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Hi Dr. Kris, and welcome! This is such a great topic!
As a pet carer to a now 10 year old Tabby male, Max (avatar pic), I am naturally concerned about his vital organ health going forward. Max is a big boy, who fortunately has always been a good drinker of water, but since switching to the majority of wet food, his water drinking has reduced 'some', naturally. I add a bit of water to everyone's wet food as added insurance. Max has always been a big pee-er as well, going just the once per day in the morning, which through diagnostic testing, we determined was normal, for him. The switch in diet was in response to weight gain and issues he had been having with constipation, but his blood values to this point have always been good so no connection to disease. Max is due for a wellness blood test, and I am eager to see what his values are at this time, particularly for kidneys, liver and thyroid function.
After reading your intro on this presentation and awesome video on giving sub-Q fluids, my question to you is this : Do you advocate for intravenous fluids in older cats, regardless of whether there is an existing condition of kidney disease, and at what age is sub-q fluid therapy appropriate?
Thank you!
As a pet carer to a now 10 year old Tabby male, Max (avatar pic), I am naturally concerned about his vital organ health going forward. Max is a big boy, who fortunately has always been a good drinker of water, but since switching to the majority of wet food, his water drinking has reduced 'some', naturally. I add a bit of water to everyone's wet food as added insurance. Max has always been a big pee-er as well, going just the once per day in the morning, which through diagnostic testing, we determined was normal, for him. The switch in diet was in response to weight gain and issues he had been having with constipation, but his blood values to this point have always been good so no connection to disease. Max is due for a wellness blood test, and I am eager to see what his values are at this time, particularly for kidneys, liver and thyroid function.
After reading your intro on this presentation and awesome video on giving sub-Q fluids, my question to you is this : Do you advocate for intravenous fluids in older cats, regardless of whether there is an existing condition of kidney disease, and at what age is sub-q fluid therapy appropriate?
Thank you!
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