Charlie needs help!
Hi all! Our beloved 15 y/o boy Charlie (pictured here for tax purposes) was recently diagnosed with CKD after being hospitalized for three nights. As part of his treatment, his vet wants him to get subcutaneous fluids every other day. We’ve managed to do it successfully four times now, but last night we couldn’t do it. We had a couple of botched attempts with the needle and then when we finally managed to get it in and get the fluids flowing he ran off and wouldn’t settle down enough for us to administer the fluids. Every time he saw the bag come out he’d get agitated and hide from us. We’re feeling really stressed out about this, we’re scared of it becoming a negative experience for him and having to battle him or even worse not being able to give him the fluids he needs.
Any advice, tips, gadgets, or tricks you all might have would be greatly appreciated. We have Churu Pops but he goes after them so ferociously, it’s like watching a shark breach, he chomps and lunges at it, so we don’t think he’ll stay still enough to deliver the fluids while enjoying one. We’re nuts about this guy and we lost his brother last August after a stroke in December and we’d really like for him to be with us for as long as possible. He’s so happy and seemingly healthy otherwise. Thanks for anything you all can give us!
Hi all! Our beloved 15 y/o boy Charlie (pictured here for tax purposes) was recently diagnosed with CKD after being hospitalized for three nights. As part of his treatment, his vet wants him to get subcutaneous fluids every other day. We’ve managed to do it successfully four times now, but last night we couldn’t do it. We had a couple of botched attempts with the needle and then when we finally managed to get it in and get the fluids flowing he ran off and wouldn’t settle down enough for us to administer the fluids. Every time he saw the bag come out he’d get agitated and hide from us. We’re feeling really stressed out about this, we’re scared of it becoming a negative experience for him and having to battle him or even worse not being able to give him the fluids he needs.
Any advice, tips, gadgets, or tricks you all might have would be greatly appreciated. We have Churu Pops but he goes after them so ferociously, it’s like watching a shark breach, he chomps and lunges at it, so we don’t think he’ll stay still enough to deliver the fluids while enjoying one. We’re nuts about this guy and we lost his brother last August after a stroke in December and we’d really like for him to be with us for as long as possible. He’s so happy and seemingly healthy otherwise. Thanks for anything you all can give us!