So good to hear she seems better, thanks to your care.
When I inject sub-q fluids, I usually try to scratch the kitten / cat at the same time to distract them from the weird feeling of the fluid going in. I can't remember if it has been mentioned on this thread, but it also helps to warm up the fluids a bit in a bowl of warm water , before injecting.
Sometimes they do keep purring while they are getting the sub-q fluids. , probably as a self-comforting thing.
Hey , we have all made some crazy typos , and it's understandable you were very upset. I figured the subdural vs subdermal mix-up was either a typo or an auto-translator gone wild. I can ask a mod to change it and delete the part of my post that referred to it, but I doubt someone would really think you meant injecting into the kitten's BRAIN (or spinal chord)!!!
I was more concerned people might think it is risk-free to inject Pedialyte under the skin . I have seen people on sites like Yahoo Answers asking if they can give inject Pedialyte into their dehydrated dog or cat. They either totally don't understand the difference between Pedialyte which is meant for oral use, and something in a sterile solution for injection, like Lactated Ringer's Solution or else they just hope it might be OK so they can save money by not going to a vet.
But being non-sterile, it could cause an infection especially in a pet already sick and with lowered immunity.
Someone might even give the flavored Pedialyte or Gatorade ( a product marketed as a sports drink to replenish fluids lost due to perspiration) which might increase the risk and might really sting when injected.
Also I've seen people using the word " Pedialyte" when they almost certainly DID mean sub-q fluids from a sterile pouch -- or at least I hope they meant that, because I have seen comments like "the vet injected Pedialyte in my puppy's back." and I doubt vets would do that!
When I inject sub-q fluids, I usually try to scratch the kitten / cat at the same time to distract them from the weird feeling of the fluid going in. I can't remember if it has been mentioned on this thread, but it also helps to warm up the fluids a bit in a bowl of warm water , before injecting.
Sometimes they do keep purring while they are getting the sub-q fluids. , probably as a self-comforting thing.
Hey , we have all made some crazy typos , and it's understandable you were very upset. I figured the subdural vs subdermal mix-up was either a typo or an auto-translator gone wild. I can ask a mod to change it and delete the part of my post that referred to it, but I doubt someone would really think you meant injecting into the kitten's BRAIN (or spinal chord)!!!
I was more concerned people might think it is risk-free to inject Pedialyte under the skin . I have seen people on sites like Yahoo Answers asking if they can give inject Pedialyte into their dehydrated dog or cat. They either totally don't understand the difference between Pedialyte which is meant for oral use, and something in a sterile solution for injection, like Lactated Ringer's Solution or else they just hope it might be OK so they can save money by not going to a vet.
But being non-sterile, it could cause an infection especially in a pet already sick and with lowered immunity.
Someone might even give the flavored Pedialyte or Gatorade ( a product marketed as a sports drink to replenish fluids lost due to perspiration) which might increase the risk and might really sting when injected.
Also I've seen people using the word " Pedialyte" when they almost certainly DID mean sub-q fluids from a sterile pouch -- or at least I hope they meant that, because I have seen comments like "the vet injected Pedialyte in my puppy's back." and I doubt vets would do that!