Yesterday, mostly blue with one quick trip up Pink Mountain. ohmygod_smile But she made up for it with a lovely flat blue night.
12/18 Recap:
AMPS 100 +4.5 337 +9 195
PMPS 141 +2 133 +4 128 +9 123
Well, Neko is off at the vetty's and I've got a moment to post. Neko is at a dental specialist, and it's fortunately only about 15 minutes away (as long as the bridge in the middle isn't clogged). I left her with yesterday's T-shirt and some canned Wellness for when she wakes up. Neko did get 1/3 of her meal this morning (and 1/3 just before midnight last night) and .1U of insulin. I now have an appreciation for people who have to measure that dose. :lol: I did waffle a lot about giving her insulin at all, but this vet will constantly monitor her BG's during the day, Neko will likely be going up anyway, and most important - she's an acrocat, she can handle it.
And I am so glad we went to the specialist. The redness on the gum that my vet thought was a cavity is likely just a wear mark from her tooth above. It could be that some of the soft tissue growth due to her acromegaly is the cause. The dental vetty is first going to take X-rays to confirm, but if that's what it is, he may end up filing back the tooth. Which is way better than the regular vet would have done, which is an extraction! :shock: :shock: On the down side, one of her canines might have some issues so we aren't out of the woods yet for possible extractions. And she got bumped from first on the surgery list to possibly third. They only do four a day and the other patients were dogs - darn barkers. One of the questions one the questionnaire was whether my pet was a show dog. Umm - NO!!! She's a cat. :roll: :lol:
In addition to periodic BG testing, Neko will get her own nurse who will monitor her. They have doppler attached (to monitor heartbeat, important cause of Neko's murmur). All in all, I'm pleased we went to the specialist. The wallet, still TBD. The estimate was a wide range based on what they have to do. They were OK with me saying no Metacam and no convenia. Clindamycin is their AB of choice and I told them I prefer pills. They wrote all that down. I also talked about checking her throat before intubation, as again the acro soft tissue growth can be a concern there.
So now I wait......... They are located across the street from Vancouver's best Italian grocery store - I managed to burn off some nervous energy shopping there. :lol:
Thanks for the continuing dental vines from everyone! :YMHUG:
12/18 Recap:
AMPS 100 +4.5 337 +9 195
PMPS 141 +2 133 +4 128 +9 123
Well, Neko is off at the vetty's and I've got a moment to post. Neko is at a dental specialist, and it's fortunately only about 15 minutes away (as long as the bridge in the middle isn't clogged). I left her with yesterday's T-shirt and some canned Wellness for when she wakes up. Neko did get 1/3 of her meal this morning (and 1/3 just before midnight last night) and .1U of insulin. I now have an appreciation for people who have to measure that dose. :lol: I did waffle a lot about giving her insulin at all, but this vet will constantly monitor her BG's during the day, Neko will likely be going up anyway, and most important - she's an acrocat, she can handle it.
And I am so glad we went to the specialist. The redness on the gum that my vet thought was a cavity is likely just a wear mark from her tooth above. It could be that some of the soft tissue growth due to her acromegaly is the cause. The dental vetty is first going to take X-rays to confirm, but if that's what it is, he may end up filing back the tooth. Which is way better than the regular vet would have done, which is an extraction! :shock: :shock: On the down side, one of her canines might have some issues so we aren't out of the woods yet for possible extractions. And she got bumped from first on the surgery list to possibly third. They only do four a day and the other patients were dogs - darn barkers. One of the questions one the questionnaire was whether my pet was a show dog. Umm - NO!!! She's a cat. :roll: :lol:
In addition to periodic BG testing, Neko will get her own nurse who will monitor her. They have doppler attached (to monitor heartbeat, important cause of Neko's murmur). All in all, I'm pleased we went to the specialist. The wallet, still TBD. The estimate was a wide range based on what they have to do. They were OK with me saying no Metacam and no convenia. Clindamycin is their AB of choice and I told them I prefer pills. They wrote all that down. I also talked about checking her throat before intubation, as again the acro soft tissue growth can be a concern there.
So now I wait......... They are located across the street from Vancouver's best Italian grocery store - I managed to burn off some nervous energy shopping there. :lol:
Thanks for the continuing dental vines from everyone! :YMHUG:
Dental vines to Neko, and comfort vines to you :YMHUG: I know the waiting is hard. I'll be looking for an update later today 
