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In response to "Andie, how well is your cat adapting to the transfusions?" by David

he's actually okay about it. he doesn't like it, but it's really just the needle going in that seems to pinch a bit -- (edited)

Posted by Andie Mar 20 '17, 10:12

once it's in, he's good to sit there for the couple minutes it takes. And, he doesn't fight when he gets picked up to come in the bathroom, where we do it.

it's definitely a two person job. one of us holds him and pets him, the other works the IV and holds the needle steady.

but he's definitely feeling better. he's even gained a bit of weight back (he's eating wet food twice a day, plus he has dry kibble), and he now has three water sources to drink from. Their regular bowl, the new bubbling cat fountain, AND a glass on the coffee table we just leave for him. Because he's a cat, of course, the *best* water is the water they assume is yours, so we just leave out a glass for him to drink from.

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Tamara has us switching water bowls like every three hours. - David Mar 20, 10:32 4
- My brother has a cat that demands ice water. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 10:35 1
  - we give Harvey a bowl of ice cubes in the morning, in the summer. he *loves* it. -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 10:36
- ftr, we call it "watering the cat". As in 'is today the day we have to water the cat?' -- nm* - Andie Mar 20, 10:33 1
  - Hee. -- nm - mara Mar 20, 10:39
My cat loves to drink from the dogs water dish. -- nm - mara Mar 20, 10:14

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he's actually okay about it. he doesn't like it, but it's really just the needle going in that seems to pinch a bit -- (edited)

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