A good Samaritan brings to a veterinarian a litter of kittens that was abandoned

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A good Samaritan brings to a veterinarian a litter of kittens that was abandoned by the mother. The kittens are severely dehydrated, and probably haven't had any milk from the mom cat for a couple days. Since "scruff' the kittens. their veins are too tiny, fluid replacement is transcutaneous- through the loose skin of the , between the shoulder blades, using gravity to push the fluid in slowly. Questions 1-3 are about 1. To help the kittens right away, as they are too weak to take milk from a bottle, what should be in the solution for the subcutaneous fluid drip? (1.5 pts) a. pure water b. 0.9% NaCl c. a high concentration of KCI (+200 mM) d. glucose e. b and d would be the most helpful

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To help the kittens right away, as they are too week to take milk from a bottle, what should be in the solution for the subcutaneous fluid drip?

E) b and d would be the most helpful

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