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To: NoGrayZone

We did dialysis on our elderly kitty. You introduce normal saline IV solution under the cat’s skin with an IV needle and instill about 250 ml. You need to do this a couple of times a week. I’m a former paramedic and my wife is a nurse, but the process was hard on us and very uncomfortable for our cat. At best you are buying only a few days. In the end we made the tough decision to have him put to sleep after his kidney failure advanced to causing seizures. There comes a time when you have to let go. However, consider adopting a new kitty. All of out three cats are from animal shelters.


54 posted on 11/25/2010 10:30:03 AM PST by The Great RJ (The Bill of Rights: Another bill members of Congress haven't read.)
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To: The Great RJ
"However, consider adopting a new kitty. All of out three cats are from animal shelters."

I actually have 3. Kitty is my eldest. They are all "throw aways". The last one Mimi was a stray that decided to stay in our backyard (probably because I gave them crunchies).

I took her, well him, in last January because I could no longer bear the guilt of having her outside. I took her to the vet to have all tests and shots (I did get all my cats their immunizations shots once, when I first got them).

But Kitty was my first responsibility since I left home and has been with me for almost 19 years now (12/9 is our anniversary).

64 posted on 11/25/2010 11:15:34 AM PST by NoGrayZone (This is not an election on November 2. This is a restraining order. - PJ O'Rourke)
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