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Mogmom and Goofus

Mogmom and Goofus

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Goof is officially out of remission. Just read Critter Mom's post and saw that she's dealing with the same thing, it hurts my heart and scares me so much.

Goofs numbers have been as follows:
12/2-148
Didn't test again until
12/5 -266, 2 hours later 309, I didn't give insulin as I thought it was just a fluke, but at 3:00 pm he was 384! :nailbiting: I gave him 1u.
12/6 -am 382, gave 1u. Pm, 155, no shot.
12/7- am 229, 1u. Pm, 237, 1u.
12/8 am 243, 1u.

I talked to our vet, he said that because Goof is eating, drinking, pottying, and playing normally, not to freak out about it, but that we should do some blood work and rule out some kind of infection. I know he's not getting into high carb food as I don't have any in the house. He only gets canned Friskies T&G. It just breaks my heart. Sigh.:(
 
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I would definitely do some bloodwork to see if he has an infection brewing--rising BG is a sign of that. Also have the vet check his teeth--dental issues can also cause diabetics to come out of remission. If you resolve the underlying issue, there's a good chance he could go back into remission.

If those come up negative, could it be possible Goof getting into the other cats EVO dry by any chance? That food will shoot Bandit's BG up 100-300 points. Some cats will still see a negative impact on their BG from the lower carb dry foods.

Good luck! I hope you figure out what's ailing Goof.
 
Squeaker went into remission in about 10 weeks. Eight months later he went back on insulin for about 6 weeks, he has been in remission for the second time for 17 months. Don't have a clue why he relapsed as he had a serious flare of pancreatitis at that time (has them every 4-6 months). Point is, just something we have to monitor for and be prepared to deal with. The vets couldn't even explain why he relapsed.
 
Anitafrnhamer said:
Squeaker went into remission in about 10 weeks. Eight months later he went back on insulin for about 6 weeks, he has been in remission for the second time for 17 months. Don't have a clue why he relapsed as he had a serious flare of pancreatitis at that time (has them every 4-6 months). Point is, just something we have to monitor for and be prepared to deal with. The vets couldn't even explain why he relapsed.
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Bandit relapsed after a bout of pancreatitis, too. If Goof's mouth and bloodwoork looks ok, you might also want to do the FPLI test as well to rule out pancreatitis, especially if he gets picky with food and lethargic.
 
Julia & Bandit said:
I would definitely do some bloodwork to see if he has an infection brewing--rising BG is a sign of that. Also have the vet check his teeth--dental issues can also cause diabetics to come out of remission. If you resolve the underlying issue, there's a good chance he could go back into remission.

If those come up negative, could it be possible Goof getting into the other cats EVO dry by any chance? That food will shoot Bandit's BG up 100-300 points. Some cats will still see a negative impact on their BG from the lower carb dry foods.

Good luck! I hope you figure out what's ailing Goof.
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Goof had a dental done last September 25th, one bad tooth removed, vet said others looked good. He also just had a full blood work up about a month ago, everything was good then. I've kind of cut the others rations a bit as I ought they were all gaining some weight, now they're always hungry and snarf their food down before Goof can get in there to steal it, plus I watch him really closely, so that can't be it. I might try to sneak him in Friday or Saturday.
 
Julia & Bandit said:
Bandit relapsed after a bout of pancreatitis, too. If Goof's mouth and bloodwoork looks ok, you might also want to do the FPLI test as well to rule out pancreatitis, especially if he gets picky with food and lethargic.
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Oh, he's not at all picky about food, if he sees it and can get to it, he'll eat it. I had a dog with pancreatitis once, Goof's behavior is nothing like that. He's acting completely normal other than for a higher BG.
 
Anitafrnhamer said:
Squeaker went into remission in about 10 weeks. Eight months later he went back on insulin for about 6 weeks, he has been in remission for the second time for 17 months. Don't have a clue why he relapsed as he had a serious flare of pancreatitis at that time (has them every 4-6 months). Point is, just something we have to monitor for and be prepared to deal with. The vets couldn't even explain why he relapsed.
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That's what my vet said, it could be just one of those things, he may go off again just as he had to go back on. But I'm testing am and pm everyday now.
 
Well last night, Goof's BG was 227, this morning 394 with the Freestyle strip and 423 with AT strip, same blood sample. I boosted his dose to 1.5u. I'd thought I'd wait until Friday or Saturday to take him to the vet, but I'm going to call first thing this am. The insulin was first tapped on 10/27 so it should still be good. I'm really getting sacred now.
 
