1/27 Rocket AM BG 94=NS/PM BG 95=NS

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Rocket & his Mom

Rocket & his Mom

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hi all,
sorry for opening a condo so late...i've had literally only 4 hr sleep and not straight thru since last night.

bupe dose was given at 9pm...i managed to feed him at 8:30 pm...he stayed out of the tub after that and wanted to come out in the hallway of our unit...so i let him for 5 mins...as i could see the bupe was starting to make him sleepy/high....

he spent the next 3 hrs on the coffee table...but since he would stretch and move about i needed to make sure he would not fall off...so i watched tv...until i figured it was time to feed him...woke him up and he ate some..then straight to the tub...from there on...off and on taking turns with me taking him to the spare room and him 30 mins later wanting to go back to the tub...i didn't want to leave him all night there cause the first try of taking him to the tub he was shivering...not sure if from the cold...and he seems not to like the idea of me putting a bed in the tub...or blankets...

so that was my night and this morning it was strange he was restless and i got up to follow him only to find him standing where his dish is....obviously it was empty as he doesn't eat from there lately...but i immediately tested him and gave food...

AM BG 94=NS

he used the LB and back to the tub...half hr later it was almost time for his pheno so i gave it to him and back to the spare room...he actually managed to stay there for a full 1 1/2 hrs in my arms...which was surprising and lovely...DH left and Rocket has not gone back to the tub....he got all his meds including the bupe...off and on the futon for the most part...but i know the bupe makes him not sleep so i see his eyes open and make sure i keep them closed ever so gently...

so that's where we are now...he is on the balcony and i've managed to get to my computer...i've also cancelled my apt that i had for tomorrow as it is at the other end of the city for 10 am and his apt being 1 pm i wouldn't want to risk not being able to take him...his apt is more important than mine...i rescheduled mine for this coming monday...

i'm getting dizzy spells...so i know i have to look after myself...i do eat...but this surely has taken a toll on my body...

please continue to pray for us...i sometimes feel like i'm falling apart...it is not the Rocket i've known...something is off and i want so desperately to help him...my last chance is taking him to this im vet...and i'm so worried but hopeful....

currently he is on the balcony sunbathing...will bring him in shortly...

will try to report as i'm able to...i'm to call his reg vet today in 1 1/2 hrs rather than emailing her....i hope the results are in...

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Re: 1/27 Rocket AM BG 94=NS

Prayers for the IM vet to help Rocket back to Health! I am always thinking of you & sending Healing vines to your dear Boy!!
 
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I am continually checking in, and always have you both in my thoughts! Am praying you get some answers so the both of you can rest up and get better!
((((Claudia & Rocket))))
 
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Hi Claudia and Rocket,

So glad you have the IM vet appointment tomorrow. Whiskers and I are keeping our fingers and Paws crossed. Hoping it will provide the much needed answers and good health for Rocket.
:YMHUG: dancing_cat :YMHUG: ,
 
((( Claudia )))

Hoping you get some answers tomorrow and that Rocket has many more good times ahead with you.
 
PM BG 95=NS

fed him after testing...for the past 3 hrs he's been in the tub...i allowed him to be there without bugging him cause the surface of the tub was not cold...just ok temp...and i put a blanket on him to let him sleep...i kept an eye on him and touched him a few times and he was pretty warm under the blanket...

the reason why it bothers me to leave him there at night all night it's cause it gets cold cold cold in there...and the repairs in the bathroom are still not done from the flood....and the one time a couple of nights ago that i left him there and came back a couple of hrs to feed him he was shivering and it was heart breaking to see...

this is why i intervene in taking him out of there...the weather has been nice here this week but at night it gets cold...and below our unit the ceiling is exposed...from the flood...and for whatever reason they still have not fixed...and with Rocket not being well...i have not called to find out when they're coming to fix the bathroom...as i don't want that added stress on him at least this week...but i will follow up next week...so our floor in the bathroom is cold...we have the area rug so it helps...we're on the 2nd floor so our bathroom floor is above the back entrance hallway to the building...so the constant ins/outs of people get that hallway cooler...and the ceiling there is exposed from the flood...it's bare concrete right now...so makes our floor cold....not sure if i'm explaining it right...

