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Brandy??Alexandre - 02 Feb 2005 00:16 GMT

I'm glad she didn't NEED it, need it, today. I think I got about 40cc
into her before she bolted leaving me and a spraying IV line behind.

Yes, I solo-ed at home alone giving Kami sub-q. I warmed the bag a
little so it wouldn't be chilly. She's never liked the scruff of her
neck grabbed, so she seriously tensed when I did it and I stuck the
needle in crooked. I turned the wheel and it flowed, and it wasn't
coming out the other side, so I guess that was okay. She just was
"filling up" oddly. :) She sat in my lap for a minute, tried to leave
a couple of times, but I coo-ed her into staying. Then she suddenly
dashed. Next time may or may not be better...

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Cheryl - 02 Feb 2005 03:29 GMT

> I'm glad she didn't NEED it, need it, today. I think I got
> about 40cc into her before she bolted leaving me and a spraying
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> her into staying. Then she suddenly dashed. Next time may or
> may not be better...

Good luck next time. Even trying to give my Shadow a subQ injection
of a medication, he'd rear up and claw my face before the needle
even stuck him, so I can't imagine having to to fluids. I hope I
never have to, but reading experiences helps. I hope someone chimes
in with experiences. Bless her little heart.

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PawsForThought - 02 Feb 2005 05:44 GMT

>Brandy Alexandre wrote in

> Then she suddenly dashed. Next time may or
>> may not be better...

I did my cat in the bathroom, with the door closed. That way if she bolted,
she wouldn't go far. Fortunately, I never did have a bolting problem with her.

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Brandy??Alexandre - 08 Feb 2005 00:35 GMT

Cheryl <jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in
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>> I'm glad she didn't NEED it, need it, today. I think I got
>> about 40cc into her before she bolted leaving me and a spraying
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> never have to, but reading experiences helps. I hope someone chimes
> in with experiences. Bless her little heart.

On the trip she was fairly okay with eating (not a lot, but she
ate), but she wouldn't drink. She's addicted to her PetMate, I
think, and didn't want still water. Since it had been a few days
with very little intake, I decided to try sub-q on her again last
night. I actually got 50cc in her and it was much easier this time.
I put a pillow in my lap and had her brush. She loves to brush her
face and she was very distratced for the duration. Since it wasn't
a "need" issue, I didn't make her do the whole thing, but I think by
the time she really requires the sub-q, we can do without a hitch.

Never fear! If I can, I think anyone can.

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Cathy Friedmann - 08 Feb 2005 01:09 GMT

I actually got 50cc in her and it was much easier this time.

> I put a pillow in my lap and had her brush. She loves to brush her
> face and she was very distratced for the duration.

I've also used this ploy, but while at the vet's.

Since it wasn't

> a "need" issue, I didn't make her do the whole thing, but I think by
> the time she really requires the sub-q, we can do without a hitch.
>
> Never fear! If I can, I think anyone can.

This is what I told others when I learned to give sub-Q's to my CRF cat,
too. Hey, if I could do it, anyone can. ;-)

Cathy

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