saltycat
Member Since 2016
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Happy Friday! Jack is doing good so far, almost a little too good for my taste given his current issues. I did a fat drop at amps today, basically pushed the plunger in very hard to get a tad more then a drop, but less then my original thought of .1u. I am going to give this a day or two to see how he does and if needed drop down to a normal drop or gasp no insulin.
I started reading up a bit on Diabetes Insipidus and there are 2 main causes in cats. Both are related. One situation is the body is not producing enough vasopressin(an anti-diuretic), the other situation is when the vasopressin is not being utilized properly by the kidneys. Both situations result in excess urine production and very dilute urine. Jack definitely has both of those.
The list of symptoms are:
After testing for basic kidney function, cbc and urinalysis, the next common test involves withholding water to dehydrate the cat slightly and doing a USG curve at the vet to see if the kidneys can concentrate the urine and make it less dilute. A desmopressin trial can also be done instead of the USG curve.
Treatment is using a synthetic version of vasopressin(desmopressin acetate) usually given as eye drops or nose drops once or twice a day.
Pubmed has a case study(linky) of 5 cats, but all I can see is the abstract.
Here is a good detailed link I found, but I need to re-read it to try to absorb some of the medical terms. This stuck out with Jack being an Acro cat.
WIth any luck the IM vet will be at least a little familiar with it and can offer some guidance.
Hope everyone is doing good.
Happy Friday! Jack is doing good so far, almost a little too good for my taste given his current issues. I did a fat drop at amps today, basically pushed the plunger in very hard to get a tad more then a drop, but less then my original thought of .1u. I am going to give this a day or two to see how he does and if needed drop down to a normal drop or gasp no insulin.
I started reading up a bit on Diabetes Insipidus and there are 2 main causes in cats. Both are related. One situation is the body is not producing enough vasopressin(an anti-diuretic), the other situation is when the vasopressin is not being utilized properly by the kidneys. Both situations result in excess urine production and very dilute urine. Jack definitely has both of those.
The list of symptoms are:
- Increased urination
- Increased thirst and drinking
- Decreased urination with dehydration
- Occasional soiling inside the house
- Poor hair coat
- Sudden weight loss
After testing for basic kidney function, cbc and urinalysis, the next common test involves withholding water to dehydrate the cat slightly and doing a USG curve at the vet to see if the kidneys can concentrate the urine and make it less dilute. A desmopressin trial can also be done instead of the USG curve.
Treatment is using a synthetic version of vasopressin(desmopressin acetate) usually given as eye drops or nose drops once or twice a day.
Pubmed has a case study(linky) of 5 cats, but all I can see is the abstract.
Here is a good detailed link I found, but I need to re-read it to try to absorb some of the medical terms. This stuck out with Jack being an Acro cat.
WIth any luck the IM vet will be at least a little familiar with it and can offer some guidance.
Hope everyone is doing good.
Jack likes this dose, for now.