Terry
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Central Illinois, USA
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Post by Terry on Sept 25, 2014 2:56:49 GMT
Winky is such a pretty kitty! I enjoyed watching the video of her playing. She looks very happy and very well cared for.
I'm so glad the vet didn't find any ketones in her urine. That's great news! It sounds like your vet is doing a really good job trying to figure out her proper insulin doses.
Here is an explanation of what ketones are:
"Ketones are the result of the body burning fat for energy or fuel. For a person with diabetes, ketones are often the result of prolonged high blood sugar and insulin deficiency. Without the right amount of insulin, glucose starts to build up in the blood stream and doesn't enter the cells. The cells burn fat instead of glucose, and ketones form in the blood and spill into the urine." www.dlife.com/diabetes/blood_sugar_management/blood_sugar_highs/ketones
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Post by shadowlark on Sept 25, 2014 3:11:56 GMT
Thanks Terry! I kind of glossed over what ketones were when I saw the "prognosis guarded" part. Good to know she doesn't have them!
Our vet is awesome! He's called so many specialists about Winky, trying to figure out the best course of action. So far, so good! We just have to be really careful and keep a close eye on her as cats with diabetes can revert suddenly to being non-diabetic, so then giving insulin would make her hypoglycemic and could kill her. I don't think we have to worry about it reverting though, since the diabetes is most likely caused by the pancreatitis, and there's no cure for that. But still, better safe than sorry.
She was so cute when she was trying to get the cord. I know I shouldn't let her chew it, but I just had to get a quick video of her!
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mistersmom
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Abita Springs, LA
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Post by mistersmom on Sept 25, 2014 12:34:48 GMT
I'm glad to hear Winky is still doing great. It was so nice to see her playing with the cord (don't worry, I'm sure we have all done that a time or two or three).
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kskatt
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Post by kskatt on Sept 25, 2014 16:00:53 GMT
I could not have wiped the giant, silly grin off my face if I tried, watching that video!!  |
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Post by shadowlark on Sept 25, 2014 17:07:12 GMT
hehe she's a cute little bugger, isn't she? I'll have to try to get more little videos of her cause she's so stinkin' adorable!
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mistersmom
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Abita Springs, LA
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Post by mistersmom on Jan 7, 2015 20:52:46 GMT
How's Winky? I saw on FB not too long ago she was under the weather again.
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Post by shadowlark on Jan 14, 2015 19:10:43 GMT
We were really struggling to get the diabetes under control. I guess the steroid she was on was making her insulin resistant, so we've had to stop giving her the steroid injections (she got them for her hips and it also helped her pancreatitis). So then we tried opiods for pain relief, but even low dose was making her pretty stoned. So now we're waiting to get some oral prednisone in and we're going to try to find a dose that is low enough it won't mess with her insulin but high enough it will help her hips and pancreas. She's been doing ok. We've had a couple of scares where her blood sugar dropped really low (down to 3.2 when she had been hovering around 23 before!) We're trying to find the right dose that will keep her around 8 or 9. She's so complicated!
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mistersmom
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Abita Springs, LA
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Post by mistersmom on Jan 14, 2015 19:32:24 GMT
Shadow - there is a new NSAID on the market specifically for cats. Cats normally can not tolerate NSAIDS but apparently this one they can. It's called Onsior (robenacoxib) made by Novartis. Perhaps ask your vet about it?
Oh, found the website. Onsior.com
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Post by shadowlark on Jan 14, 2015 20:47:30 GMT
Thanks MM! I've heard of that before, and just looked it up quickly. Unfortunately it seems that it's limited to only 6 days in cats so not a long term solution.  |
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Jan 14, 2015 20:48:23 GMT
oh poo.
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