Deanna & Billie
Member Since 2014
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/12-20-billie-pmps-221.188352/#post-2092342
Hello all. Last time I checked in, I had some good news to share. This time, not so much. Billie went to an internist yesterday for a follow up ultrasound (last one was end of September). They found multiple masses in her liver. This is a significant change from September, when her liver looked more or less okay and the vet was thinking triaditis. So, I am fearing the worst. But, it's Billie, and she has overcome a lot. Waiting for bloodwork to come back today and then going from there.
The worst thing in the immediate present is that the internist prescribed mirtazapine, which sent poor Billie into serotonin syndrome. As I've been reading, I realize the dose (1/4 tablet) was too high for 7.5 lb Billie and am absolutely kicking myself for giving it to her. But I trusted the board certified internist and didn't question it until it was too late. About an hour after taking it last night, she started having head tremors, ataxia and issues with her back legs, fast respirations and fast heart rate. We rushed to the ER and were extremely lucky that the critical care specialist who knows Billie very well was there. She started her on cypro, 2mg every 4 hours for the next 3 days or until symptoms improve. She is doing better in some ways this morning - her respirations are getting closer to normal, she seems less dazed, and the tremors are less frequent. But she's restless and can't seem to get comfortable for long, and her back legs are still wobbly. As you can imagine, I feel terrible for her that she has to go through this on top of everything else.
On top of that, when we were at the ER, the critical care vet did a quick ultrasound and saw a couple things that were not mentioned in the radiologist's report, including a small amount of abdominal fluid, and something that might be a block or infection in her ureter. Not sure why those things weren't in the first ultrasound report, or if they somehow developed between her appointment at noon and her ER trip at 6.
Before the trip to the doctor yesterday, she seemed to be doing really well. So I'm wishing I hadn't brought her there at all. I know that's irrational, but I'm wondering if all the poking and prodding is doing more harm than good. But I wouldn't know about the liver masses if we hadn't gone in.
She is eating now, so that's something. And her BG stayed at a flat 180ish through all the chaos yesterday, so that's not too bad either.
Billie could use some vines right about now
Hello all. Last time I checked in, I had some good news to share. This time, not so much. Billie went to an internist yesterday for a follow up ultrasound (last one was end of September). They found multiple masses in her liver. This is a significant change from September, when her liver looked more or less okay and the vet was thinking triaditis. So, I am fearing the worst. But, it's Billie, and she has overcome a lot. Waiting for bloodwork to come back today and then going from there.
The worst thing in the immediate present is that the internist prescribed mirtazapine, which sent poor Billie into serotonin syndrome. As I've been reading, I realize the dose (1/4 tablet) was too high for 7.5 lb Billie and am absolutely kicking myself for giving it to her. But I trusted the board certified internist and didn't question it until it was too late. About an hour after taking it last night, she started having head tremors, ataxia and issues with her back legs, fast respirations and fast heart rate. We rushed to the ER and were extremely lucky that the critical care specialist who knows Billie very well was there. She started her on cypro, 2mg every 4 hours for the next 3 days or until symptoms improve. She is doing better in some ways this morning - her respirations are getting closer to normal, she seems less dazed, and the tremors are less frequent. But she's restless and can't seem to get comfortable for long, and her back legs are still wobbly. As you can imagine, I feel terrible for her that she has to go through this on top of everything else.
On top of that, when we were at the ER, the critical care vet did a quick ultrasound and saw a couple things that were not mentioned in the radiologist's report, including a small amount of abdominal fluid, and something that might be a block or infection in her ureter. Not sure why those things weren't in the first ultrasound report, or if they somehow developed between her appointment at noon and her ER trip at 6.
Before the trip to the doctor yesterday, she seemed to be doing really well. So I'm wishing I hadn't brought her there at all. I know that's irrational, but I'm wondering if all the poking and prodding is doing more harm than good. But I wouldn't know about the liver masses if we hadn't gone in.
She is eating now, so that's something. And her BG stayed at a flat 180ish through all the chaos yesterday, so that's not too bad either.
Billie could use some vines right about now
