Freddie, age 12, has crashed twice in 2 years. After first time, subq fluids revived him. No further care was advised. After 2nd time needed iv fluids for 2 days followed by subq fluids at home, which I've been doing for 2 months. He's grown irritated by the poking now that he feels well and for about a week all I could manage was 25 ml each time. My vet said to give him a break for a few days then start again. He's eating and drinking and acting completely normal. He's now gone 6 days with no subq fluid at all. Should I start it again? Is it better to get a little bit in than none at all? My vet says he needs it forever. Is that really true?

Hi my cat is almost 16 years old, she stopped eating last week and vomiting foam, she is now under IV since last Wednesday every 8 hours, (dextrose sodium chloride, furosemide, ranitidine, Ampicillin). She doesn’t have pain but she still doesnt eat or drink, how long she can survive with this condition? Blood test note SCR 2.40, urea 87.0, AST/GOT 98, ALT/GTP 168 Ultra sonography: left kids deny 38mm right kidney 31 mm both renal diverticuli are delat and corticomedullary junction are reduced Liver is smaller than normal Nd hyperechoic and gallbladder wall is thicker than normal , bladder is normal, abdominal mass is not visible, Radiology : abnormal bronchial and aging interstitial lung patterns are not visible Heart and great vessels are within normal limits right kidney is smaller than left kidney How long she can survive 😞☹️ She pee after every IV 3times

Recently picked up a stray my boyfriend and I found in the middle of the road about two days ago. Upon bringing him home we noticed there was a lot wrong with this little guy--not only was he not very active, he doesn't meow, won't eat or drink unless force fed, has severe diarrhea and has what I can only guess are mini seizures about once a day. I couldn't get him into a vet until this morning to which the doctor said he was extremely dehydrated with a potentially fatal GI infection. The doctor gave him the fluid injection between his shoulder blades and has me hand feeding him with kitten replacement formula every few hours along with his medicine every 8 hours. He's extremely frail and currently laying in a box with a heating pad on low and a fuzzy blanket. Was wondering if I should stick to strictly formula or should I also attempt to give him water? If so how long after the injection should I start trying? Also would I give him water from the tap? Dont want him getting any more dehydrated than he already is. Heres to hoping he pulls through.

Is it ok for my cat to nurse her babies after she got fluids therapy, they are 3 weeks old, i took her to the vet Monday morning at 8:20, she was there the whole day and overnight, I picked her up the next day Tuesday at 10:19 am, she is doing ok feels good but don’t know if it’s ok to feed her babies.

Took my 5 month old kitten "Rocky" For IV FLuids today. The et said he gave im 75ml & this session took no longer than 30 mins... Is that duration substantial enough? Is that about the time it takes for this session & amount ? Please advise someone if you can ... Many thanks

My sweet nugget developed a fever of 106 out of no where. Came home from a trip after a few days and soon as I got home I noticed her acting very strange and our cat sitter hadn’t picked up on it, so we don’t know how long the fever had been going on. She was very lethargic and weak...she couldn’t even climb on the bed and she just wanted a dark corner in the bedroom which is unlike her. Took her to the emergency vet the next morning on sat and they can’t place why she is running such a high fever. No blockages in the X-ray and they said blood test is normal. Does that mean there is no way for her to be fighting anything? They gave her 500ml of Sq fluid therapy...but I’m not sure how long that will last. She still isn’t drinking and I’m not sure if it’s because of the fluid still in her system. She seems to be doing much better but still doesn’t have much of a appetite either.

My cat is on the fluid therapy since last two days, and still isn’t showing any signs of being well, and isn’t eating by himself at all. Appreantly all his blood tests, liver tests and kidney test, blood sugar level, all of these are normal. Vet still couldn’t find what can be his reason for being so sick. He was throwing up all of a sudden, and is on antibiotics plus IV fluid therapy now, but I still can’t see Any changes. If anyone has any idea of what could be the reason, please help.

My cat was diagnosed with kidney problems. She goes to the vet regularly for subcutaneous fluids but after one of those sessions she became lethargic and did not have enough energy to walk around and go to the sand box. We took her to the vet again and she had a severe anemia. She had a blood transfusion and was admitted for a week. Are the fluids related to the anemia condition? Can they be responsible for it? She is at home now and takes a lot of meds to help with the anemia and a blood infection. The vet said she needs to go there again to have take more subcutaneous fluids but I am afraid that it will make it worse. Can the subcutaneous fluids somehow interfere with the anemia treatments?

Hi My kitty, Pippin, was given fluids by my vet at 2pm today It is 9:30pm and she is hiding under the bed and is very grumpy and cries if I try pick her up. The vet gave her 200mls of fluid and when I brought her home she was fine. Must I be worried? Is this normal? She did not behave like this when she was given her first dose of fluids 3 weeks ago. But that was only 100mls. She's 15 years old and is usually chirpy and very friendly. She's clearly in pain and not happy. Must I wait it out and let the fluids be absorbed before panicking? She has the normal fluid lumps under her skin Is she just uncomfortable? Thanks, Feylin