Mary & Jude
Member since 2024
yesterday's condo
Jude's numbers are back up today. Since his numbers went down on Saturday after the vet's visit and, more importantly, after Jude emptied his bladder while at the vets, and then remained okay for a day but began climbing back up today, I began to wonder if, perhaps, the rising numbers indicated that he might have a blockage or a partial blockage, which, I'll be honest, freaks me out. So, I decided to take him back to the vet today just to get them to check again to see if they thought he might be partially blocked. Both Jude and Hazel use the same boxes, so this morning I separated both of the cats so that I could monitor Jude's litter box visits. He urinated around 3pm today, but it was much smaller than the regular Jude-sized pee, and that worried me. The vet (not the same one from Sat.) examined Jude, performed another ultrasound, and x-rayed his bladder. She saw nothing to indicate a blockage. In fact, she said that his bladder lining was nice and thin, not like the typical FIC bladder which is often thick as a result of inflammation, and she concluded that based on the labs and her exam today, there is nothing wrong with Jude, and, furthermore, she does not even think he is experiencing an FIC flare. She said she thinks it's great that I monitor Jude's numbers but that I don't need to fixate on them when there are occasional fluctuations, especially where there is nothing further to indicate an issue.
Am I being hypervigilant about these sudden changes in his numbers? In the past, a change has meant something was wrong, usually a UTI. This time, the urine is clear: no blood, nothing to indicate a FIC flare and no bacteria that would suggest a UTI. But what's confusing is that it's not like Jude's numbers are gradually going up, which might indicate he simply needs an increase. These are rather sudden, substantial jumps in his numbers. I've seen other spikes in numbers here on the board. Often it's related to something medical, but I think occasionally, those spikes just happen. Maybe??
Ugh. Is anyone else out there tired of worrying over their cat? I told someone today, if I outlive these animals I currently have, I'll never have another one. I'm so tired of worrying over my pets.
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To our Canadian friends, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you've all had a lovely day.
Jude's numbers are back up today. Since his numbers went down on Saturday after the vet's visit and, more importantly, after Jude emptied his bladder while at the vets, and then remained okay for a day but began climbing back up today, I began to wonder if, perhaps, the rising numbers indicated that he might have a blockage or a partial blockage, which, I'll be honest, freaks me out. So, I decided to take him back to the vet today just to get them to check again to see if they thought he might be partially blocked. Both Jude and Hazel use the same boxes, so this morning I separated both of the cats so that I could monitor Jude's litter box visits. He urinated around 3pm today, but it was much smaller than the regular Jude-sized pee, and that worried me. The vet (not the same one from Sat.) examined Jude, performed another ultrasound, and x-rayed his bladder. She saw nothing to indicate a blockage. In fact, she said that his bladder lining was nice and thin, not like the typical FIC bladder which is often thick as a result of inflammation, and she concluded that based on the labs and her exam today, there is nothing wrong with Jude, and, furthermore, she does not even think he is experiencing an FIC flare. She said she thinks it's great that I monitor Jude's numbers but that I don't need to fixate on them when there are occasional fluctuations, especially where there is nothing further to indicate an issue.
Am I being hypervigilant about these sudden changes in his numbers? In the past, a change has meant something was wrong, usually a UTI. This time, the urine is clear: no blood, nothing to indicate a FIC flare and no bacteria that would suggest a UTI. But what's confusing is that it's not like Jude's numbers are gradually going up, which might indicate he simply needs an increase. These are rather sudden, substantial jumps in his numbers. I've seen other spikes in numbers here on the board. Often it's related to something medical, but I think occasionally, those spikes just happen. Maybe??
Ugh. Is anyone else out there tired of worrying over their cat? I told someone today, if I outlive these animals I currently have, I'll never have another one. I'm so tired of worrying over my pets.
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To our Canadian friends, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you've all had a lovely day.
He has so much going on 
How long has the insulin been in use? Are you using pens or bottles?
