07/22 Leoberry AMPS 340, Dose avg = 2.3 units, 22 months after SRT

[JeffJ]

(Cloning status into Leo's thread in the Acro subforum).

It is now 22 months after Leo's SRT (radiation) for Acromegaly, and ~3.5 years as a diabetic.
18.0 units/dose - Sept 2016
8.0 units/dose - July 2017
2.3 units/dose - July 2018 - YAY (20 day average)

The SRT was all worth it. Leo is much healthier now. He is still challenging to dose as his BG fluctuates. The daily prednisolone also influences his day time cycle.

6-8 weeks ago he stopped purring. We thought it was due to stridor, from the Acro. We had our cat-only vet evaluate it, and had another round of blood work. He had some minor infection with low White Blood Count (WBC). He got Orbax for 2 weeks, and his purr is back while the stridor (throat growths) still adversely impact his eating.

His appetite remains pretty good for the past month. He had issues eating earlier this year. We are rotating meals:
- FF classics
- cooked chicken or cooked white fish
- Weruva Cats in the Kitchen varieties

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

Leo's really done amazing after the SRT.....It may not have been a complete cure, but you sure can't argue with the reduction in the amount of juice he needs!!

Yo Leo and Little Dude....You sure has your daddy well trained!...Now you just has to get him to turn da thermostat down on da outside so you can be comfortable chasing da bugs!! ….or here's an idea....have him catch you some bugs and brings dem inside for you to chase in da A/C!! ~ China

 

[LuvinThisPig]

I swear, these boys are just gems! Leo is an inspiration and we really hope to follow his example for taking reductions! Jeff, you are such a good CG for these boys! Leo is a fighter!

 

[JeffJ]

Thanks. Leo had a couple of low spots this year, but he pulled through them. He didn't like having his top canines pulled, but his gums were too bad to keep 'em.

We occasionally get a bug or a gecko in the house. The geckos get eaten. The poor bugs get tortured to death. Earlier this year we had a big bug (you know the kind) in the house. I found it in the morning and it only had 3 legs left.

 

[LuvinThisPig]

Thanks. Leo had a couple of low spots this year, but he pulled through them. He didn't like having his top canines pulled, but his gums were too bad to keep 'em.

We occasionally get a bug or a gecko in the house. The geckos get eaten. The poor bugs get tortured to death. Earlier this year we had a big bug (you know the kind) in the house. I found it in the morning and it only had 3 legs left.

I certainly hope you are not referring to the kind of bug I am thinking you are... I remember those vividly from my previous life in Texas. I still have nightmares...

 

[JeffJ]

kind of bug I am thinking you are

Texas is part of the muggy southwest. Yes, we get them in all sizes from 1/8 inch babies to 2.5 inch uglies (roaches). I wish we were north of the bug line. Maybe hard freezes must keep them out of the north.

In 2016, after our whole-house tile job, I personally removed and refinished the wooden baseboards - they look real nice! Before putting them back on I did:
- caulk and sealed all the drywall bottoms to the concrete
- taped the top of each baseboard, caulked them, then painted the line - to a width of a dime
- caulked under each baseboard to the tile

There is no single bug getting thru any of our walls or baseboards. This really reduced incursions to almost nothing. However, I did not do the bathroom plumbing connections. An occasional one gets in there.

One big one once walked on Theresa. I think they heard her scream next door!

 

[LuvinThisPig]

Texas is part of the muggy southwest. Yes, we get them in all sizes from 1/8 inch babies to 2.5 inch uglies (roaches). I wish we were north of the bug line. Maybe hard freezes must keep them out of the north.

In 2016, after our whole-house tile job, I personally removed and refinished the wooden baseboards - they look real nice! Before putting them back on I did:
- caulk and sealed all the drywall bottoms to the concrete
- taped the top of each baseboard, caulked them, then painted the line - to a width of a dime
- caulked under each baseboard to the tile

There is no single bug getting thru any of our walls or baseboards. This really reduced incursions to almost nothing. However, I did not do the bathroom plumbing connections. An occasional one gets in there.

One big one once walked on Theresa. I think they heard her scream next door!

Oh yes! These are the ones I remember! My Mom used to call them Waterbugs. Nope. That is a nope. Its all fun and games until you realize these things have wings and can fly! Harbingers of fear, they are.

I remember trying to hide from my Mom in a bathroom closet one time and when I saw like 3 (okay, maybe just one) of these I hightailed it out of there!

We have them here as well. I recently added beds to the front of my house and have a few nice plants growing (3 huge moonflowers; a lemon balm bush, and a butterfly busy). Now that I water those the little pesky buggers are everywhere out there.

Try this for your bathroom. Its what I did for my kitchen and bathroom plumbing. I sprayed a million layers of Flexseal when I moved in and not a one has made it into the house yet!

 

[JeffJ]

Yes, the Flexseal is a good idea. I should get off my duff and do that. That is what I did for the baseboards for the large gaps from drywall to concrete. Good for insulating air gaps too.

"Harbingers of Fear" - well Theresa is deathly afraid of them. For me, I just think they are gross.

We actually have 1/2" waterbugs in the pool each year before I clean it. The kind that swim underwater - also called boatmen. I think they eat bugs that land on the surface. As soon as I superchlorinate, they are toast.