and handling another $7, so after all was said and done, I still spent $30, but I have a whole bunch of needles, 2 bags, and 2 IV sets for what I would have paid for 1 set. So I think I did ok. He said it should arrive in about 2 days via UPS ground. I did have to have my vet fax over an Rx to their 800 fax number, which was a pain because that's not my vet's "usual procedure", and I am still waiting to hear if he will, but if not, I'm sure something will be worked out. Anyway, thanks to everyone for all your help with Stretch and I am feeling pretty confident about doing this. I hope she feels so much better after the first fluid. My nephew will probably freak out because he hates needles, but after he sees me do it, and sees the cat is ok, he'll be fine. Stretch was found outside playing with her sister when my nephew got off the bus yesterday, and hasn't been lying around like she was, and has been eating a little, so I know she is feeling better. Her breathing is still somewhat labored, but for now she is stable, thank goodness. Thanks again so much, :) Wendy__ Yahoo! DSL - Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