I hear you Tammy - Rosa's still wobbling at the moment after her horrible medical boarding visit a month ago while we were away. Not as high as your Goof, but she's still in and out of normal range on and off. I'm holding off on insulin right now because she doesn't seem to be going above the mid 130s, but I'm really not sure how much longer she's going to hold her remission either. :(
 
Hi Tammy,
Sorry to hear Goof is on the juice again. Did you get any midday tests yesterday? The high PMPS could be a bounce from an afternoon low maybe. Good luck and let us know how the vetty visit goes.

Shane
 
Goofs vet visit went ok, but oh how he HOWLED all the way there, 15 miles! H even cut his nose pushing in the wire grate door.

The urinalysis showed a small amount of bacteria in his urine, so he'll be on anti b's for 10 days. He's also developed some sores/black crusty things around his mouth, vet wasn't sure what that could be but nothing showed up in the bloodwork so unless they get worse, we aren't going to worry about it for now. She did suggest giving all of the kitties L-lysine daily, which I take for cold sores, so maybe that'll help.

Goof hit 423 before we went in, but he had no ketones so apparently his body handles the high sugar well. Our vets office just recently hired a new vet that has extensive training in treating FD, she's got some really good info. Dr. Britt says that they've found thru research that cats handle high sugar much better than any other animal or humans, that's partly why it goes unnoticed in kitties for so long. She's also familiar with the FDMB and says most of the info on here is top notch, so that was comforting.
 
Hopefully once the UTI is gone, his numbers will settle down. They went up twice before when he had some inflammation (dental and something else) so maybe when his numbers go up, it's his warning sign of letting you know something else is going on with him. So good that your vet's office has someone with lots of training in FD! That's amazing! And maybe it means new vets coming out of school are getting better FD training? I'm so appalled by some of the vets out there (including the one who diagnosed my cat). Hugs. Goof will be okay, and you're a great caretaker to have been monitoring him so well that you caught it quickly and got him to the vet quickly. :bighug::bighug:
 
Excellent! Diet-controlled diabetics can have spikes in their numbers when they have infections so I think Goof is one of those kitties. Paws crossed for a quick UTI recovery!
 
Mogmom and Goofus said:
Things are looking up! Goof's BG was in the low to mid 200's yesterday and 172 this morning. Yay! I'm hopeful that the UTI was the cause and that once it's gone his numbers will stay down. :cat:
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Hi, Tammy - Am so glad to hear that Goof's #s are coming down again; great news about the new vet with extensive training in FD, too!
Will be thinking good thoughts for you & Goof, for a speedy rebound from that UTI. :)
 
I'm happy to hear Goof's BG #s are coming back down! How is his poor little nose? My Beezie (GA) used to cut his nose on that grating, every time he went to the vet; I felt so bad for him!

Sending healing vines and prayers for continued remission!
 
It looks like he might be bouncing a little as he's too low to shoot in the am but hitting the high 200's to low 300's at night. His appetite seems to have leveled off a little, thank God! He was driving us crazy constantly wanting food. :arghh:
 
Hi, Tammy:) - Will you be able to update your SS on Goofus soon? (I'm only seeing #s up to 12/6 right now ...)
 
He was 172 this morning, I'm doing a curve on him today as I need a day for just laying on the couch with a blanket and I might even exert myself by picking up a book or my iPad. Maybe. Ok, the truth is that I REALLY NEED to clean my house! The couch/blanket thing is just a fantasy.......
 
Curve day went as follows:
172,150,104,181, missed one,163,88.
I'm so happy, it looks like the UTI was the culprit. I'll
Keep testing am and pm for a few more days just to be sure.

I picked up some Miralax today and started him on it as I don't think he's pooped for a couple of days now, there's been no little yellow poops in the litter box. He got two doses in his food, but he doesn't want to eat much so if he hasn't pooped by the morning, I plan to mix a little in water and feed it to him with a syringe.
 
Goof is lookin' great, Tammy; those were beautiful #s today. So happy for you that he's getting back on track!:) (Sure wish that whatever magic he has going on now would rub off on Bat-Bat ... :rolleyes:)
 
Hi Mogs

Rosa seems to be well in herself - fortunately she's not losing weight or exhibiting symptoms at all at the moment so I'm adopting a "watch and wait" policy as she's barely outside normal range. She's giving me some really good readings still, and a few that are just that little bit above normal. I seem to be gradually getting more normal numbers and just a few that are between 120 and about 135 so I'm really hoping that she will get back on track.

I was so sorry to read that Saoirse and Goofus are both back on insulin - I know you'd been worried about Saoirse for a while because her readings weren't as good as they had been but of course we always hope that they'll manage to turn things around on their own. Hopefully she's coping well with being back on the juice.

April
 
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