Butters & Lyla
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Butters has been very busy, and therefore keeping me busy. She had a recheck with her vet for her dental surgery. Everything looks great there. Yay for that good news.
She stopped wanting to eat her raw food, so I went back to her old canned food, which she is thrilled with but it is too high in phosphorus. I'm trying to incorporate some raw back in as of tonight. She has vomited two mornings in a row, today and yesterday, but so far has continued to eat well. The vet wasn't overly concerned but thought it could be indicative of a pancreatitis flare. I gave her cerenia today. I have bupe and ondansetron if needed.
Her vet decided to do another cytology on her ears at her appointment, and found both a yeast and bacterial infection this time. I'm treating it with Surolan ear drops, which contains ingredients to address both and contains prednisolone. I started her on that two days ago. Hopefully it helps with the inflammation and makes her ears feel better.
Her vet said he would not have stopped the miralax even though she had diarrhea last week. But his office was closed so I couldn't consult with him. He wants me to give her a consistent dose of miralax and cisapride for a while to see if she becomes regular.
The dasuquin does not seem to be helping her suspected arthritis. But she doesn't seem to be in pain right now. This is on the back burner in terms of what is a priority.
She had a seizure two days ago, the morning of her vet appointment. This is now her fourth seizure in seven months. They are increasing in frequency. The vet would send her for a neuro consult at this point, but we decided this is on the back burner because again we need to prioritize. I can only do so much. He would give her a drug to see if it helps, but it's q8 dosing and I can't do a q8 dosing on top of everything else.
He still hasn't received the cardiologist's report from her echocardiogram. So I'm continuing with the taurine but there is no real plan on what to do next.
I've been wanting to talk to the vet about where we go from here in terms of managing her DM, but with so many other things coming up we never end up having time to discuss it. As a long-term diabetic, I'm not comfortable continuing to maintain her BG as low as I do and I'm not sure I see the point. But if anyone is reading this and disagrees with me, please convince me otherwise
That's about all! I'm hanging in there
. Not sad just busy. I work also have other life commitments beyond Butters, so am just taking things one day at a time and trying not to be overwhelmed and just trying to do the best I can for her.
I just wanted to post in case anyone was wondering how things are going with Butters. I hope all the kitties and humans on the board are doing well. I think about y'all and try to peek in when I have a few spare moments.
Butters has been very busy, and therefore keeping me busy. She had a recheck with her vet for her dental surgery. Everything looks great there. Yay for that good news.
She stopped wanting to eat her raw food, so I went back to her old canned food, which she is thrilled with but it is too high in phosphorus. I'm trying to incorporate some raw back in as of tonight. She has vomited two mornings in a row, today and yesterday, but so far has continued to eat well. The vet wasn't overly concerned but thought it could be indicative of a pancreatitis flare. I gave her cerenia today. I have bupe and ondansetron if needed.
Her vet decided to do another cytology on her ears at her appointment, and found both a yeast and bacterial infection this time. I'm treating it with Surolan ear drops, which contains ingredients to address both and contains prednisolone. I started her on that two days ago. Hopefully it helps with the inflammation and makes her ears feel better.
Her vet said he would not have stopped the miralax even though she had diarrhea last week. But his office was closed so I couldn't consult with him. He wants me to give her a consistent dose of miralax and cisapride for a while to see if she becomes regular.
The dasuquin does not seem to be helping her suspected arthritis. But she doesn't seem to be in pain right now. This is on the back burner in terms of what is a priority.
She had a seizure two days ago, the morning of her vet appointment. This is now her fourth seizure in seven months. They are increasing in frequency. The vet would send her for a neuro consult at this point, but we decided this is on the back burner because again we need to prioritize. I can only do so much. He would give her a drug to see if it helps, but it's q8 dosing and I can't do a q8 dosing on top of everything else.
He still hasn't received the cardiologist's report from her echocardiogram. So I'm continuing with the taurine but there is no real plan on what to do next.
I've been wanting to talk to the vet about where we go from here in terms of managing her DM, but with so many other things coming up we never end up having time to discuss it. As a long-term diabetic, I'm not comfortable continuing to maintain her BG as low as I do and I'm not sure I see the point. But if anyone is reading this and disagrees with me, please convince me otherwise
That's about all! I'm hanging in there
. Not sad just busy. I work also have other life commitments beyond Butters, so am just taking things one day at a time and trying not to be overwhelmed and just trying to do the best I can for her.I just wanted to post in case anyone was wondering how things are going with Butters. I hope all the kitties and humans on the board are doing well. I think about y'all and try to peek in when I have a few spare moments.
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