BJM
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Back in August, Spitzer went to the emergency vet for 24 hours. He'd been vomiting overnight and I didn't notice until AFTER I'd given him insulin (Lantus). Oh cr*p! When he was 84 at about +2 and had pretty much emptied his stomach, I figured he was heading for a hypo from lack of calories to match the insulin.
At MedVet (Columbus, OH), they did an ultrasound and then a needle biopsy. No real conclusive diagnosis, just "diffuse hepatopathy". When I take him in for a dental, I'll ask for a more definitive biopsy, as I have a feeling it may be cancer. He has so little fat on him, it'd be really difficult to have hepatic lipidosis and the blood tests didn't show that, just some mild elevations.
The vet instructions said to start him at 0.8 units ... and of course the U-40 syringes provided only indicate whole units, plus they're harpoons. I'll send her the conversion chart and show her I can use the U-100 3/10 cc syringes I already have to dose him (basically, multiply units on U-100 syringe by 0.4, so a marking of 2 means 0.8 units)
I gave him Fancy Feast Kitten Turkey & Giblets, then mixed the rest into Sophisticat Turkey & Giblets. He's painfully thin and the extra calories should help buffer the ProZinc effects while I'm away today. I'll test before I leave.
Back in August, Spitzer went to the emergency vet for 24 hours. He'd been vomiting overnight and I didn't notice until AFTER I'd given him insulin (Lantus). Oh cr*p! When he was 84 at about +2 and had pretty much emptied his stomach, I figured he was heading for a hypo from lack of calories to match the insulin.
At MedVet (Columbus, OH), they did an ultrasound and then a needle biopsy. No real conclusive diagnosis, just "diffuse hepatopathy". When I take him in for a dental, I'll ask for a more definitive biopsy, as I have a feeling it may be cancer. He has so little fat on him, it'd be really difficult to have hepatic lipidosis and the blood tests didn't show that, just some mild elevations.
The vet instructions said to start him at 0.8 units ... and of course the U-40 syringes provided only indicate whole units, plus they're harpoons. I'll send her the conversion chart and show her I can use the U-100 3/10 cc syringes I already have to dose him (basically, multiply units on U-100 syringe by 0.4, so a marking of 2 means 0.8 units)
I gave him Fancy Feast Kitten Turkey & Giblets, then mixed the rest into Sophisticat Turkey & Giblets. He's painfully thin and the extra calories should help buffer the ProZinc effects while I'm away today. I'll test before I leave.
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