11/3 Ivy Amps 266, +3 186, +6 219, +9 277, Pmps 360, +3 187 Libre

Staci & Ivy

Staci & Ivy

Member Since 2022
10/29/26
Amps 266 Libre

Active night last night🎢 🌊💚 so my girl had lots of snacks.
I’m very tired today and need some ☕️☕️☕️

Gave a tiny Lantus reduction today (seems increased Methimazole can lower BG, see below for update).

We finally got her thyroid information back from MSU on Friday night. Vet had us increase her Methimazole dose since her T4 was still elevated as it was a month ago 😢

Hoping we can bring her T4 back into range soon.
We’ll have to retest her the first week of December. I really hate taking her to the vet monthly because I do believe it sets off stress and sometimes she has a G.I. flare as a result 🤦‍♀️

Still giving Cerenia daily and Mirataz to support her system.
And weekly B12 shots.
She’s eating well and 💩 are normal (major anti jinx) 🙏
Have a safe surf 🏄‍♀️🌊 and good eating and 💩 to all our kitties 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛

Keeping me company yesterday 💕😻❤️🐈
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Staci & Ivy said:
10/29/26
Amps 266 Libre

Active night last night🎢 🌊💚 so my girl had lots of snacks.
I’m very tired today and need some ☕️☕️☕️

Gave a tiny Lantus reduction today (seems increased Methimazole can lower BG, see below for update).

We finally got her thyroid information back from MSU on Friday night. Vet had us increase her Methimazole dose since her T4 was still elevated as it was a month ago 😢

Hoping we can bring her T4 back into range soon.
We’ll have to retest her the first week of December. I really hate taking her to the vet monthly because I do believe it sets off stress and sometimes she has a G.I. flare as a result 🤦‍♀️

Still giving Cerenia daily and Mirataz to support her system.
And weekly B12 shots.
She’s eating well and 💩 are normal (major anti jinx) 🙏
Have a safe surf 🏄‍♀️🌊 and good eating and 💩 to all our kitties 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛

Keeping me company yesterday 💕😻❤️🐈
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Oh my goodness Miss Ivy kept you busy last night with all those LO readings! I hope that you can catch up on some rest today. Hopefully it’s still not your busy season at work?

I’m happy to hear Ivy’s appetite and poops are great. Keeping my fingers crossed that her next T4 values come down so that she doesn’t have to go back to the vet too often. Both for Miss Ivy’s sake and the vet techs involved 😅

Did you end up reformulating the food to bring her iodine levels down? If so I hope that helps!
 
Connie & Parker & Moonie said:
Oh my goodness Miss Ivy kept you busy last night with all those LO readings! I hope that you can catch up on some rest today. Hopefully it’s still not your busy season at work?

I’m happy to hear Ivy’s appetite and poops are great. Keeping my fingers crossed that her next T4 values come down so that she doesn’t have to go back to the vet too often. Both for Miss Ivy’s sake and the vet techs involved 😅

Did you end up reformulating the food to bring her iodine levels down? If so I hope that helps!
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She did keep me busy, we were going strong until around 1 am.
No rest today, our busy season goes until the end of the year, so yeah....pushing through :oops:
Thank you for the good wishes, Connie! I really hope we can get her T4 stable again soon 🙏

We did not reformulate her food, the nutritionist felt that since she is on Methimazole for the T4, we should let her meds handle the higher thyroid values and that is the normal protocol. If we tried to reformulate plus raise her dose she was unsure of what the outcome would be. We don't want to push her to be hypothyroid either, so complicated.
I have to hope the "stay the course" plan works for her.

I hope you and your sweet kitties are doing well and Moonie is surfing nicely today! 🌊🐈‍⬛😻🏄‍♀️
 
Staci & Ivy said:
She did keep me busy, we were going strong until around 1 am.
No rest today, our busy season goes until the end of the year, so yeah....pushing through :oops:
Thank you for the good wishes, Connie! I really hope we can get her T4 stable again soon 🙏

We did not reformulate her food, the nutritionist felt that since she is on Methimazole for the T4, we should let her meds handle the higher thyroid values and that is the normal protocol. If we tried to reformulate plus raise her dose she was unsure of what the outcome would be. We don't want to push her to be hypothyroid either, so complicated.
I have to hope the "stay the course" plan works for her.

I hope you and your sweet kitties are doing well and Moonie is surfing nicely today! 🌊🐈‍⬛😻🏄‍♀️
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That makes sense. You're juggling so many things but you do it so gracefully. Hopefully Ivy's next check shows some lower more stable numbers for the T4.

And fortunately, we've only got 3 more weeks to Thanksgiving and l feel like everything always flies by after that :)
 
Connie & Parker & Moonie said:
That makes sense. You're juggling so many things but you do it so gracefully. Hopefully Ivy's next check shows some lower more stable numbers for the T4.

And fortunately, we've only got 3 more weeks to Thanksgiving and l feel like everything always flies by after that :)
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You're very sweet, Connie. I am really hoping we get her in a better range! 🙏🙏🙏
 
Oh Staci, I hope your day has been a little less stressful than your night and that you managed to get some rest! The numbers would have kept me awake too.
I'm sorry Ivy's T4 is still elevated. Hopefully the increased Methimazole will help get her numbers back in range. Did the vet think the supplements might be contributing to her elevated T4?

I'm so glad she's eating well and her tummy is behaving!

And Ivy looks absolutely adorable in her pretty wrap! It really suits her, looks like winter 🥰
 
JoM said:
You had quite the night last night. So glad she recovered and you got some answers about the hyperthyroid. I hope she keeps feeling better. 💚
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Thanks Jo, I wish the answers were better results 😢
But I’m also glad she’s feeling much better for now 🥰💕
 
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Britta and Regs said:
Oh Staci, I hope your day has been a little less stressful than your night and that you managed to get some rest! The numbers would have kept me awake too.
I'm sorry Ivy's T4 is still elevated. Hopefully the increased Methimazole will help get her numbers back in range. Did the vet think the supplements might be contributing to her elevated T4?

I'm so glad she's eating well and her tummy is behaving!

And Ivy looks absolutely adorable in her pretty wrap! It really suits her, looks like winter 🥰
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Thank you Britta 🥰
Today was much calmer as she is bouncing. It’s a long night when she has a low cycle until around +7 or so (1 am).

I hope the meds will help also. The vet didn’t really say specifically what he thought. I think he feels the thyroid has progressed and it happens with this disease so we have to increase the meds to get her back in range. Hoping that works quickly as she has several diseases all wreaking havoc 😢

I’m glad she’s feeling much feels better too.
Her wrap is on her to cover her Libre so she can’t mess with it. It helps her to behave 😍

I hope Regs is feeling well too and you’re having a good day 💕
 
Uh I'm sorry about the T4 news, Staci :confused: I know you (and all of us) were so hopefully that you'd get different results.

Good luck with the reduction! Sending healing vines for that T4 🍃🍃🍃
 
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