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How many pet parents give subcutaneous fluids to cats and dogs?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Hi guys, I'm giving my cat sq fluids for the last 4 month. The process was hard at first, but now i'm getting pretty good at it. I was wondering if someone can direct me the a data source that have stats of how many cats and dogs are being home-treated with sq fluids? I know it's a long shot, but worth trying :)

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Answered By Jyothi Alagappan

Veterinarian

Published on May 23rd, 2018

Hi and thank you for using PetCoach! It is great that you are a pro now at giving your cat fluids! It is no easy task sometimes. You ask a great question but I do not believe there is data out there on how many owners give their dogs and cats fluids. However, there is definitely data out there on the efficacy on owner's perspective of giving subcutaneous fluids to cats and dogs. This link should take you to one study that may be helpful for you: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28948902 If you have a moment, we would greatly appreciate if you could mark this question as helpful or not helpful. This will allow us to improve our answers and efficiency for our owners and their pets!

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