Marycatmom
Member Since 2014
Yesterday: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...ps-584-3-386-mega-bounce.133728/#post-1379114
Today was Mikey's vet appointment, and I have lots of good news. Although my vet is not used to the way I'm managing Mikey, he's super supportive. So here's the scoop:
1. Mikey has gained 10 oz. and is back in normal weight range at 7lb 15 oz. (He's not a huge cat.) He's in excellent condition, and his fur is fabulous. It's possible that his higher insulin needs could be partly from the extra weight. Now our job is to stop him from gaining more.
2. Dr. Mowry didn't even bat an eye at the idea of my using pens instead of a vial, nor did he think twice about my wanting to order from Canada. He is going to fax a prescription at Mark's request. He did say that judging by Mikey's spreadsheet, the insulin we're using is still good, but that it made sense to have pens on hand, since it's near the end of it's expected usefulness.
3. Dr. Mowry actually took the time to read over Mikey's spreadsheet. Even though Mikey is bouncing around, he feels that he's responding well to insulin. He offered to do a fructosomine test, but I said no, and he didn't push it at all. He knows me well.
4. He did see some tartar on Mikey's teeth, and he totally agreed that a dental could bring his numbers down. The dental is scheduled for March 30, which is the first appointment they have available that is not on my birthday. Dr. Mowry only does dentals once a week, unfortunately. The funny thing is that from what he could see in an examination, which isn't much, it looks like Mikey only needs a dental on one side. Leave it to Mikey! Needless to say, he'll be doing both sides anyhow.
5. Thyroid-wise, we looked at Mikey's bw from October, and his thyroid level was actually a bit low. Apparently this tends to happen when cats are sick from other things. The pre-anesthesia bw will retest this.
All in all I'm very pleased with Mikey's visit. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful vet. And just for a bonus, we shot blue tonight! Now remember, Mikey, no reductions.
Today was Mikey's vet appointment, and I have lots of good news. Although my vet is not used to the way I'm managing Mikey, he's super supportive. So here's the scoop:
1. Mikey has gained 10 oz. and is back in normal weight range at 7lb 15 oz. (He's not a huge cat.) He's in excellent condition, and his fur is fabulous. It's possible that his higher insulin needs could be partly from the extra weight. Now our job is to stop him from gaining more.
2. Dr. Mowry didn't even bat an eye at the idea of my using pens instead of a vial, nor did he think twice about my wanting to order from Canada. He is going to fax a prescription at Mark's request. He did say that judging by Mikey's spreadsheet, the insulin we're using is still good, but that it made sense to have pens on hand, since it's near the end of it's expected usefulness.
3. Dr. Mowry actually took the time to read over Mikey's spreadsheet. Even though Mikey is bouncing around, he feels that he's responding well to insulin. He offered to do a fructosomine test, but I said no, and he didn't push it at all. He knows me well.
4. He did see some tartar on Mikey's teeth, and he totally agreed that a dental could bring his numbers down. The dental is scheduled for March 30, which is the first appointment they have available that is not on my birthday. Dr. Mowry only does dentals once a week, unfortunately. The funny thing is that from what he could see in an examination, which isn't much, it looks like Mikey only needs a dental on one side. Leave it to Mikey! Needless to say, he'll be doing both sides anyhow.
5. Thyroid-wise, we looked at Mikey's bw from October, and his thyroid level was actually a bit low. Apparently this tends to happen when cats are sick from other things. The pre-anesthesia bw will retest this.
All in all I'm very pleased with Mikey's visit. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful vet. And just for a bonus, we shot blue tonight! Now remember, Mikey, no reductions.
So we go back down for a few cycles then back up again? Mikey, Mikey, Mikey. I guess this means we should skip the increase. 
