The Max! Report, Part II

[rolanni]

Wednesday, Max! became very ill and was rushed to the vet's, where he was poked, prodded, hydrated, Observed and Analyzed. The outcome of It All being that the dosage for the thyroid medicine has been cut in half. He was released to home care with an appointment for first thing Thursday morning.

He did seem to be markedly better Wednesday night -- more alert than he's been in many a day. The doctor had mentioned that sometimes, when a cat gets dehydrated, just bringing up their water levels can do wonders.

Thursday morning, brightandearly, kinzel put Max! into the cat carrier and I took him down to his appointment (kinzel remaining at home to wait for a promised FedEx package, which never, as it happened, arrived). More poking and prodding, but no need for hydration via BFMI. We're to keep a close eye on him in case the reduced dosage goes bad on him, and we're also to induce him to drink. This was never a problem before, Max! being a Siamese/Camel cross. We're thinking wet food with a sprinkle of salt on it. Zoinks, his favorite foodstuff, are salty, but cat does not live by Zoinks alone...

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Comments

[adina-atl.livejournal.com]

You might want to ask the vet how to give subcutaneous fluids--it's really very easy, almost impossible to get wrong--and how to check for dehydration. I credit my ability to keep Tantras hydrated with getting him through a rough illness two and a half years ago. I gave him fluid three times a day for a week until he decided he was tired of being stuck with needles and got better.

Good luck to Mr. (Lord?) Max!