DD & Tinkerbell
Member Since 2009
Dr. Amanda Traub at LVRC gave me the following update on Tawny earlier today:
BGs are running around 260, she is still getting the constant insulin infusion.
Her potassium levels are low, she is getting the max of whatever she can get to bring her potassium levels up, I think she said "potassium chloride" (is that right?) Also that the insulin would help bring her potassium level back up.
Electrolytes are not normal and they are trying to bring those back up.
The etube was not put in this morning b/c Tawny's potassium level is so low, they are trying to bring it up (& I guess the electrolytes too) to where they feel it is safe to sedate Tawny, they are not planning on giving her anesthesia at this time. Dr. T was hoping they would be able to do the etube this afternoon. She is going to call me b4 she leaves the clinic w/an update in about 2 hrs.
They are concerned about getting nutrition into her right now, they tried to put the ng tube in but Dr. T said "it stressed Tawny out so much that we didn't". She said Tawny is not getting dextrose at this time b/c her BGs are not where they want them to be for her to be getting dextrose, between 150-250 is where she said she'd like it to be.
Tawny's ketones as of Monday night were "80mg per dcl". Of course I don't understand that so then she said "in the dark purple." She is hoping to see this start to clear w/in 24 hrs from that, which would be about the time she is supposed to call me later.
They really are doing everything they can to save her again...Dr. Amanda (Traub) (intern) is really going above and beyond the call of duty, Dr. Hebert is still Tawny's primary vet, but most of my contact this time has been w/Dr. Amanda...In my heart I truly believe that the vets and techs at LVRC really do care about the animals and do actually love Tawny dearly.
BGs are running around 260, she is still getting the constant insulin infusion.
Her potassium levels are low, she is getting the max of whatever she can get to bring her potassium levels up, I think she said "potassium chloride" (is that right?) Also that the insulin would help bring her potassium level back up.
Electrolytes are not normal and they are trying to bring those back up.
The etube was not put in this morning b/c Tawny's potassium level is so low, they are trying to bring it up (& I guess the electrolytes too) to where they feel it is safe to sedate Tawny, they are not planning on giving her anesthesia at this time. Dr. T was hoping they would be able to do the etube this afternoon. She is going to call me b4 she leaves the clinic w/an update in about 2 hrs.
They are concerned about getting nutrition into her right now, they tried to put the ng tube in but Dr. T said "it stressed Tawny out so much that we didn't". She said Tawny is not getting dextrose at this time b/c her BGs are not where they want them to be for her to be getting dextrose, between 150-250 is where she said she'd like it to be.
Tawny's ketones as of Monday night were "80mg per dcl". Of course I don't understand that so then she said "in the dark purple." She is hoping to see this start to clear w/in 24 hrs from that, which would be about the time she is supposed to call me later.
They really are doing everything they can to save her again...Dr. Amanda (Traub) (intern) is really going above and beyond the call of duty, Dr. Hebert is still Tawny's primary vet, but most of my contact this time has been w/Dr. Amanda...In my heart I truly believe that the vets and techs at LVRC really do care about the animals and do actually love Tawny dearly.
