PMPS was 164
She had 15mL ziwi lamb by syringe, it has Cosequin and d-mannose in this batch
Followed with phos binder
Shot was 0.5 and the exact time down to the minute, which always makes me happy
she struggled with some bowel movements
Lots of small pieces, one little one at a time, then a break, and again
Soft but not diarrhea
She isn’t crouching because she is weak, she sits in the box, so it doesn’t fall, it sticks to her bum, I’ve been wiping her/pulling it off (are regular plain baby wipes okay for this?)
I’m thinking getting some pumpkin into the blended ziwi stuff may help
For a couple days now I have been going I’ve math on her food:
-volume conversions for mL and Tbsp and oz
-calories per can, per Tbsp, etc
-volume of syringes I have
-how many of syringes equal a Tbsp
-how many kcal in a Tbsp
-how many kcal in a can
-how many kcal does she need
-how many mL and how do I divide up her stressful syringe meals for her to get enough
and finally I think I have it worked out simply enough
If she gets 15 mL (1Tbsp, or 5 of my 3mL syringes), and she gets that in four feedings per cycle, a total of 8 times a day, rounding down on some decimals in the math to help account for loss of calories from little messes that don’t go into her mouth, dregs in the blender I can’t get out, etc..... then she gets approx 144kcal a day, which is maintenance for her ideal weight, in theory.
But she should have more than that just because she is diabetic/ckd, so I guess I have a
minimum goal set out now on how to manage her feedings. It’s a relief because we’ve been struggling to get enough food in her for days and she is thinner. I have not known how much to do and I have had to learn to increase it.
little thing from her UA today:
On 9/13 at ER vet she had ketones at 15, now there are none
I’m tired but feeling so relieved we seem to have more actual plans in place for her care. It’s been feeling out of control for awhile.
I have also officially truly learned the virtues of urine cultures, bloodwork, and fluid therapy. When I began having cats (when she and Oz were babies), I knew so little about their care but the basic basic stuff random Joe down the corner knows.... dry food at the supermarket. Water in a bowl. Litter box. Basic. My family was not a family who took animals to the vet regularly, and we only had outside dogs growing up and small animals indoors.
Sonit took me a few of the earlier years to understand corn filler in food was bad and that bloodwork was valuable no matter how broke you are, etc.
I’m really grateful that I have learned so much more now.
I may update little notes but I’m hoping for no more catastrophes and lots of naps tonight!
When she is no longer in such crisis, I’ll have more energy to check in on everyone else, as you have all been so kind to check in on us lately. Why isn’t there a heart emoji on this board? <3
Thank you for your consistent support. We are so grateful. If only Alice knew how much of this world wants to see her happy too.
