12/10 Simon PMPS 78 +3.5 47; 51; 58 +5 68 +5.75 78

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Georgia and Simon (GA)

Georgia and Simon (GA)

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Simon had a great day yesterday. We are off in a little bit to see a new vet for a consultation. I'm hoping we will feel more comfortable with this new vet since he only works with cats and is open to and suggests home testing. I'll let you know the outcome later.


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Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113 New Vet Visit this AM

Georgia Simon has a really nice AMPS. flip_cat I hope the new vet is aware and informed and you will be able to have a good relationship and Simon will have a good vetty. Have a good day. BTW my son lives in Smyrna. going in about a week. I hope the cold stays up here so I can be warm for a while. Six degrees this morning :sad:
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113 New Vet Visit this AM

Good morning guys! Nice number for Simon today .. I hope the vet visit goes well and you have found yourself a vet you are comfortable with .. have a great day guys!
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113 New Vet Visit this AM

Can't wait to hear how it goes.
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Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113 New Vet Visit this AM

Good luck with the vet. At the minimum, let's hope this is a vet who will work with you vs. someone who wants you to worship at the hem of his white coat.
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113 New Vet Visit this AM

Don't take any guff from this vet or any other.
Be clear about your intentions and that you are looking for a vet who will work with you as others said. I think it's more important to have a vet that may not know lots on FD but is more than willing to learn alongside you. Be sure the vet will listen to you when you say that you don't want a certain med given - is willing to mark your file with your preferences.
Questions that you feel are important - make a list and get answers. If you want your new vet to know about certain health issues, ask what he/she knows. Their strengths in those areas are important because the FD part is an area where you could likely control yourself I think.
Finally, take Simon's opinion into consideration. There are a couple vets at the office where I go; one vet there is a doll and all my cats like her. She is the one who does all the dental work and other stuff, but openly admits she knows squat about FD so is willing to learn with me. The other young vet is so-so. My cats don't mind her but prefer the other vet.

Good luck with the visit; I hope all goes well and you find a functional and receptive vet!
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88 Update on Vet

Just got back from Christmas shopping and wanted to give y'all the update on Simon's new vet. I really liked him alot and the whole experience was great. It is a cat clinic and it is located in an old renovated home from the 20's and very cozy. The exam room doesn't even look like one except for the table -- it had rugs on the floor and not sterile at all. Best of all, there were no dogs barking to scare poor Simon. Dr. Ray seems to be pretty knowledgeable about FD and was pleasantly surprised with all the good care I have been giving Simon and how up I was on how to care for Simon (thank you FDMB!). He was very impressed with the spreadsheet data and really believes that home testing is the way to go -- no need going to the vet for bg curves (yeah!!). He also is a big believer in low carb canned food only and was happy to hear Simon is going low carb. The best thing is that he is very approachable. Instead of examining Simon on the table, he meowed at him to get Simon to come out of his crate and then sat with Simon on his lap on the floor for the initial exam. We also compared glucometers and the readings were only about 7 points off from each other. He didn't try to get me to buy the pet glucometer which I am extremely grateful since it cost big bucks. Also, Simon did not seem too stressed out and his bg at the vet was only 88. Dr. Ray was pretty positive about Simon's numbers and thinks there is a good chance he will be able to go off of the insulin since he is doing so well on only .75 right now.

Thanks for all your support and good advice!
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88 Update on Vet

Love the sound of a great vet!!--Numbers are promising, so just keep doing what you are doing :-D -
You are doing a good job here!
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88 Update on Vet

I was eagerly awaiting your update. I am so happy you had a good experience and got good vibes from the new vet. Sounds like Simon didn't mind him either. I wish for the same thing for Maverick and I one day soon. Stories like yours helps give me courage to keep trying, that there will be that diamond in the rough.

I love that he meowed at him. The visual got me laughint :lol:

Great update Georgia.
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47!

After having a somewhat stressful day at the vet (according to Simon), he has dropped pretty low to 47 at +3.5. Should I give him any hc food at this point or just wait a little. I went ahead and gave him a tsp. of his regular lc food and will re-test in 30 minutes. Or should I test sooner?
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47!

Georgia....great news on the vet! Sounds wonderful!!!

As far as the 47, do you know how he reacts to HC? You might want to give him at least some MC gravy...at the least. If you know that HC makes him rocket up, then if you felt like giving him some, I'd only give a little. It usually takes about 20 mins to show the effect of the food so you can retest in 20-30 mins. Please be sure you post what you get at that time. You also need to talk to the dose experts about whether you should reduce him if he is a newly diagnosed cat and is now below 50.
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47; 51

I gave Simon just a little taste of the FF gravy and re-tested and he has gone up slightly to 51. I'll re-test again in another 20 minutes. Do I still give him more food if he went up a little? And yes, I would like dose help for the morning.
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47!

Yes, that 47 has earned Simon a dose reduction to 0.5u. Congrats on the dosecrease!

I would wait the 20 minutes and retest before giving more HC food. He may continue to rise from it.
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47; 51 Dose?

Congrats on the reduction!!! Good job. Hope you can get him to surf in the mid 50s....that would be awesome!!! Just as a suggestion, when you get a chance, you might want to take the "Dose?" out of your header so you don't get a ton of people popping in to answer that one if you're good. Please keep letting us know how he's doing...very nice shooting tonight!!
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47; 51; 58

Ok, he is up slightly. I'll give another tsp. of lc food to see if he stays put and doesn't go lower. Will re-test in another 20. Thanks, Sienne for the link.
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47; 51; 58

Now that he's up in the 50s, you can go to 30 minute tests. A little LC sounds fine, let's see if he will surf for you.
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47; 51; 58 +

I think I will do one more test in 30 minutes. and if the number looks good, I might call it a night and will leave a little bit of food out for him overnight. I will shoot .5 for AMPS. This is deja vu for Simon -- last Friday was the night I had to stay up almost all night because he gave me such a scare. At least he waits until the weekend to give me some drama!
 
Re: 12/10 Simon AMPS 113; +4.5 88; PMPS 78 +3.5 47; 51; 58 +

That sounds fine, as long as he's not dropping again, Georgia. Be nice to your bean and surf please, Simon!
 
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