Sasha is home

Sasha came home Monday afternoon with a BUN of 78. He said it was not
a low as he would like but hopes being home will make a difference in
her since he saw how she perks up when I visited. Dr. gave a lesson on
giving her subQ's and she gets 100ml twice a day. She was so HAPPY to
be home and back to her room and her bed. I expected her to hide under
my bed for a while but she paraded around the room like she was a
queen. It was so funny. I bought a case of the canned k/d food
thinking she would like that better than the dry (plus it has more
water) but she will barely touch it. I even mixed it with some senior
science diet but no luck. So I leave dry out for her and I came home
from work last night and she ate all that was in her bowl. She is
generally eating a lot less but Dr. said she may never get her old
appetite back so as long as she is eating something is good. I have to
keep my bedroom door closed now because I am leaving her food out for
her at all times and the other cats don't get that luxary and they
will eat it on her. The others know something is going on in there so
they are basically camped out in front of the door. She goes in
tomorrow morning for a BUN check and I will buy her some dry k/d food.
i really hate having to stick her with the needle. She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.

i really hate having to stick her with the needle. She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.

I'm really glad to hear that she's home! That's fantastic.

As for the needles, I don't it hurts all that much. DeeDee didn't seem to
mind much. I know my personal experience is that when I get jabbed into a
muscle it hurts; when I get poked just under the skin (like for an IV)
it's not that painful. Since sub-q fluids go into the space just under the
skin I really doubt it's that uncomfortable. Especially considering how
much better it can keep a kitty feeling.

Dan

"meow" wrote in message
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Sasha came home Monday afternoon with a BUN of 78. He said it was not
a low as he would like but hopes being home will make a difference in
her since he saw how she perks up when I visited. Dr. gave a lesson on
giving her subQ's and she gets 100ml twice a day. She was so HAPPY to
be home and back to her room and her bed. I expected her to hide under
my bed for a while but she paraded around the room like she was a
queen. It was so funny. I bought a case of the canned k/d food
thinking she would like that better than the dry (plus it has more
water) but she will barely touch it. I even mixed it with some senior
science diet but no luck. So I leave dry out for her and I came home
from work last night and she ate all that was in her bowl. She is
generally eating a lot less but Dr. said she may never get her old
appetite back so as long as she is eating something is good. I have to
keep my bedroom door closed now because I am leaving her food out for
her at all times and the other cats don't get that luxary and they
will eat it on her. The others know something is going on in there so
they are basically camped out in front of the door. She goes in
tomorrow morning for a BUN check and I will buy her some dry k/d food.
i really hate having to stick her with the needle. She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.

This is awesome news! When's her next vet appt?

kili

I'm glad she is home and doing better!

"meow" wrote in message
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Sasha came home Monday afternoon with a BUN of 78. He said it was not
a low as he would like but hopes being home will make a difference in
her since he saw how she perks up when I visited. Dr. gave a lesson on
giving her subQ's and she gets 100ml twice a day. She was so HAPPY to
be home and back to her room and her bed. I expected her to hide under
my bed for a while but she paraded around the room like she was a
queen. It was so funny. I bought a case of the canned k/d food
thinking she would like that better than the dry (plus it has more
water) but she will barely touch it. I even mixed it with some senior
science diet but no luck. So I leave dry out for her and I came home
from work last night and she ate all that was in her bowl. She is
generally eating a lot less but Dr. said she may never get her old
appetite back so as long as she is eating something is good. I have to
keep my bedroom door closed now because I am leaving her food out for
her at all times and the other cats don't get that luxary and they
will eat it on her. The others know something is going on in there so
they are basically camped out in front of the door. She goes in
tomorrow morning for a BUN check and I will buy her some dry k/d food.
i really hate having to stick her with the needle. She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.

