Jenni
Member Since 2015
Hello everyone,
I'm back with another "situation". Last weekend Smudges went into hypo. He was in obvious distress and when I tested him, his BG was 29! I gave him some Karo and rushed him to emergency. They gave him dextrose. I took him home and thought everything would be back to normal but he was puking daily and had diarrhea. He clearly looks like he doesn't feel well. Blood work shows nothing unusual except elevated BUN 54 and Creatnine 2.6. In July, BUN was 47 and Creatnine was 2.7. They told me this was a sign of early kidney disease.
So a few months ago I started giving him fluids 3x/week but he didn't seem to tolerate well. He also refused to eat wet food more and more and then completely stopped. I switched him to Dr. Elsey's Clean Protein per a suggestion on this forum. He loves the food but it is high in calories according to the vet. I've tried to persuade him to eat wet food at least some of the time but he has never really liked wet food and refuses to eat more often than not. He also pukes regularly when he does so he's just been on the kibble for a few weeks now.
I gave him Cerenia and Metronidazole the last three days so the vomiting and diarrhea have stopped. Also started Pepcid every 12 hours. There is some improvement in his demeanor but he still clearly doesn't feel well. Emergency vet recommends an ultrasound to check pancreas and other organs. She also thinks he should be on a prescription kidney food.
I've changed vets a few times this year because I just haven't felt comfortable with previous doctors. I think I have a good vet now--have only seen her once. The emergency vet is the first to say a kidney food diet is more important than low carb to treat the diabetes because kidney food could possibly reverse or slow down the kidney disease. This goes against what other vets suggested. It is my understanding that there are no foods which can address both kidney disease and diabetes. The emergency vet said there should be something out there but did not have any information.
So, I have no idea what to do next. Will talk to regular vet on Monday about how to proceed but last week she felt addressing the diabetes was more important. She recommended a maximum of 1/3 cup Clean Protein kibble per day--he needs to lose a little weight.
I've reduced his Lantus to .5 units 2x/day and plan to do a curve in the next couple of days to figure out appropriate dosage. I was hoping he would feel better by now (been a week) before I do that.
I would love some suggestions:
What wet food do I try in conjunction with Clean Protein? It's unlikely he will like any "kidney" prescription foods (or any other wet food for that matter). Had him on Wellness for a couple of years previously until he refused to eat it anymore.
Do I do a curve prior to him feeling better. I'm hesitant to increase his Lantus while he is not feeling better. I do test at least twice daily and his spreadsheet is current.
I need some advice, please!
Jenni
I'm back with another "situation". Last weekend Smudges went into hypo. He was in obvious distress and when I tested him, his BG was 29! I gave him some Karo and rushed him to emergency. They gave him dextrose. I took him home and thought everything would be back to normal but he was puking daily and had diarrhea. He clearly looks like he doesn't feel well. Blood work shows nothing unusual except elevated BUN 54 and Creatnine 2.6. In July, BUN was 47 and Creatnine was 2.7. They told me this was a sign of early kidney disease.
So a few months ago I started giving him fluids 3x/week but he didn't seem to tolerate well. He also refused to eat wet food more and more and then completely stopped. I switched him to Dr. Elsey's Clean Protein per a suggestion on this forum. He loves the food but it is high in calories according to the vet. I've tried to persuade him to eat wet food at least some of the time but he has never really liked wet food and refuses to eat more often than not. He also pukes regularly when he does so he's just been on the kibble for a few weeks now.
I gave him Cerenia and Metronidazole the last three days so the vomiting and diarrhea have stopped. Also started Pepcid every 12 hours. There is some improvement in his demeanor but he still clearly doesn't feel well. Emergency vet recommends an ultrasound to check pancreas and other organs. She also thinks he should be on a prescription kidney food.
I've changed vets a few times this year because I just haven't felt comfortable with previous doctors. I think I have a good vet now--have only seen her once. The emergency vet is the first to say a kidney food diet is more important than low carb to treat the diabetes because kidney food could possibly reverse or slow down the kidney disease. This goes against what other vets suggested. It is my understanding that there are no foods which can address both kidney disease and diabetes. The emergency vet said there should be something out there but did not have any information.
So, I have no idea what to do next. Will talk to regular vet on Monday about how to proceed but last week she felt addressing the diabetes was more important. She recommended a maximum of 1/3 cup Clean Protein kibble per day--he needs to lose a little weight.
I've reduced his Lantus to .5 units 2x/day and plan to do a curve in the next couple of days to figure out appropriate dosage. I was hoping he would feel better by now (been a week) before I do that.
I would love some suggestions:
What wet food do I try in conjunction with Clean Protein? It's unlikely he will like any "kidney" prescription foods (or any other wet food for that matter). Had him on Wellness for a couple of years previously until he refused to eat it anymore.
Do I do a curve prior to him feeling better. I'm hesitant to increase his Lantus while he is not feeling better. I do test at least twice daily and his spreadsheet is current.
I need some advice, please!
Jenni
