Andi, my cats love the low-sodium chicken broth. I keep it on hand for them. The "juice" from tuna canned in water is also tempting. You don't want to give them too much of it, but there isn't much of it, anyway.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Zenkitty - Jun 15, 2015 10:37:00 am PDT #19932 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
WindSparrow - Jun 15, 2015 10:55:19 am PDT #19933 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Harvey is allergic to both fish and chicken, so I'm planning on making some homemade turkey or beef broth. The principle is the same, just a smidge more effort required. But Harvey is worth it.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2015 11:05:12 am PDT #19934 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
Aw, Harvey. Feel better, buddy!
lisah - Jun 15, 2015 11:39:00 am PDT #19935 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate
Glad you made it through the day, askye! And that you have a day of to recover. I hope it all starts getting easier.
Andi, I know how it is when an animal won't cooperate with getting the meds they need! (Or, in my old cat Swifty's case, cooperate in letting me test his blood so I could know how much medicine to give him!) So frustrating. I'm glad you have a couple of other options for getting fluid in him!
Burrell - Jun 15, 2015 11:45:32 am PDT #19936 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm glad that the nice human could help you, WS. I know how stressful it feels, we had a cat who was too old and frail for subQ fluids.
Beverly - Jun 15, 2015 11:48:08 am PDT #19937 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Nice humans are good people, WS. And I'm glad there's a workaround for Harvey.
Sophie Max - Jun 15, 2015 1:03:14 pm PDT #19938 of 30002
delurking to say - Windsparrow, I also had an old, cantankerous (but lovely) boy who I just could not give the subq fluids to. I'm single and didn't know a lot of folks in my neighborhood, and I simply could not hold both him and the needle. I even tried rigging a fancy thingie to hold the fluids but he simply wouldn't stay still. It made both of us miserable every time I tried, and I finally stopped trying. It honestly felt like I was doing violence to him - I couldn't keep doing it to him.
He lived almost two more years and was fine until the very end. You've done your best by Harvey. I think however much more time Harvey has (and may he have a good long time), he and you will be happier knowing you did your best but that measure is just not an option.
sj - Jun 15, 2015 2:25:19 pm PDT #19939 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
WS, best of luck with all you're doing for Harvey.
I made dinner for the first time in ages tonight, but I made the mistake of trying a new recipe, and it was mostly a fail.
WindSparrow - Jun 15, 2015 3:30:07 pm PDT #19940 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Thank you all for the encouragement.
Hil R. - Jun 15, 2015 5:28:48 pm PDT #19941 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm glad Harvey is feeling better.
I'm looking at Cincinnati apartments. I still don't have the official offer letter from the university, which is making me a bit nervous, but the person that I've been talking to in the math department there said that I should have it "soon." I hope that "soon" means within the next few days, because my plan is to drive out to Cincinnati on Wednesday and then look at apartments on Thursday and Friday, and I can't sign a lease until I have the official offer. And many thanks to both flea and Steph for answering all the "Is this an OK place to live?" questions I've had, since I don't really know the neighborhoods at all.