10/24 0AMPS - Yesterday was a disaster

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~O)Good morning y'all. This morning I am not even trying to test as I am by myself and I am delaying Mugs' AB until later. It must be the AB making him toss his cookies because he's fine this morning and ate (more like drank) some tuna. I'm cutting the dose to 1x/day. Tried to test him again PMPS but, when the poke decided to bleed enough Mugsy was fighting too hard to hold. We gave up, let him go, and he ran off to hide on the bed. When I went in to check on him and give him his L shot, there was a bloody trail all over the bedding which I had to spot wash. It was so confusing here in the morning yesterday that I forgot to give my husband and myself our own medicine! Mugs' wound must have drained some during the night because there is an area on the sheets where he was sleeping that is not blood and will have to be soaked off. I will maybe try testing later but, I don't think this cat will ever be convinced that being poked is not so bad. He's not a cat that likes to be held for loving, even. Right now he's sitting on the dashboard keeping a wary eye on me, in case. All I've done to him this morning was give him his shot and he's probably wondering when I am going to do the rest. I'm trying for a more peaceful day for all of us. ~O)

PS: I wonder why they don't make mouse-in-a-can or soup for cats? :smile:
 
Wishing for a more productive day for you, your husband and for Mugsy. Perhaps someone on here can suggest something for you to be able to control him a bit better. I would suggest wrapping him in a towel to keep you from getting scratched, however, that may cause more harm than good psychologically with him as he's already struggling to get away from you.

Sending tons of prayers for you all. *HUGS*
 
(((Sally and Mugsy)))
I'm sorry this is so difficult. If he can't take the AB as the vet directed, I would give the vet a call and let him know what is going on. He might have a suggestion for you, or give Mugsy a different AB. You might ask about the Pepcid, if it is ok to give with the AB. If the vet isn't open, maybe call a pharmacy as Sienne suggested? It's important to treat the infection properly so you don't end up with another problem.

For the testing, have you tried the clothes pin trick? http://www.felinecrf.org/giving_sub-qs_ ... _peg_trick

When you get a second, could you add Mugsy's name to the subject?

Hoping for a better day today for you guys!!
 
So sorry that this has been so hard for you, and for Mugsy. It sounds like you have alot on your plate to deal with. I wish you the best. I have heard that the clothespin trick does work. Good luck!
 
Sally --

It sounds like Mugsy may be prone to ketones. I didn't notice a recent test. Just so you know, an infection and insufficient insulin could cause ketones to develop. I really would talk to your vet before decreasing Mugsy's ABs. Abcesses can be very nasty to treat and usually take a large dose of ABs to get under control. I really want to encourage you to do what you can to test. Gabby is not a lap cat nor does she like to be held. I test her on a counter. The elevation helps to keep her in place and allows me to see what I'm doing. At this point, you are shooting blind. Given there's an infection, as it clears, Mugsy's numbers could drop significantly and you will never know. This could be a risky situation.
 
When I test Spitzer, I do it in a bathroom with the door closed. That way, if he gets upset, I can let him down, wait a bit, and try again. He can't hide from me in there (plus the other cats can't complicate the process.)

I also put the test strip partway in the meter, so that when I'm ready to restrain and poke, I slid the strip all the way in and have the most amount of time to do it, in case of struggling/squirming.

It may help desensitize him if you do some practice placement without testing - bring him to where you would test him, then praise, play, and/or treat in that location. This will associate something positive with being there. Several times during the day, spaced out.

I've ready that using the minimal restraint possible for the least amount of time with cats may reduce struggling and stress. Once you are more comfortable and skilled with the testing, you may be able to do it fast enough he doesn't have a lot of time to get upset.

Hang in there.
 
no advice here, but i know you had a tough day yesterday and just wanted to say i hope it goes much better for you today...

celi & binks
 
Same thoughts as Celi...sending healing vines for Mugsy and calming vines for you. I know how stressful it can be when your baby doesn't feel well and you feel helpless. Keeping you in our thoughts for a better day.
 
Sally and Mugsy said:
~O)Good morning y'all. This morning I am not even trying to test as I am by myself and I am delaying Mugs' AB until later. It must be the AB making him toss his cookies because he's fine this morning and ate (more like drank) some tuna. I'm cutting the dose to 1x/day. Tried to test him again PMPS but, when the poke decided to bleed enough Mugsy was fighting too hard to hold. We gave up, let him go, and he ran off to hide on the bed. When I went in to check on him and give him his L shot, there was a bloody trail all over the bedding which I had to spot wash. It was so confusing here in the morning yesterday that I forgot to give my husband and myself our own medicine! Mugs' wound must have drained some during the night because there is an area on the sheets where he was sleeping that is not blood and will have to be soaked off. I will maybe try testing later but, I don't think this cat will ever be convinced that being poked is not so bad. He's not a cat that likes to be held for loving, even. Right now he's sitting on the dashboard keeping a wary eye on me, in case. All I've done to him this morning was give him his shot and he's probably wondering when I am going to do the rest. I'm trying for a more peaceful day for all of us. ~O)

PS: I wonder why they don't make mouse-in-a-can or soup for cats? :smile:
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Just want to let you know how much I can relate when my boy Do Lou was dx'd I started to google about cat FD and I found this forum and read and read and posted a time or 2 at the time we were on Novilin and eating dry but I wanted to try to hometest since it stressed my boy so much to travel to my vet back and forth 1 x a week sometimes 2. Well for 2 weeks we tried to test his ears and let me tell you it was just a frustrating experience I could not get them to bleed he would run and hide his ears became so bruised I would end up just crying and crying so I gave up. Not to his benefit at all looking back so try try to not give in to what I did. Ok 4 months would pass and I would see my cat lost weight and go downhill he was doing very poorly so I finally convinced my vet to let me try lantus but I had read so much about it that I knew I could not shoot blind like I had been doing with N.
SOOO.. we begin to try to hometest again well ears were still a failure but I had read here that a few use paw pads. Well Do Lou hates his ears being touched he has always had ear allergy's but he would always let you play with his feet ( yeah I am weird playing with this feet) :lol: :lol: but anyway it worked and as time went by it got easier and easier and we got into a routine of course with a treat each and every time and now he just purrs the entire time we test and had you told me this months ago when we first started I would not have believed how great he is so you just need to remember it takes time for them to get used to us doing this and it takes lots of time and patience for the Bean to get the hang to this entire FD process so good luck and try not to give up ((((HUGS))))) and wanted to add that I hope he feels better soon
 
I test Sue using his paw pads. He is a very laid back cat, so I don't know if this will work for you, but he doesn't feel the prick of the lancet and doesn't react unless I squeeze his paw too hard.

I hold him in my arms like you would a baby (cradled in my arms). I use the arm I am cradling him with to hold one of his paws and I use the lancet in the other hand. It is a really peaceful process, but I will admit that his paws seem to be getting harder to get blood from. I do move all around both rear paw pads and that helps.

Good luck to you! I know it is frustrating.
 
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