Hi everyone. I want to thank everyone for their feedback on their experiences and topic I posted.
Last update to everyone was that vet did not find anything going on with Lilo Wednesday when she was seen.
Fast forward to the weekend. Signs that were still a little out of "whack":
1. Relatively flat BGs starting at 400 - 500 and going down to low 300s mid cycle. For 4 - 5 days. Contacted vet Friday & Saturday and both vets on duty said it could be a possible rebound. She has been fairly well regulated before this past week.
2. She was not as hungry, loss of apetite since Wednesday. Thought it might have been the antibiotics given to her. Vet said to give 1/4 pepcid pill which did improve her eating Saturday
3. No possible reason still for the open mouth panting spells.
I made a decision that by Sunday mid cycle if her BGs were still flat, I needed to take action to try and get additional answers. No other symptoms. She was alert bright and her usual self. Well, flat BGs at noon on Sunday.
Fortunately for us, we have one of the best animal ERs here in MA. Not sure about your local areas but ERs have been running 6 - 8 hour wait times and they have been redirecting non critical patients to other locations here due to staff shortage. I called and they were very kind and said they will always look at a diabetic animal with challenges......
Good thing we brought her in. Since they are an animal hospital, they have all the equipment and resources...... Lilo has fluid in her chest later diagnosed with congestive heart failure and there is a mass they could see on her liver. She is in ICU as I am sharing this and they are monitoring her and removing the fluids from her chest with medication. Her heart is slightly enlarged. Vet said that if they are able to remove the fluids overnight with medication, they will schedule the ultrasound on her liver this morning. If the medication works, he is cautiously optimistic that we get to have her with us at home and have more time with her (she will have to be medicated for this long term). And they are monitoring her BG as well every 2 hours at the ICU and managing her diabetes.
I am thankful for all the feedback and personal experiences from everyone on my original post which allowed me to process and decide how to proceed with Lilo's care. Very grateful. She could have literally dropped dead and we would have never know what happened....
This is a great site and good resource for cat owners.......Very glad I found it!
Last update to everyone was that vet did not find anything going on with Lilo Wednesday when she was seen.
Fast forward to the weekend. Signs that were still a little out of "whack":
1. Relatively flat BGs starting at 400 - 500 and going down to low 300s mid cycle. For 4 - 5 days. Contacted vet Friday & Saturday and both vets on duty said it could be a possible rebound. She has been fairly well regulated before this past week.
2. She was not as hungry, loss of apetite since Wednesday. Thought it might have been the antibiotics given to her. Vet said to give 1/4 pepcid pill which did improve her eating Saturday
3. No possible reason still for the open mouth panting spells.
I made a decision that by Sunday mid cycle if her BGs were still flat, I needed to take action to try and get additional answers. No other symptoms. She was alert bright and her usual self. Well, flat BGs at noon on Sunday.
Fortunately for us, we have one of the best animal ERs here in MA. Not sure about your local areas but ERs have been running 6 - 8 hour wait times and they have been redirecting non critical patients to other locations here due to staff shortage. I called and they were very kind and said they will always look at a diabetic animal with challenges......
Good thing we brought her in. Since they are an animal hospital, they have all the equipment and resources...... Lilo has fluid in her chest later diagnosed with congestive heart failure and there is a mass they could see on her liver. She is in ICU as I am sharing this and they are monitoring her and removing the fluids from her chest with medication. Her heart is slightly enlarged. Vet said that if they are able to remove the fluids overnight with medication, they will schedule the ultrasound on her liver this morning. If the medication works, he is cautiously optimistic that we get to have her with us at home and have more time with her (she will have to be medicated for this long term). And they are monitoring her BG as well every 2 hours at the ICU and managing her diabetes.
I am thankful for all the feedback and personal experiences from everyone on my original post which allowed me to process and decide how to proceed with Lilo's care. Very grateful. She could have literally dropped dead and we would have never know what happened....
This is a great site and good resource for cat owners.......Very glad I found it!
