-- Hooman Momma
So Qish has to receive sub-cutaneous fluid every other day -- for the rest of his life. We've been doing that, going to the vet all the time. He has been hating the procedure (of course!), and has snapped at the people handling him. He even managed to bite me. Twice. He hates being surrounded by people he doesn't know, and by now he learned that the animal hospital equates to "torture" and "pain."
I've contemplated on administering it myself -- I've been reading a lot about it, particularly the experiences shared by those who went through the same with their cat. The whole procedure goes like this: insert the needle under his skin, let the IV drip run for 5-7 minutes, then take out the needle. Sounds easy. The problem is, I've always been queasy around needles. I don't even watch the nurse draw blood from me when I need to have a blood test. So this is a really hard decision for me, and I'm only doing so out of my love and respect for Qish. I don't want him to feel that he's being tortured whenever I bring him to the vet.
So this evening, when we went to the vet, we had a take home:
I hope I can do this. I have to. I am really scared, as this will be my first time ever to poke a breathing creature with a needle.
10 comments:
Aw, we will be sending pawerful prayers for your hand to handle the needle swiftly and painlessly.
You are very brave to do this.
Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar
Thanks Oskar. Your pawerful prayers will surely go a long way. I am not looking forward to doing it, but I know I have to :(
Oh my :( Poor baby Qish! But I think you have made a good decision by administering this at home. Less stress for Qish and at least it will be done by his loving momma :) Hugs and hope things will be better.
Thanks Kate. It was totally freaky the first time I did it! My hands were trembling, but at least the needle didn't pierce through the other side of his skin with the IV dripping on the outside (and not inside where it's supposed to be). That was my nightmare! :)
Oh no what happened to Qish? Hope he gets better.
Hi Ines,
Qish has been diagnosed with kidney failure, although it is not clear yet if it's acute (the kidney's function can still be restored back to health) or chronic (kidney will continue to degenerate). It's hard because his appetite is like a rollercoaster, and sub-cutaneous fluids have to be administered every other day. I really hope he gets better. But he's doing fine now. Thanks a lot for dropping by :)
Hi Ines,
Qish has been diagnosed with kidney failure, although it is not clear yet if it's acute (the kidney's function can still be restored back to health) or chronic (kidney will continue to degenerate). It's hard because his appetite is like a rollercoaster, and sub-cutaneous fluids have to be administered every other day. I really hope he gets better. But he's doing fine now. Thanks a lot for dropping by :)
Thanks Kate. It was totally freaky the first time I did it! My hands were trembling, but at least the needle didn't pierce through the other side of his skin with the IV dripping on the outside (and not inside where it's supposed to be). That was my nightmare! :)
Oh my :( Poor baby Qish! But I think you have made a good decision by administering this at home. Less stress for Qish and at least it will be done by his loving momma :) Hugs and hope things will be better.
Aw, we will be sending pawerful prayers for your hand to handle the needle swiftly and painlessly.
You are very brave to do this.
Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar
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