For_Luna
Member Since 2019
Luna wanted to stop by and let everyone know she is doing well. We just had our 3 month follow-up appointment, and as you can see from the pics below, she is back to her old self. We're up to 7.2 lbs now and most of her fur has grown back. It's still cold here, but Luna is looking forward to getting out in the patio and talking to birds.
We had full blood work yesterday, so I filled out the "LABS" tab as much as I could in our spreadsheet. Everything was in normal range except for Fructosamine and Cholesterol. Our doctor said he wasn't worried about the Cholesterol since the ALT was low, but he might want to increase her insulin dose if we can't get her BG down a little.
For the last two months we've been pretty much flat and yellow. We tried 1.5u a few weeks ago and she went from 80 to 450. Our vet doesn't like to see her fluctuate like that so we got her to flatten out again. We're going to try a light 1.5u to see if we can get her down a little bit, even if it's just a high blue at AM and PMPS. Luna is sensitive to even the smallest increase, so we should see something. If not, we'll talk to our vet to see what he wants to do next. We're also still working with the nutritionist, so maybe she'll have some input too.
I know we're not adjusting her insulin as much as some would like, but I think there's something to be said for slow and steady. She seems to improving slowly (only two 400+ in two months), she's not bouncing all over the place, and her blood work for the most part looks good. We need to do some fine tuning, but maybe a less aggressive approach is needed for some cats. That can be a debate for another day, right now, we're just happy Luna is healthy and back to her old, aloof, and slightly annoying self (3AM screaming).
We hope everyone here is doing well. We'll continue to pop-in periodically with updates and to read about everyone else.
We had full blood work yesterday, so I filled out the "LABS" tab as much as I could in our spreadsheet. Everything was in normal range except for Fructosamine and Cholesterol. Our doctor said he wasn't worried about the Cholesterol since the ALT was low, but he might want to increase her insulin dose if we can't get her BG down a little.
For the last two months we've been pretty much flat and yellow. We tried 1.5u a few weeks ago and she went from 80 to 450. Our vet doesn't like to see her fluctuate like that so we got her to flatten out again. We're going to try a light 1.5u to see if we can get her down a little bit, even if it's just a high blue at AM and PMPS. Luna is sensitive to even the smallest increase, so we should see something. If not, we'll talk to our vet to see what he wants to do next. We're also still working with the nutritionist, so maybe she'll have some input too.
I know we're not adjusting her insulin as much as some would like, but I think there's something to be said for slow and steady. She seems to improving slowly (only two 400+ in two months), she's not bouncing all over the place, and her blood work for the most part looks good. We need to do some fine tuning, but maybe a less aggressive approach is needed for some cats. That can be a debate for another day, right now, we're just happy Luna is healthy and back to her old, aloof, and slightly annoying self (3AM screaming).
We hope everyone here is doing well. We'll continue to pop-in periodically with updates and to read about everyone else.
!! Happy to hear all is going well and that you have that amazing team to continue to work with to help create a plan that is more specific to Luna’s individualized needs 
. Luna is making sure to stay well so that you guys can save the money back up to buy those heated floors you told us she wants in the future 
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