Me and the cat

[teddi]

Here's a funny one to picture.

Background: My family cat has early stage kidney failure. The poor thing gets daily hydration from lactated ringers subcutaneous under her scruff to replenish her electrolytes (sound familiar????) Well, being as I am now HG familiar with needles I am the only other person in the family besides my mom who will do her fluids. It's really simple- you just get a clean needle, pull up her scruff, stick her and very quick (IV open totally) infuse her w/ 200 ml.

One time while pregnant my parents were OOT and my mom called to ask if I would do Megan's meds. I had my 4 yr old track down the old bat (she's 19 years old) and bring her to me. I also was doing my hydration, but I grabbed my bag, hung it up next to hers. It must have been a truly pathetic sight: me with my PICC line and IV going, sticking a needle into the cat to do her fluids simultaneously. LOL, who else but an HGer could have memories of infusing another critter while infusing themselves???

[PamelaRose]

LOL! Poor kitty! That's a great visual. Wonder if we could get fluids injected directly into the scruff of our necks? Yeouch - Reminds me of IM injections into the scruff of my butt....

[IslandDreamer]

Do our cats know eachother?

That's quite a visual, Teddi.

[amoberly]

Reminds me of IM injections into the scruff of my butt....

ohhh man, you have me crying! I didn't know there was such a thing as a "scruff" of your butt. Whew, needed a good laugh today, thanks!

[PamelaRose]

LOL - I got a chuckle out of the thought of scruffy butts, too. For some reason, that term makes me think of the OB nurses who used to tear up when they gave me my Phenergan shots--"You don't have any butt or thighs left!" Oh, if they could see me now!