Should I do subcutaneous fluids for my sick cat?
Subcutaneous fluids can significantly extend life and improve comfort in cats with advanced kidney disease, but the home administration process can also cause stress or fail to help. Deciding whether to try it requires weighing potential life-extending benefits against the practical difficulties and uncertain outcomes of the treatment.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Trying different and appealing foods to encourage eating
- 2Spoiling the cat with treats they are not normally allowed to have
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Does anyone have any experience/insight to share regarding this option?”source ↗
“We tried that with our kitty recently. It didn't work, but you never know.”source ↗
“They did subcutaneous fluids for her a couple times and I think it helped her comfortability in the end until it was time to put her to sleep.”source ↗
“Obviously he still has the disease but our vet is pretty sure we would’ve lost him by now if we hadn’t started the subcutaneous fluids.”source ↗
Where this came up
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