No, an IV wouldn’t change the fact they want something to drink...in my mothers case we used crush ice, they can hold it in their mouth longer... and the threat of water going into their lungs is minimal...in which case they drown when given too much.
I think it’s important to remember there are stages of death....and clear signs the person is dying. The hospital we were at actually has booklets you can read that reveal these signs and symptoms. My mother pretty much followed these to a tee....but of course these are meant to prepare the family. I am glad I read it since my mom was a nurse and new the signs herself..and was clearly watching herself for them.
Another poster mentioned it’s a gut-wrethcing thing to come to grips with the fact your loved one is dying...and that’s correct...But once you face that and accept...though you always have a bit of hope nonetheless, then it’s simply a matter of enjoying the moments you have with them.
My Mom didn't want say she wanted anything to drink. She was mostly out of it and could not communicate well.
But it's not easy to see a loved one gasping from dehydration at the end when an IV would help.
I'm not one who wants to see a person's life prolonged ad infinitum. But the dehyration that hospice seems to promote still troubles me.