"meow" wrote in message
...
Sasha came home Monday afternoon with a BUN of 78. He said it was not
a low as he would like but hopes being home will make a difference in
her since he saw how she perks up when I visited. Dr. gave a lesson on
giving her subQ's and she gets 100ml twice a day. She was so HAPPY to
be home and back to her room and her bed. I expected her to hide under
my bed for a while but she paraded around the room like she was a
queen. It was so funny. I bought a case of the canned k/d food
thinking she would like that better than the dry (plus it has more
water) but she will barely touch it. I even mixed it with some senior
science diet but no luck. So I leave dry out for her and I came home
from work last night and she ate all that was in her bowl. She is
generally eating a lot less but Dr. said she may never get her old
appetite back so as long as she is eating something is good. I have to
keep my bedroom door closed now because I am leaving her food out for
her at all times and the other cats don't get that luxary and they
will eat it on her. The others know something is going on in there so
they are basically camped out in front of the door. She goes in
tomorrow morning for a BUN check and I will buy her some dry k/d food.
i really hate having to stick her with the needle. She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.

I'm glad to hear she's home and happy to be there. I'be given the
subcutaneous fluids to two cats, and they really don't seem to notice the
needle. It helps if, instead of thinking "I'm sticking her with a needle",
you think, "I'm helping her to be more comfortable and to stay with me
longer".

Joy

meow wrote:

Sasha came home Monday afternoon with a BUN of 78. snip
i really hate having to stick her with the needle. She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.


Continued purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:45:44 -0800, Dan M wrote:

i really hate having to stick her with the needle. She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.

I'm really glad to hear that she's home! That's fantastic.

As for the needles, I don't it hurts all that much. DeeDee didn't seem to
mind much. I know my personal experience is that when I get jabbed into a
muscle it hurts; when I get poked just under the skin (like for an IV)
it's not that painful. Since sub-q fluids go into the space just under the
skin I really doubt it's that uncomfortable. Especially considering how
much better it can keep a kitty feeling.


The size of the needle makes a difference as well, as does where it is
being inserted. I am a diabetic, and currently on both insulin and
oral medication, but the injections turned out not to be as painful as
I had feared. The needles are short, and not much wider than a human
hair, and stomachs are apparently not as sensitive about having
needles poked in them as arms are. There is only a slight sting.
Having the nurse at the doctor's office draw a blood sample hurts
noticeably more than does injecting myself.

--
John F. Eldredge --
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than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

meow wrote:
snipped She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.
Glad to hear she's feeling better. Purrs continue.

--
Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:17:29 GMT, meow wrote:

Sasha came home Monday afternoon with a BUN of 78. He said it was not
a low as he would like but hopes being home will make a difference in
her since he saw how she perks up when I visited. Dr. gave a lesson on
giving her subQ's and she gets 100ml twice a day. She was so HAPPY to
be home and back to her room and her bed. I expected her to hide under
my bed for a while but she paraded around the room like she was a
queen. It was so funny. I bought a case of the canned k/d food
thinking she would like that better than the dry (plus it has more
water) but she will barely touch it. I even mixed it with some senior
science diet but no luck. So I leave dry out for her and I came home
from work last night and she ate all that was in her bowl. She is
generally eating a lot less but Dr. said she may never get her old
appetite back so as long as she is eating something is good. I have to
keep my bedroom door closed now because I am leaving her food out for
her at all times and the other cats don't get that luxary and they
will eat it on her. The others know something is going on in there so
they are basically camped out in front of the door. She goes in
tomorrow morning for a BUN check and I will buy her some dry k/d food.
i really hate having to stick her with the needle. She has been
pricked twice a day for over a week now and I just think her back has
to be so sore. But I will do whatever it takes to keep her home for as
long as possible. Thanks to all who prayed for Sasha. It bought me
some more time.

I'm so glad Sasha's home and feeling better. It's hard sometimes to
get them to eat the k/d; been there, done that. You might want to try
the canned version? Also, sprinkling a little whatever on top is okay
(according to my vets) to make it more palatable -- chicken juice,
tuna juice. Not all the time, I don't believe, just to kind of get
her started.

Purrs for Sasha to continue to feel better and be with you for a good
long while yet.

Ginger-lyn

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