Amanda & Shmee
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Good morning.
I would much rather stay on here all day then work my first job, ugh I loath it lately.
This morning Shmee did eat, so having a full gaba at 10pm worked out good, but he does not feel good. He didn't get up out of his spot he is back to laying in all the time, and when I pet him this morning he meowed at me really sad. This is all I think about. He is right next to me while I work both jobs so he is all I see. I am trying my best to deal with it. I had two nightmares last night that woke me up both times, both about him. I have been having nightmares on and off for a week or two. Tonight I just got hardly sleep. I am glad the gaba worked out well though yesterday for the most part. Hopefully it wasn't too much, I was scared of the safety of overlapping times because I hear different things about how long it lasts. My vet said 12 hours, never deviated from that. His neurosurgeon Dr. McCue said gaba can be given every 8-12. On here I think someone said 6. So since he was getting 1/2 pills yesterday, and I didn't want his appetite to go away, this was his schedule I tried:
630am wouldn't eat, gave gaba orally at 7 and was eating by 8. Gave 1/2 of gaba 7 hours later at 3. He ate about half, then the rest by 4. Desmopressin @630pm, not sure if I gave it to him during the day
Forgot Cerenia @630pm, remembered @930pm. Full gaba @10.
I am having a hard time keeping track of meds and times. I write everything down as it happens throughout the day, but I need to make a time sheet or something once I figure out set times. Sometimes he doesn't eat so then times change. I also haven't given him the of the saccyl. probiotic (? don't have it in front of me. I was giving him 1/2 pill per day) in a few days since his poops were better and just in case that had something to do with his stomach hurting, plus he hasn't pooped in maybe two days so I hope it isn't making him constipated. I read this probiotic was strong.
I hope so, he used to meow all the time. My vet thinks he is part Siamese because of how much he talked. Now nothing. It is a big change, in tears just writing about it.
I am having a hard time keeping track of meds and times. I write everything down as it happens throughout the day, I need to make a time sheet or something once I figure out set times. At this point though sometimes he doesn't eat so then times change.
Good morning.
I would much rather stay on here all day then work my first job, ugh I loath it lately.
This morning Shmee did eat, so having a full gaba at 10pm worked out good, but he does not feel good. He didn't get up out of his spot he is back to laying in all the time, and when I pet him this morning he meowed at me really sad. This is all I think about. He is right next to me while I work both jobs so he is all I see. I am trying my best to deal with it. I had two nightmares last night that woke me up both times, both about him. I have been having nightmares on and off for a week or two. Tonight I just got hardly sleep. I am glad the gaba worked out well though yesterday for the most part. Hopefully it wasn't too much, I was scared of the safety of overlapping times because I hear different things about how long it lasts. My vet said 12 hours, never deviated from that. His neurosurgeon Dr. McCue said gaba can be given every 8-12. On here I think someone said 6. So since he was getting 1/2 pills yesterday, and I didn't want his appetite to go away, this was his schedule I tried:
630am wouldn't eat, gave gaba orally at 7 and was eating by 8. Gave 1/2 of gaba 7 hours later at 3. He ate about half, then the rest by 4. Desmopressin @630pm, not sure if I gave it to him during the day

I am having a hard time keeping track of meds and times. I write everything down as it happens throughout the day, but I need to make a time sheet or something once I figure out set times. Sometimes he doesn't eat so then times change. I also haven't given him the of the saccyl. probiotic (? don't have it in front of me. I was giving him 1/2 pill per day) in a few days since his poops were better and just in case that had something to do with his stomach hurting, plus he hasn't pooped in maybe two days so I hope it isn't making him constipated. I read this probiotic was strong.
When my Gussie had hyperT, he meowed all the time but after the I131 and his thyroid levels dropped too low, he didn’t. Once we got them back to a normal number, his meows returned to normal.
I hope this happens for Shmee.
I hope so, he used to meow all the time. My vet thinks he is part Siamese because of how much he talked. Now nothing. It is a big change, in tears just writing about it.
I don't think I ever gave the mg, I didn't think of that - just read the bottle and its 16mg a pill and he is getting 1/4 pill a day. He has only had two pills yet so far, Mondays at 630 and yesterday I forgot and didn't get it to him until 930I tend to throw the whole medicine cabinet arsenal at Gizmo when he is having a flare.
What is the dosage of Cerenia you are giving - it may not be enough. I will try and find the post on it.

Excellent, I will read this later.
This is interesting, something I am writing down to research then I get time. For now - what do you mean by the Lloyd manufacturers pills have a solution that is obvious? I would love to learn what happened here.Yes it's a shame that the FDA moved to ban all the other veterinary thyroid supplements the moment that one manufacturer (Lloyd) got approval for theirs. Although the pills come in 9 different sizes, the flexibility of a solution is obvious. But perhaps that conflicts with the FDA's desire for a safe delivery system.