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Help Please from SubQ Experienced!
I just noticed a *huge* swelling around Jessie's right leg. It's not
sensitive to the touch and it wasn't there earlier today. Is it possible that the subQ fluids she received at the vet's today "traveled" down to her leg? The vet told me to expect a lump on her back from it, but she doesn't have one on her back, just the one on her leg. Should I call the emergency vet? Hugs, CatNipped |
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"Karen" wrote in message
... in article , CatNipped at wrote on 6/23/05 10:42 PM: I just noticed a *huge* swelling around Jessie's right leg. It's not sensitive to the touch and it wasn't there earlier today. Is it possible that the subQ fluids she received at the vet's today "traveled" down to her leg? The vet told me to expect a lump on her back from it, but she doesn't have one on her back, just the one on her leg. Should I call the emergency vet? Hugs, CatNipped Yes, I've seen that happen. It should absorb in. I'd call in the morning if it isn't better, or just calling won't hurt, but I know that would happen when Amigo got it and once when Sugar had sub Q's her front legs got a bit squishy. OK, thanks for the quick response - you know how I panic! Yes, it's soft and squishy and she doesn't try to pull away when we palpate it and it doesn't appear to hurt her, so I figured it was the fluid but wanted to make sure. If I call the emergency vet they'll just say to bring her in (I don't blame them, they can't diagnose over the phone), so I think with your confirmation of my suspiciions it should be safe to wait until the morning when I can call my vet. Again, thanks so much! Hugs, CatNipped |
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CatNipped wrote:
I just noticed a *huge* swelling around Jessie's right leg. It's not sensitive to the touch and it wasn't there earlier today. Is it possible that the subQ fluids she received at the vet's today "traveled" down to her leg? The vet told me to expect a lump on her back from it, but she doesn't have one on her back, just the one on her leg. Should I call the emergency vet? Hugs, CatNipped Yes, Cory had that happen, it moved from his side down to one of his forepaws. I think it's okay but you might as well call the E-vet just so you won't worry. Candace |
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"Candace" wrote in message
ups.com... CatNipped wrote: I just noticed a *huge* swelling around Jessie's right leg. It's not sensitive to the touch and it wasn't there earlier today. Is it possible that the subQ fluids she received at the vet's today "traveled" down to her leg? The vet told me to expect a lump on her back from it, but she doesn't have one on her back, just the one on her leg. Should I call the emergency vet? Hugs, CatNipped Yes, Cory had that happen, it moved from his side down to one of his forepaws. I think it's okay but you might as well call the E-vet just so you won't worry. Candace Thanks Candace, I feel much better knowing that it is probably just what I suspected. It's soft and squishy and it doesn't hurt her at all, so I think it can wait until I can call my regular vet in the morning (if it hasn't gone down by then). Hugs, CatNipped |
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OK, thanks for the quick response - you know how I panic! Yes, it's soft
and squishy and she doesn't try to pull away when we palpate it and it doesn't appear to hurt her, so I figured it was the fluid but wanted to make sure. If I call the emergency vet they'll just say to bring her in (I don't blame them, they can't diagnose over the phone), so I think with your confirmation of my suspiciions it should be safe to wait until the morning when I can call my vet. Again, thanks so much! Hugs, CatNipped I agree with the previous response. When DeeDee got sick, before we started doing sub-Q at home we had to take her to the vet for it. She usually formed a lump of fluid at the sub-q site, and it did sometimes migrate. Dan |
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IT'S NORMAL..... breathe breathe breathe.....
SubQ fluids are usually given in the flank, and it takes a while for the fluids to be absorbed. It's not unusual for the fluids to migrate down the leg When we give fluids at work, it's always a good idea to find out where the vet wants the fluids given. Because if it were given by the shoulders and then the fluids traveled down to the front legs and then the doctor wanted an IV catheter placed, the edema caused by the fluids would make placing the catheter difficult. It's totally okay, and the fluids should take about 6-8 hours to absorb into the body. Continuing purrs for Jessie... Kristi |
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In article , "CatNipped"
wrote: I just noticed a *huge* swelling around Jessie's right leg. It's not sensitive to the touch and it wasn't there earlier today. Is it possible that the subQ fluids she received at the vet's today "traveled" down to her leg? The vet told me to expect a lump on her back from it, but she doesn't have one on her back, just the one on her leg. Should I call the emergency vet? Hugs, CatNipped I'll defer to people with more cat subcutaneous fluid experience, but even with people with much tighter skin, fluid can move. If it's not tender to the touch, I'd tend not to treat it as an emergency but check it frequently and perhaps see the vet at the office. Not quite the same thing, but when I had my first cardiac catheterization, the methods were not quite as good, and there was more blood leakage around the puncture in my leg. I had a massive black-and-blue mark, not painful, that went three-quarters of the way around my thigh. Eventually, to keep my ex from freaking out, we went to the ER and were told, "yup, that's a blood leak for a femoral vein puncture." Confirmed that hot soaks were a good idea. While that got me leisurely bubble baths, I doubt Jessie would appreciate them. Just as an aside, while we routinely hydrate humans today with intravenous or sometimes intraosseous (in a bone, and no, it's not painful when done properly) fluids, this is semi-recent. Intravenous fluid drips really were perfected only in the early 1940s. Before that, a subcutaneous technique called hypodermoclysis was standard medical technique, but had more side effects since human skin isn't as stretchy as feline. |
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It's possible, but call the vet in the morning to be sure.
When we gave Fritzie sub-q fluids, he looked like a Brahma bull for a while, the the fluids traveled down until he had a little pouch on or near his abdomen. Blessed be, Baha "CatNipped" wrote in message ... I just noticed a *huge* swelling around Jessie's right leg. It's not sensitive to the touch and it wasn't there earlier today. Is it possible that the subQ fluids she received at the vet's today "traveled" down to her leg? The vet told me to expect a lump on her back from it, but she doesn't have one on her back, just the one on her leg. Should I call the emergency vet? Hugs, CatNipped |
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That happened with Jennifer (RB) when I was giving her subq fluids. I gave
them between her shoulder blades, and the fluid often migrated down her leg. Sandy "CatNipped" wrote in message ... I just noticed a *huge* swelling around Jessie's right leg. It's not sensitive to the touch and it wasn't there earlier today. Is it possible that the subQ fluids she received at the vet's today "traveled" down to her leg? The vet told me to expect a lump on her back from it, but she doesn't have one on her back, just the one on her leg. Should I call the emergency vet? Hugs, CatNipped |
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