Jack & Mopem'sMom
Member Since 2020
Yesterday was just too messed up to write about, so i'll just apologize for not getting online and move on.
Jack had been holding onto the 100's range and we had 93 as an AMPS yesterday, but then he climbed steadily throughout the day and we ended at 233, which I wasn't too panicked about because he has been having pretty decent AMPS numbers the past couple of days. But then this morning we woke up to that 248 and his insistence on prime filets for breakfast and now I'm just sitting here depressed over his numbers and my inability to get him to eat the proper diet, even though it's not from lack of trying. I'm also stressing a potential rise in numbers on Friday afternoon because we are going to the vet for his yearly checkup and he absolutely hates to travel and often messes himself in the crate before we get there, which makes additional stress when we get there and he has to get cleaned.
So, all that being said, my question is about sedatives affecting BG numbers or other aspects of his condition. My one cat turns into a feral beast at the vet and he is prescribed a cocktail of gabapentin and buprinex which makes his a mellow fellow. I know they would give me the same combo for Jack if I asked, and at the last appointment, the vet claimed these drugs would not affect Jack or his numbers if we went that route for his appointment. But ,as with all things diabetic cat related, I do think the folks on here have a much wider range of experience and offer some excellent advice/suggestions/ideas on what has worked for them or others in the past. So, if anyone has anything to offer on the question of gabapentin and buprinex affecting their sugar babies, I would really appreciate the feedback!
Thanks in advance and hope everyone has a good day!
Last thread: https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...ps-big-swings-on-7-units.275497/#post-3057128
Jack had been holding onto the 100's range and we had 93 as an AMPS yesterday, but then he climbed steadily throughout the day and we ended at 233, which I wasn't too panicked about because he has been having pretty decent AMPS numbers the past couple of days. But then this morning we woke up to that 248 and his insistence on prime filets for breakfast and now I'm just sitting here depressed over his numbers and my inability to get him to eat the proper diet, even though it's not from lack of trying. I'm also stressing a potential rise in numbers on Friday afternoon because we are going to the vet for his yearly checkup and he absolutely hates to travel and often messes himself in the crate before we get there, which makes additional stress when we get there and he has to get cleaned.
So, all that being said, my question is about sedatives affecting BG numbers or other aspects of his condition. My one cat turns into a feral beast at the vet and he is prescribed a cocktail of gabapentin and buprinex which makes his a mellow fellow. I know they would give me the same combo for Jack if I asked, and at the last appointment, the vet claimed these drugs would not affect Jack or his numbers if we went that route for his appointment. But ,as with all things diabetic cat related, I do think the folks on here have a much wider range of experience and offer some excellent advice/suggestions/ideas on what has worked for them or others in the past. So, if anyone has anything to offer on the question of gabapentin and buprinex affecting their sugar babies, I would really appreciate the feedback!
Thanks in advance and hope everyone has a good day!
Last thread: https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...ps-big-swings-on-7-units.275497/#post-3057128
