Just a followup to the “Angus comes home” post from a few days ago. I won’t say we’ve mastered the technique of administering subcutaneous fluids, but we’ve certainly made much improvement, and we seem to be managing it pretty well.

For one thing, we put up a hook so that we could hang the fluid bag rather than having to hold it up. That means one more free hand for managing the cat, the needle, and the drip.

Secondly, there were a few tricks with when to start the drip and which clamps to release in which order so that the flow of the drip could be controlled a little easier.

In short, I think we are managing this okay. Angus doesn’t act as if he minds too much, and he does seem to be improving, and is certainly eating more now, which is a good-good sign.