anyhow....he slept a short time on his bed probably cause he was still high from the bupe...but as it wears off he goes back to the tub

i'm trying to gather as much info as i can...for tomorrow's apt...making a list and checking it many times as not to forget a thing...but i know i will....

i spoke with his reg vet who says she already spoke with the im vet...since the referral letter will not cover EVERYTHING that has happened to Rocket and she felt it was better to have a long chat with her...and that while Rocket has his apt tomorrow if the im vet has questions his reg vet will be available to chat with her...i don't know if he will see the neurologist tomorrow as well....the im vet will determine that and i would like it all to be a one stop but if i need to bring him again at another time based on what she tells me then i will probably put him thru that stress...

so many what ifs going thru my head...

the one T4 result came in and he is lower than what he was before...range 10-59 i believe...he was 25 Jan1...this time he is 17....but the free T4 has not come back yet for her to rule out hyperthyroid....

that's where we are now...sorry for a long post...

thank you for your support...means a lot to me...
 
Hi Claudia,
Prayers and hugs for you and Rocket and a good appt. tomorrow. One thought about the tub - have you tried placing Rocket's bed in the tub, or do you think he might slip on it when he jumps into the tub? My GA kitty also insisted on spending a lot of time in the bathtub.
 
Can you prevent the bupe from wearing off?

Sending lots of big hugs for you and Rocket. I also check in many times a day looking for updates. Wishing you get some answers tomorrow Claudia.
 
i was thinking the same about a cat bed in the tub...or maybe something smooth in your room he can lay on??

i wish i could offer some help or answers...but all i can offer is caring and fervent hopes and prayers for his improvement...

celi
 
he has a cat bed in there...he pushes it so he can actually get on the tub at one corner..not where the faucet is cause the faucet drips 24/7 as that is where his water intake has been the past 2 1/2 yrs....there is a towel that i have in there and a little stool for him to get in the tub to go drink water...and at the other end i put one of his beds but he sort of gets behind it and kicks it making the towel closer to where the faucet drips...if that makes sense....

regarding the bupe...i gotta be careful with the pheno...as he gets it 6am/pm....so the dosing of the bupe every 8 hrs it's not ideal...a balancing act with all his meds for sure...i've already started to give zofran and bupe at the same time as not to continue to bug him to pill him...he also does not eat the first 4 hrs of the bupe...not sure if that's common...
 
I just stopped in to check on you and Rocket. I really hope the im vet can give you some good advice for Rocket. Please take care of yourself, Claudia. You know that Rocket and Comet need you. I'm sending continued prayers for Rocket. Feel better soon.
 
Claudia, we are all keeping you and Rocket close in our hearts. Wish we could physically come and look after Rocket so you could have some breaks. Do you have anyone who can come and stay, even for an hour or so, just so you can have a break? I know when I was caring for my mom and then my dad, I would have lost my mind without the hospice nurses MAKING me leave their side for short breaks. Looking back, I know how badly I needed those breaks. I hope you have someone like that you could ask...

Praying hard for smart vets, and some answers/help for Rocket tomorrow...
 
Claudia: Sorry I haven't been on your condo the last day or so. I know you are trying to get rest and take care of him and so I'm gone to work when you post. I've been thinking of you all and keeping you and Rocket in my prayers. I hope the vets tomorrow will be able to tell you something and give Rocket some help. Hang in there...hopefully the answers will come soon.
 
DCIN has pledged up to $300 to Claudia and Rocket to help with Friday's IM specialist visit. That amount will be paid directly to the vet clinic. If you would like to donate for this visit, donation instructions are available through the link in my signature line.
 
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