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Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats and Subcutaneous Fluids

A cat sits on an exam table

June is Adopt a Cat Month, and I hope lots of cats will be getting fur-ever homes this month. In honor of our paw-some feline friends, I am going to devote all blogposts this month to feline topics. Today’s blogpost is about chronic kidney disease, one of the top diseases affecting our feline friends. Approximately

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Fluid Therapy

old dog hooked up to IV

If you visit a friend in the hospital, you are likely to notice their doctor is treating them with intravenous fluids. If you visit your pet in the veterinary hospital, you will notice the same may be true – clear fluid is dripping intravenously through a catheter. Veterinarians and physicians use fluid therapy for exactly

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