Oh, thanks all of you! I picked up the size 18 needles at lunch time yesterday, and I did the sub-q again last night. Although Rotley did NOT like it and squirmed a good bit, we got it done. Getting stuck twice in 14 hours was not pleasant. Rots was in a bit of a snit for about an hour, but he polished off his ice cream and then snuggled with me all night long.
I took the little fellow to the vet’s this morning for his 6-week checkup and he was trembling badly. His BUN and crea levels are just about the same as last month, so he is holding his own, and he does not have anemia.
There is hope for more time, and that’s enough to make me happy.
As for the sub-q, I hang the bag over the top of the medicine cabinet door in the bathroom, and the towel-wrapped Rotley is placed in the vanity sink which is full of blankets. This way, there is a small and soft depression for him to cuddle into. The top of the bag is about 3.5 feet higher than the surface of the vanity, so I will try to raise it about a foot higher. That should help.
But nothing helps us get through this as much as you dear people!
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