05/04 Tyler | AMPS: 76 • PMPS: 77 • +2: 55 • Ready for OTJ Trial?

[Brian & Tyler]

01/31's Condo

Hello everyone! It's been a crazy ride since my last post! I closed on my house, moved in, and now have a lovely wife and an incredibly awesome stepson!

We had some serious issues from plumbing, to my other kitty getting a dental plus 6 extractions, and a CAT Scan for me because apparently high stress makes me feel like I have major stomach problems.

On the upside, my CAT scan came back just fine and doc says it's stress and I need to chill; plus, Marla's doing great! She's had chronic eye boogers from ulcers, as well as sinus problems since she was rescued, 13 years ago. No previous vet could make a lasting impact on her well being, and come to find out, my last vet did not have ANY of her records on file. Ooooooooooooo, I was mad. My new small town vet, put Marla on a B-12 regimen, and she's had clear sinuses and eyes ever since we started the injections!!

Now, to the diabetic bestest buddy... Tyler had some misses here and there, and a little stress from moving.

He's looking incredibly awesome, and I'm wondering if it's time to go OTJ? We could probably go back to what I call 0.01u, but I wonder if it's needed. I'm almost out of insulin and am going to purchase two new pens to have in case we need to continue the dance. Better to have and not need, right?

Please, chime in with your thoughts and suggestions, or just to say hello!

I've missed all of you wonderful people!

 

[Bobbie And Bubba]

Hi Bryan! Congrats on all the new wonderful changes in you life. Glad to hear that your CAT scan is fine. Stress just plain sucks and causes such havoc on our bodies. Glad to hear that the B 12 is doing it for Marla!

Tyler is looking really good but, if it were me I would go to 0.01 dose first before taking him completely off the insulin since this was not his first rodeo. Give that dose to show mostly greens for a week and then you might even want to give a drop of insulin for a week. The longer he is tolerating the insulin gives him a better chance at a strong remission.

See what others say.

Good to hear from you..

 

[Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey]

Hi Brian.

Long time no hear from! But my goodness, what great excuses you have! Congrats on the marriage and additional family members, as well as the house. Are you still working multiple jobs and going to school?

I'm glad the B-12 helped Marla. I love it when a problem has a simple solution, but it stinks when it takes a while to find it.

As for our buddy Tyler, he's looking awesome. I could make a case either way, but if you think you can do a drop, I think it would be worth trying. If he dips below 40, which I don't think is likely, or has another week of "normal" numbers, then we can safely say to start a trial, but I'm with Bobbie. We've been down this road before and kitties that have fallen out of remission have much lower success rates the next time around, so I'd say err on the side of caution. Hopefully we'll all have something else to cheer about soon!