Allie & Gen
Member Since 2025
Yesterday
Hey friends, Happy Friday - I hope you're all doing well, and that your kitties are surfing safely.
I have bad news: Gen's dental surgery has indeed been canceled.
My vet is very concerned about his recent GI issues. (I emailed her this morning very worried because I discovered that not only was he having more pudding-consistency poops, in spite of the psyllium, but he had pooped in the bathtub, which he's never done before.) To quote her, "While I don't want to discredit the importance of treating dental disease, I don't think it is the sole contributor to Gen's variable and frustrating response to insulin since coming out of remission - I suspect emerging/emerged IBD-like disease/enteropathy, pancreatitis and possible acromegaly are playing a much bigger role than his periodontal disease in our difficulty regulating his diabetes."
I'm not sold on the acromegaly (the only real symptom is bone remodeling in the jaw, which we previously thought was part of the periodontal disease, and that hasn't been ruled out), but that test is still pending. The other issues aren't confirmed diagnoses, as such - "the test for pancreatitis was slightly elevated" (I'm not sure which test she means; I got the vet tech manager to send me Gen's detailed labs and I'll be going over them later - will try to put them in my spreadsheet, but that might not be right away), and more is needed to understand the enteropathy too, of course.
So the next step she wants to take is an appointment with an internal medicine specialist; they have one who visits the office periodically, and they're trying to see if they can get her in sooner than currently scheduled to see Gen. If she can't do it, they may refer me to one of the local hospitals (which will probably be more expensive). I think she also wants me to switch him to a novel protein diet (produced under strict hypoallergenic protocols from a single protein and single carb source) - I say "I think" because her email isn't entirely clear on whether that's a near-future step, or a now step.
The email is, frankly, very long and full of a lot more detail on various other apparently less urgent health concerns which still have me pretty damn freaked out, and I'm a bit confused/overwhelmed, so I've requested a bunch of clarifications and she has promised (through the office manager) to get back to me tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, I looked up her recommended food options for IBD, and they are all at least 16% carbs, if not much, much higher. (She copied & pasted a document that included them - she mentions elsewhere in her email that she knows they're not great for diabetics). Soooo. I know there's stuff out there on the board, but I have had a really rotten day and I am exhausted. Any chance some folks could help me out with IBD/diabetes-friendly food recommendations?
Hey friends, Happy Friday - I hope you're all doing well, and that your kitties are surfing safely.
I have bad news: Gen's dental surgery has indeed been canceled.
My vet is very concerned about his recent GI issues. (I emailed her this morning very worried because I discovered that not only was he having more pudding-consistency poops, in spite of the psyllium, but he had pooped in the bathtub, which he's never done before.) To quote her, "While I don't want to discredit the importance of treating dental disease, I don't think it is the sole contributor to Gen's variable and frustrating response to insulin since coming out of remission - I suspect emerging/emerged IBD-like disease/enteropathy, pancreatitis and possible acromegaly are playing a much bigger role than his periodontal disease in our difficulty regulating his diabetes."I'm not sold on the acromegaly (the only real symptom is bone remodeling in the jaw, which we previously thought was part of the periodontal disease, and that hasn't been ruled out), but that test is still pending. The other issues aren't confirmed diagnoses, as such - "the test for pancreatitis was slightly elevated" (I'm not sure which test she means; I got the vet tech manager to send me Gen's detailed labs and I'll be going over them later - will try to put them in my spreadsheet, but that might not be right away), and more is needed to understand the enteropathy too, of course.
So the next step she wants to take is an appointment with an internal medicine specialist; they have one who visits the office periodically, and they're trying to see if they can get her in sooner than currently scheduled to see Gen. If she can't do it, they may refer me to one of the local hospitals (which will probably be more expensive). I think she also wants me to switch him to a novel protein diet (produced under strict hypoallergenic protocols from a single protein and single carb source) - I say "I think" because her email isn't entirely clear on whether that's a near-future step, or a now step.
The email is, frankly, very long and full of a lot more detail on various other apparently less urgent health concerns which still have me pretty damn freaked out, and I'm a bit confused/overwhelmed, so I've requested a bunch of clarifications and she has promised (through the office manager) to get back to me tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, I looked up her recommended food options for IBD, and they are all at least 16% carbs, if not much, much higher. (She copied & pasted a document that included them - she mentions elsewhere in her email that she knows they're not great for diabetics). Soooo. I know there's stuff out there on the board, but I have had a really rotten day and I am exhausted. Any chance some folks could help me out with IBD/diabetes-friendly food recommendations?
) Sending hugs and support from SoCal! 
Thanks, 
Hang in there! I know nothing about novel protein foods, but i'm pretty sure there's low carb options as they're very limited ingredients. It seems plenty of IBD members here to help!
and a new diet could indeed help! chicken nugget had to change his diet a few years ago; does turkey now only.. I'm hoping things smooth out and look more clear very soon.. 
