I inserted a tube and administered hydration last night to a lovely cat... [View All]

i have known for at least 17 years. i had originally gone there to help him put her out of her misery. turns out she wasn't nearly as bad as her owner, who was not even close to ready to do it. i know, not a good reason, it was bathed in irony. to our credit, we did stare at her and we discussed her case thoughly. but then again....no pet scans were taken. so we tried really really hard to discern her wishes .....until the vet's office closed and it was no longer an issue. dakota got a stay until this morning... but i could tell she needed water.
so i went home to get a spare iv kit, came back, and administered saline subcutaneously.
we stared at her for another hour, and nothing. i went home frozen, exhausted, smelling like cat shit, while thinking i screwed up big time. i should have talked him into killing the poor cat already.
this morning she ate triple what she's been capable of in the last weeks.
i just got back from helping my friend put in the iv himself..so he did and it took five minutes for her to perk up even more. she immediately started to act like her old self. she was purring and i got her to do the doggy leg kick thing with my secret kitty technique. and no, i'm not going to tell you how.
a friend did the same thing for me eight years ago for my little girl when i was in exactly the same situation. and she lived happily another seven years. so who knows?
my friendship with this person had seriously and repeatedly hit the skids in the past nine months. it was really really good to let all that fall away, at least for now.
it's spring and i'm hopeful, and i'm going out and starting my weekend right now.