Photorecon
Member Since 2016
Morning all,
First and very important (I guess), for those who are gonna read this in 20 years, if you're
in this kind of situation where your cat is in Ketoacidosis situation and you're not caring
about money spending; staying awake for 24h, having the right tools and advice, skip this
and go to the ER right away, go home and relax.
If the context is similar to the one below and you're ready to take some ''risks'' give
it a try. NO REFUND !
Next : Beleive we're back in business (we'll see what our buddies say next).
If I had the the Bon Jovi's Song ''Keep the Faith'' (1992), I would play it and raise the volume up until cracks start appearing in walls of the apartment.
The context :
Lantus 1.0 twice dayly
For 1 week Small kitty stopped eating
Was not drinking enough and
Had high GL (350 average), Accutrak II tested.
Urinatry infection being treated for a week (Clavaseptin 50/62.5 mg)
Ketone fine at this time
Ketone 160 5 days after
Action Plan :
Visit the vet with apprehension
Informed cat was in Ketoacidosis situation (More then 160).
Proposed solution : Urgent hospitalization with fast acting insulin/water intravenous injection requiring monitoring every 2h by vet.
The bill : 1200$/day for minimum of 24h, maybe 48 maybe more.
Counterattack plan (to remedy the situation ) :
Get a second opinion from another vet informing this was not monetary reasonable, asking
for a backup plan or euthanasia.
Counteroffer (from the Vet) :
1 :Blood test : 90$
2: Consultation / diagnostic / instructions : 65$
Blood test Resutls :
- GL : 423 (like it's been for more then a month) : bad follow-up from Vet
- Water, hydration : 10% below survival organism minimum
- Everything else (potassium... name it, 15 other things) : Normal.
Conclustion from the Vet : No internal damage so far, can be fixed.
Poor guy New Action plan :
3 : Plamalyte 100ml for subcutaneous injection : 10$
4 : Syringe and Needles going with the above : 20$
To be done :
1 : Learn (quick) subcutaneous injection
2 : Dose : 60CC every 8h + (Brita filtered water in between 25cc water oral administration as much the cat will accept : (using modified seringe with a small curved straw (my initiative)
3 : Manual feed of dabetic Purina DM food in puree using a home made device (my initiative)
3 : Test GL every 4h all night : results typical of spreadsheet to come.
4 : Monitor ketone as often as possible with pre-planned strategy and item required
5 : Pray for the best with your Felinediabetes friends doing the same.
The results :
Early morning a cat drinking normally
Eating his Purina DM +
A FIRST : Eating his raw food (made from grinded turkey using all nitriments and recommended additive ingredients put together by a Dr. who seems to know what she's doing. (Torrine, Meal Bone, B50 Vitamin, Salmon oil, lite salt......)
Some joy tear drop and satisfaction of a well done job.
It's not over yet, monitoring, water injection, manual feeding (if required) still going.
Is this making sens, any chance of an aborted disaster / false hope ???
Opinions / advice welcome, glucose chart to come.
Thanks to all for the support.
First and very important (I guess), for those who are gonna read this in 20 years, if you're
in this kind of situation where your cat is in Ketoacidosis situation and you're not caring
about money spending; staying awake for 24h, having the right tools and advice, skip this
and go to the ER right away, go home and relax.
If the context is similar to the one below and you're ready to take some ''risks'' give
it a try. NO REFUND !
Next : Beleive we're back in business (we'll see what our buddies say next).
If I had the the Bon Jovi's Song ''Keep the Faith'' (1992), I would play it and raise the volume up until cracks start appearing in walls of the apartment.
The context :
Lantus 1.0 twice dayly
For 1 week Small kitty stopped eating
Was not drinking enough and
Had high GL (350 average), Accutrak II tested.
Urinatry infection being treated for a week (Clavaseptin 50/62.5 mg)
Ketone fine at this time
Ketone 160 5 days after
Action Plan :
Visit the vet with apprehension
Informed cat was in Ketoacidosis situation (More then 160).
Proposed solution : Urgent hospitalization with fast acting insulin/water intravenous injection requiring monitoring every 2h by vet.
The bill : 1200$/day for minimum of 24h, maybe 48 maybe more.
Counterattack plan (to remedy the situation ) :
Get a second opinion from another vet informing this was not monetary reasonable, asking
for a backup plan or euthanasia.
Counteroffer (from the Vet) :
1 :Blood test : 90$
2: Consultation / diagnostic / instructions : 65$
Blood test Resutls :
- GL : 423 (like it's been for more then a month) : bad follow-up from Vet
- Water, hydration : 10% below survival organism minimum
- Everything else (potassium... name it, 15 other things) : Normal.
Conclustion from the Vet : No internal damage so far, can be fixed.
Poor guy New Action plan :
3 : Plamalyte 100ml for subcutaneous injection : 10$
4 : Syringe and Needles going with the above : 20$
To be done :
1 : Learn (quick) subcutaneous injection
2 : Dose : 60CC every 8h + (Brita filtered water in between 25cc water oral administration as much the cat will accept : (using modified seringe with a small curved straw (my initiative)
3 : Manual feed of dabetic Purina DM food in puree using a home made device (my initiative)
3 : Test GL every 4h all night : results typical of spreadsheet to come.
4 : Monitor ketone as often as possible with pre-planned strategy and item required
5 : Pray for the best with your Felinediabetes friends doing the same.
The results :
Early morning a cat drinking normally
Eating his Purina DM +
A FIRST : Eating his raw food (made from grinded turkey using all nitriments and recommended additive ingredients put together by a Dr. who seems to know what she's doing. (Torrine, Meal Bone, B50 Vitamin, Salmon oil, lite salt......)
Some joy tear drop and satisfaction of a well done job.
It's not over yet, monitoring, water injection, manual feeding (if required) still going.
Is this making sens, any chance of an aborted disaster / false hope ???
Opinions / advice welcome, glucose chart to come.
Thanks to all for the support.
