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Foxxycat, my cat receives great amounts of fluids both through her food and when I syringe water in her mouth several times a day. I have reckoned that I give her as much as 100 ml of water per day.The limping=maybe needs fluids? Do they let you give sub fluids at home? If nothing else it will help keep her hydrated until it's time. I made the mistake of forgoing fluids on the last day of my cancer kitty Floey last July. It made it harder to find a vein for the end. I can't even begin to imagine how scared and upset you are feeling. I was angry at the universe for weeks. I still am. Loosing our babies hurts so damn much.
The Convenia is probably helping keeping nasty infections at bay. I am so very sorry. All you can do at this point= hydrate/heat/comfort/food and make sure airways are open. Also keep her clean from bathroom trips. I sending you so many hugs and wish it was a different outcome. I HATE CANCER
Then, twice a week, I do a sub-Q with 120 ml of Ringer's Lactate, just like I have done for the last 10 years, since I found out that she was suffering from CKD at the age of 6.
Though the vets told me that it wasn't necessary any more at this stage, I keep doing it.
She lives in a warm room, the heating is almost always on and she has easy access to the radiator. She's so smart that she goes near it when she hears the clicking sound of the thermostat that starts the boiler.
As for the comfort, she stays on my lap as long as she wishes and has a cozy bed in her favourite spot.
Her airways are always ckecked and cleaned, several times a day.
Since she had her first radiation therapy in 2011 for a cancer inside one of her nostrils, she has been suffering from a rhinitis that causes her left nostril to produce lots of mucus. So I always make sure that her nose is clean and clear. Once a day I give her a nebulizing treatment (I'm sorry, I think this is the right term for that thing that you put a mask on your face and run a machine that nebulizes a vial of liquid, please correct me if needed). She is very quiet, she sits on the chair and allows me to keep the mask on her nose for those 5 minutes
All her environment is as safe as possible.
She is also blind, she lost her sight in the past months, so we make sure there are no dangers in her paths.
Thanks a million for your strong support, I do appreciate it!