When to hope for a turnaround vs letting her go
I posted a week ago about my girl not eating and vomiting. At the vet she got fluids, Cerenia and mirataz. For a few days she seemed to be doing ok and eating more. Yesterday and today she's barely eaten. She's coming out it seems every 20 minutes, drinks a bit of water, then goes back to her bed.
I'm taking her into the vet again today for more fluids and to get a demo to do subq at home. I'm struggling with how to figure out how much to put her through. She'll still come and sit in my lap for pets, still comes onto the bed during the night with me.
She's getting skinnier every week, and she hates being picked up or taken to the vet. I fear the subq process will stress her out more and make her afraid of me.
I'll see how she responds to the fluids today and if it perks her up at all. I'm just trying to not be selfish and put her through a lot of stress and pain if there's no hope of a turnaround to a more stable place again. I'd rather too soon than too late, but how do you know when the too late might be approaching?
UPDATE: she did so well getting her first subq fluids. I didn't realize it only takes about a minute to get the full 100mL in, which makes me less nervous about doing it myself. She also started eating some more a couple hours later. Fingers crossed her appetite/nausea stay ok with me doing it for her at home.