BJM
Very Active Member
I had class last night, so my friend gave the insulin dose of 2 units.
What I didn't know was that Spitzer had been vomiting repeatedly. I got home to a trail of vomit throughout the entire condo. I tried to give him some ondansetron for the nausea and vomiting ... and he threw it up. He was lethargic and depressed.
Of course, insulin + no food = potential hypo, and vomiting repeatedly = dehydration, so I took him in to MedVet.
This morning's update was that Spitzer may have an URI (or its his herpes flaring). He may have a mild heart murmur. They want to repeat November's ultrasound which had shown enlarged kidneys and liver. There may be thickened intestine. They want to repeat bloodwork, which will probably show elevated glucose (duh- he's diabetic), may show elevated liver values, and who knows what else.
I may have to let him go soon. He's never been regulated and it doesn't seem fair to keep him going if he isn't comfortable and happy.
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Bloodwork came out mostly OK. Glucose elevated and one of the liver enzymes was elevated.
Ultrasound does not look good. Thickening of a large portion of the intestines; one area suspicious for ulceration or lymphoma. They're starting him on cyclosporine, in case it is inflammatory bowel disease. I'm considering getting a biopsy to see what we're dealing with, but I have a feeling it is lymphoma.
What I didn't know was that Spitzer had been vomiting repeatedly. I got home to a trail of vomit throughout the entire condo. I tried to give him some ondansetron for the nausea and vomiting ... and he threw it up. He was lethargic and depressed.
Of course, insulin + no food = potential hypo, and vomiting repeatedly = dehydration, so I took him in to MedVet.
This morning's update was that Spitzer may have an URI (or its his herpes flaring). He may have a mild heart murmur. They want to repeat November's ultrasound which had shown enlarged kidneys and liver. There may be thickened intestine. They want to repeat bloodwork, which will probably show elevated glucose (duh- he's diabetic), may show elevated liver values, and who knows what else.
I may have to let him go soon. He's never been regulated and it doesn't seem fair to keep him going if he isn't comfortable and happy.
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Bloodwork came out mostly OK. Glucose elevated and one of the liver enzymes was elevated.
Ultrasound does not look good. Thickening of a large portion of the intestines; one area suspicious for ulceration or lymphoma. They're starting him on cyclosporine, in case it is inflammatory bowel disease. I'm considering getting a biopsy to see what we're dealing with, but I have a feeling it is lymphoma.
