An 88lb dog is seen with vomiting and diarrhea with 7 dehydr

An 88-lb dog is seen with vomiting and diarrhea with 7% dehydration. The estimated fluid loss as vomitus & diarrhea is 200 mL/ day. What is the fluid volume needed for a 24-hour period? What drip rate in gtt/s would you used to administer one-fourth of the total volume over a 4-hour period?

Solution

88lb=39.9kg

weight loss after dehydration=7%*39.9=>2.79kg=>2790ml

the estimated fuild loss is given as=200ml/day

fluid volume=2790/200=13.75

drip rate=total loss/seconds=>2790/24*60*60=2790/86400=0.032gtt/s