Hi, Jim,
There is a terrific CRF forum on yahoo that might help you with some ideas (there is a clothespin technique on the spine, for example). I found with my "fighting cat" Aspen that putting her in a box and then keeping one hand on the line/needle and one hand rubbing her chin that we eventually worked out a way to do this for four years, every day. At first my husband held her while I did the needle stick and she hated being restrained, but now I can do it alone and she prefers not being held tightly.
I wish you the best of luck,
Karen
Not really. Can you have the fluids administered at the vet's by a technician? It does require going to the vet's several days per week, but the cost is usually minimal for this service.
If your cat is still eating and drinking, you can put extra liquids down for her such as bowls of dilute clam juice and other broths.