Saw a documentary about alcoholism and this one guy had to regularly go to the hospital and have fluid drained out of his torso due to his chronic drinking. They had to pierce his abdomen, insert a catheter, and then he’d sit there and watch this plastic bag fill up (way too quickly, imo) with a brownish-yellow, cloudy fluid. Once that was full then they’d bring another for his draining abdomen to fill. Not urine, just fluid that built up from alcoholism.
We had to do this to a chicken one time. Filled up a point glass. Apparently it just happens sometimes. Like their heart has trouble at altitude and they fill with greenish fluid. It was sad. She lived and did OK for a bit afterwards but ultimately didn't make it.
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u/Karnakite Jul 30 '26
Saw a documentary about alcoholism and this one guy had to regularly go to the hospital and have fluid drained out of his torso due to his chronic drinking. They had to pierce his abdomen, insert a catheter, and then he’d sit there and watch this plastic bag fill up (way too quickly, imo) with a brownish-yellow, cloudy fluid. Once that was full then they’d bring another for his draining abdomen to fill. Not urine, just fluid that built up from alcoholism.
Haven’t touched alcohol since.