
|Articles|March 1, 2008
Idea Exchange: A tip for administering fluids to catnip-comforted cats
When an owner administers subcutaneous fluids at home, he offers the cat catnip at the same time.
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This idea came from a client. When the owner administers subcutaneous fluids at home, he offers the cat catnip at the same time. It makes the cat more receptive to therapy and allays the owner's discomfort at injecting his cat.
Dr. Ellen J. Friedman
Newburgh, N.Y.
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