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I guess if it makes you feel any better at all, just be thankful you can take him under fairly normal circumstances. I have one 16-year old that has been going 2X a week for fluid treatments for kidney disease, and now is going 3X a week, and I'm giving her blood pressure medication for high blood pressure. She is SO good about it, it's unreal. But the other one, as I said, she's a whole different ball game...She also has anxiety problems and is scared of everything. I always say I have 2 "special needs kitties"!
Good luck with your appointment...I hope he does well!
KittymomNC thanks for all the valuable info you posted above. I had no idea about the differences in the one and three year vaccines. I trust my vet completely, but I will be bringing this up with her on our next visit, as I think our cats are on the three year cycle. I have had cats live to 18 years with that treatment, but we are always learning new things in the field of medicine.
I was wondering if the fluid treatments you take your kitty in for are just the under the skin hydrating kind (not anything where you have to hit a vein)? I have done that at home with two cats. We kept a bag of fluids hanging in the spare shower, and would insert the needle just under the skin about every other day. The cats were very tolerant of it, and once you get the procedure down, it really isn't hard to do. It was so much easier than fighting to get them into a cage and transporting them. Just wondered if it was an option for you.
I guess if it makes you feel any better at all, just be thankful you can take him under fairly normal circumstances. I have one 16-year old that has been going 2X a week for fluid treatments for kidney disease, and now is going 3X a week, and I'm giving her blood pressure medication for high blood pressure. She is SO good about it, it's unreal. But the other one, as I said, she's a whole different ball game...She also has anxiety problems and is scared of everything. I always say I have 2 "special needs kitties"!
KittymomNC thanks for all the valuable info you posted above. I had no idea about the differences in the one and three year vaccines. I trust my vet completely, but I will be bringing this up with her on our next visit, as I think our cats are on the three year cycle. I have had cats live to 18 years with that treatment, but we are always learning new things in the field of medicine.
I was wondering if the fluid treatments you take your kitty in for are just the under the skin hydrating kind (not anything where you have to hit a vein)? I have done that at home with two cats. We kept a bag of fluids hanging in the spare shower, and would insert the needle just under the skin about every other day. The cats were very tolerant of it, and once you get the procedure down, it really isn't hard to do. It was so much easier than fighting to get them into a cage and transporting them. Just wondered if it was an option for you.
Hi Mom, I'm glad I could post something that someone can use. I try to answer questions whenever I feel like I have trustworthy information, because I need help myself lots of times!
The fluid treatments for my Baby Cat are the under the skin kind (subcutaneous). I had to do this for a little poodle I had years ago prior to losing her, and she just laid on the floor on some quilts and I never had a problem. However, Baby Cat is a different story. We (or maybe I should say "I") have been through blood, sweat and tears, literally, just trying to get a pill down her. She is small and so loving, but she is a feisty little thing, and if she doesn't like it, she will definitely let you know!
They showed me how to do it in the beginning, slightly different with a cat, but they said it would be best to have two people. In fact, they have two vet techs do it at the vet's office. One of them told me the other day that, after 3 years of this, she's gotten so she just settles down in her carrier (they leave her in it with the top off) and doesn't fuss. So they may only be using one tech now. But in the beginning, I didn't have anyone that I could count on to help me two times each week and she's so good in the car, that I just kept taking her to the vet..it's only a few miles). Now that she's on 3X a week, it's gotten difficult (not to mention even more expensive), but I know she will not let me do it by myself. I think if I came near her with a needle and had the fluid contraption hanging up, she would probably totally freak out! I have thought about trying it at the vet's office to see how she would react, but I just haven't gotten the nerve yet! But thanks for the suggestion---I may decide to try it, at my own peril!
I guess if it makes you feel any better at all, just be thankful you can take him under fairly normal circumstances. I have one 16-year old that has been going 2X a week for fluid treatments for kidney disease, and now is going 3X a week, and I'm giving her blood pressure medication for high blood pressure. She is SO good about it, it's unreal. But the other one, as I said, she's a whole different ball game...She also has anxiety problems and is scared of everything. I always say I have 2 "special needs kitties"!
KittymomNC thanks for all the valuable info you posted above. I had no idea about the differences in the one and three year vaccines. I trust my vet completely, but I will be bringing this up with her on our next visit, as I think our cats are on the three year cycle. I have had cats live to 18 years with that treatment, but we are always learning new things in the field of medicine.
I was wondering if the fluid treatments you take your kitty in for are just the under the skin hydrating kind (not anything where you have to hit a vein)? I have done that at home with two cats. We kept a bag of fluids hanging in the spare shower, and would insert the needle just under the skin about every other day. The cats were very tolerant of it, and once you get the procedure down, it really isn't hard to do. It was so much easier than fighting to get them into a cage and transporting them. Just wondered if it was an option for you.
Hi Mom, I'm glad I could post something that someone can use. I try to answer questions whenever I feel like I have trustworthy information, because I need help myself lots of times!
The fluid treatments for my Baby Cat are the under the skin kind (subcutaneous). I had to do this for a little poodle I had years ago prior to losing her, and she just laid on the floor on some quilts and I never had a problem. However, Baby Cat is a different story. We (or maybe I should say "I") have been through blood, sweat and tears, literally, just trying to get a pill down her. She is small and so loving, but she is a feisty little thing, and if she doesn't like it, she will definitely let you know!
They showed me how to do it in the beginning, slightly different with a cat, but they said it would be best to have two people. In fact, they have two vet techs do it at the vet's office. One of them told me the other day that, after 3 years of this, she's gotten so she just settles down in her carrier (they leave her in it with the top off) and doesn't fuss. So they may only be using one tech now. But in the beginning, I didn't have anyone that I could count on to help me two times each week and she's so good in the car, that I just kept taking her to the vet..it's only a few miles). Now that she's on 3X a week, it's gotten difficult (not to mention even more expensive), but I know she will not let me do it by myself. I think if I came near her with a needle and had the fluid contraption hanging up, she would probably totally freak out! I have thought about trying it at the vet's office to see how she would react, but I just haven't gotten the nerve yet! But thanks for the suggestion---I may decide to try it, at my own peril!
If I was closer, I'd help!
And I do understand having a kitty that doesn't like to do something. We lost a most beautiful boy at only about 3 years old (he got hit in the road, only time that has ever happened to us, and so devastating) and he was terrible to travel with to the vet. He'd loose control of his bowels and vomit in his cage, to the point he'd pass blood. He was never afraid of anything or anyone (hence his lack of fear of the road), except that car ride. It was such an undertaking to get him to the vet once a year!
I'm glad you have the ability to get to the vet and get kitty's fluids. I know some people would have them put to sleep and not do what we have done. I'll do what I can for my animals, as we love them so much.
If I was closer, I'd help!
And I do understand having a kitty that doesn't like to do something. We lost a most beautiful boy at only about 3 years old (he got hit in the road, only time that has ever happened to us, and so devastating) and he was terrible to travel with to the vet. He'd loose control of his bowels and vomit in his cage, to the point he'd pass blood. He was never afraid of anything or anyone (hence his lack of fear of the road), except that car ride. It was such an undertaking to get him to the vet once a year!
I'm glad you have the ability to get to the vet and get kitty's fluids. I know some people would have them put to sleep and not do what we have done. I'll do what I can for my animals, as we love them so much.
Most people don't understand why I do what I do and the expense I've incurred in the last three years, and for other pets as well -- I really could have used a newer car, but I joke and say I'm making my car payment to the vet (it's really not a joke). But they are my "children" - all I have to do is look at Baby Cat's face, and I love her so much it almost makes my heart hurt...
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