chrisb3127
Member Since 2018
Here's the latest on Jag! It's been a crazy ride so far. One issue resolves, then another pops up. 
He still only nibbles on food here and there, so I'm still syringe feeding him. It's working -- he's gaining back the weight he lost from the end of May. He's also much more alert/active acting ever since feeding him at least 2 5.5oz cans of kitten food daily, with a 3/4 cup of water blended with it. I also found out at the vet he can handle 3 to 4oz of food at a time, so there are less feeding sessions now.
His BG seems more consistent now, in mostly blues, with a rate yellow or pink here and there. He also goes into the greens at nadir.
However, his bloodwork came back wonky. The liver/bilirubin issue is resolved with those values being back to normal.
His red blood cell count is very low -- at 5.85. Vet does not want a transfusion yet, she said he is slightly dehydrated (again!), and prescribed 150mL subQ every other day for at least 2 to 3 weeks. First option was to ensure he gets 2.5 cups of water a day, but subQ would be easier to hydrate versus trying to get that much water in him.
His kidney tests are bad. The SDMA came in at 25, BUN 64, and Creatinine at 3.1.
Back in April (before insulin/FD diagnosis), his values were fine.
I guess my question would be, any ideas on what could be going on with him? It seems ever since we started insulin, other issues keep popping up. Not sure what to make of it, I thought he would've passed his blood test since he was becoming very alert and normal-acting for the past week.
The vet wants to see him again in 3 weeks to redo all bloodwork. In the meantime, I continue his insulin, feeding via syringe to ensure enough food intake, and administer subQ every other day.
All the info for the labs is in the spreadsheet!
He still only nibbles on food here and there, so I'm still syringe feeding him. It's working -- he's gaining back the weight he lost from the end of May. He's also much more alert/active acting ever since feeding him at least 2 5.5oz cans of kitten food daily, with a 3/4 cup of water blended with it. I also found out at the vet he can handle 3 to 4oz of food at a time, so there are less feeding sessions now.
His BG seems more consistent now, in mostly blues, with a rate yellow or pink here and there. He also goes into the greens at nadir.
However, his bloodwork came back wonky. The liver/bilirubin issue is resolved with those values being back to normal.
His red blood cell count is very low -- at 5.85. Vet does not want a transfusion yet, she said he is slightly dehydrated (again!), and prescribed 150mL subQ every other day for at least 2 to 3 weeks. First option was to ensure he gets 2.5 cups of water a day, but subQ would be easier to hydrate versus trying to get that much water in him.
His kidney tests are bad. The SDMA came in at 25, BUN 64, and Creatinine at 3.1.
Back in April (before insulin/FD diagnosis), his values were fine.
I guess my question would be, any ideas on what could be going on with him? It seems ever since we started insulin, other issues keep popping up. Not sure what to make of it, I thought he would've passed his blood test since he was becoming very alert and normal-acting for the past week.
The vet wants to see him again in 3 weeks to redo all bloodwork. In the meantime, I continue his insulin, feeding via syringe to ensure enough food intake, and administer subQ every other day.
All the info for the labs is in the spreadsheet!
