08/13 Boomer down to 110 3 hours after meal

[Judy and Boomer]

Well I retested tonight because Boomer had a dr appt this morning prior to his dental surgery now scheduled for next Monday. And now his BG is 92 which is still ok but it's the highest it's been in weeks! I will retest tomorrow morning prior to feeding.

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

Re: 08/11 Boomer BG 92

he's still well within normal, judy. good you're keeping an eye on it, though.

hopefully it'll be down in the morning. It's possible he was stressed from the vet visit today. He wasn't given any meds today, was he?

 

[Michelle and Mannie (GA)]

Re: 08/11 Boomer BG 92

Still looking good! Perhaps the higher BG is just due to vetty visit stress.

 

[Angela & Blackie & 3 Others]

Re: 08/11 Boomer BG 92

CONGRATULATIONS, BOOMER!!! YOU DID IT!!!!​

:mrgreen: :RAHCAT dancing_cat flip_cat party_cat :mrgreen: flip_cat party_cat :mrgreen:​

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Re: 08/11 Boomer BG 92

He is up to 106 this morning! I know....this still isn't a bad number but it is worrying me. Your thoughts?

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

Re: 08/11 Boomer BG 92

i would do the 3 hr recheck. so 3 hrs after you've checked him and fed him, recheck his BGs and see if he's been able to bring them down. His pancreas ought to be stimulated by eating, putting out a little insulin to bring the BGs back into his normal range.

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Re: 08/11 Boomer BG 92

I was away today until a few minutes ago; he ate about 2.5 hours ago so I tested him; he's come down a wee bit.
So as a general rule when he is in remission, should I be testing 2 to 3 hours after he eats? I was doing it at what would have been his normal test/food/shot time.

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

Re: 08/11 Boomer BG 92

no, you don't usually need to do it. just the once a week check. but when you do see numbers that concern you, if you test after 3 hrs and it's come down, that's a sign his pancreas is still kicking in when it's supposed to.

i was just suggesting it because you're obviously concerned about his blood sugar. Everything under 120 is normal. I wouldn't be concerned about a single number that is higher - maybe he ate something, but if it's trending consistently up, that might be a warning sign.

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 124

So Boomer is up to 124 about 2 hours after eating this morning. I am not liking this trend at all! I still think the higher levels are stressed induced because his levels were really good when tested 2 days before dr's appt. But it's been 48 hours since dr's appt and I would have thought the levels would have come back down. But maybe this is unrealistic?

I am in the process of changing his food since for some reason he took an instant dislike to all four kinds of fancy feast I was giving him. So I chose one different food (which is still only 5.45% carbs) and am mixing some of it with the old stuff and he is fine with that. So it's not diet that is doing it.

It's been 3 hours now since his breakfast; Julie...you had told me to retest 3 hours after food so I'll do that now and post the update.

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 139

Up to 139 3 hours after eating.
Oh and I should mention that he had blood work on Monday and according to the dr the results "were not good..they were GREAT". But there was no urine culture done since Boomer had just peed before taking him to the vet. So the plan is to do the urine culture on Monday before the dental surgery.

Not sure what to do now.

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 139

I should also mention that a storm last night bothered him enough that he hid under the bed for a while so that wouldn't have helped his stress levels at all.

 

[PeterDevonMocha]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 139

Hi guys .. hmmm, no advice from me on these numbers but fingers crossed boomer works his way back down and stays down! Have a great day!

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 139

i think that stress-induced hyperglycemia is usually resolved fairly quickly. Certainly by the next day.

Would you continue checking him - say every at ambg/pmbg and once in between today? A couple of us are talking about what might be a good next step for him. Fingers crossed this is just a temporary response.

One thought about the food - you might switch to something else if you can get him to eat it. I don't know that it's the problem, but it might be worth trying a different food.

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 139

Yes I can continue to test him.
And are you suggesting a different brand of food or a different type of fancy feast? We were giving him the four lowest in carbs; I can try him on one of those again but it was only a few days ago that he decided he didn't like it.

 

[Marje and Gracie]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 139

I agree with Julie that stress from the vet visit should resolve by the next cycle at the latest.

I think it's a good idea to just get tests as if you were doing a trial.....AMBG and PMBG and if they are blue, feed, and retest in three hours. Occasionally, I've seen a remission kitty go up just a bit and come back down. It's great you are watching it because if this trend continues, we can discuss start a little insulin.

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 139

I'm just searching for reasons that his blood sugar might be trending up; things we could explore.

Change in food, development of pain or infection of some sort are the first couple that i'm thinking of. You've had labs done, though, and things look good. There's always the possibility of pancreatitis, but if he's eating normally and doesn't seem uncomfortable, that's not so likely. He has a history of bladder infections, doesn't he? So if you're getting that checked next week, that's good.

Let's see if the trend continues over the next few days before you worry too much about it.

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Re: 08/13 Boomer up to 139

I did try his "old" food again and he ate it so I'll try to revert back to it. Other than that....he seems really nervous.....jumped when the phone rang! Then of course when we're trying to keep things calm around him the wind blows a large plant over and startles everyone especially Boomer. lol. Some days you just can't win!
I will test at 6:00 pm before he eats then again at 9:00 and hopefully it comes down a bit.

I will keep posting! Thanks for your help!!

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Re: 08/13 Boomer down very slightly to 131

At meal time he's down very slightly to 131. Will test in 3 hours.

 

[Judy and Boomer]

Tested Boomer 3 hours after his dinner and he's down to 110. I've reverted back to his original types of fancy feast and so far he is eating ok.

Will test tomorrow morning before breakfast!

Thanks everyone!

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

i agree that a few days of testing pre-meal (at ambg and pmbg) and then if he's blue, retesting again in 3 hrs is a good idea. Hopefully this has been a blip - testing will let us know.