3/15 Gobbles PMPS 567 +4 352 +8 271

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Yesterday's Condo:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=90926&p=974559#p974559

Good Morning Lantus Land! Gobbles' appetite returned yesterday; I assume it's from the B12 injection he received at his vet visit on Wednesday. He kept me on my toe's yesterday and received his PM shot 2 hours late due to low numbers at scheduled shot time, so his new shot time is now 9/9. We have a new name for the glucometer: Gluco-Monster! Gobbles woke up in a great mood--kisses & TP for momma, then ate a good, healthy LC breakfast. I know he was thrilled that I shut the +6 test alarm off last night with all good intentions to get up and test him, but then failed to haul this old (well kinda) lady out of bed.

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That's not a bad start after all those greens yesterday and shooting two hours late. I hope Gobbles slides down today.
 
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carfurby said:
That's not a bad start after all those greens yesterday and shooting two hours late. I hope Gobbles slides down today.
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Thanks, me too!!! I have a feeling he will... :-D Have a beautiful weekend :)
 
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A very nice start for Gobby! I hear ya on not being able to get out of bed. I don't even know how many times I hit the snooze bar this morning...I definitely intended to be up way sooner than +3.75. Fortunately I have enough data on Trix to know that dropping way low before +4 very rarely happens...

Have a great day, Kat. Thanks again for all your work on the raffle!!
 
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Amy&TrixieCat said:
A very nice start for Gobby! I hear ya on not being able to get out of bed. I don't even know how many times I hit the snooze bar this morning...I definitely intended to be up way sooner than +3.75. Fortunately I have enough data on Trix to know that dropping way low before +4 very rarely happens...

Have a great day, Kat. Thanks again for all your work on the raffle!!
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LOL...so in reality, I actually got 7 hours of sleep; I don't count the +4 when I woke up because I was basically sleep-walking at 1 a.m. when I got his test! Thank goodness the Gluco-Monster keeps tabs on the numbers. You're welcome & it wouldn't have been possible without the generosity of our prize donations--Lovin' the gorgeous earrings you created & donated--we've already sold a lot of tickets for those!! Thank you again for making them and donating them to the Raffle, Amy :mrgreen:
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176 possibly shoot early PM

He's kind of high this afternoon and I am assuming it is because I shot 2 hours late yesterday. I am thinking to maybe shoot an hour or 1/2 hour earlier, but then again, maybe not due to the eratic-ness of his past cycles... He went from 426 AM yesterday to 63 +9.5 then to 70 +11.5 & 62 +12 (and that was after I had fed him less than an hour before). Gotta give it to Gobbles--he sure has been clearing his bounces quick!!! Decisions, decisions, decisions.....I would feel confident shooting a 1/2 hour early if he is over 80, but not 1 hour early.... (regular shot time is scheduled for 9 PM EST....) Any thoughts on this?
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176 possibly shoot early PM

I believe shooting early acts like a dose increase. You may want to consider that if you do shoot early.
 
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carfurby said:
I believe shooting early acts like a dose increase. You may want to consider that if you do shoot early.
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Good point! You are correct; I forgot about that--thanks for reminding me :-D He certainly does not need an increase cat_pet_icon
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176 +5.5 193 ? won't eat

Gobble ate OK at 6 a.m. this morning. He had two bites of LC at about 9 a.m. It is now 4 p.m. here and since then he may have eaten a total of 1 t. I tried "very low sodium in water tuna"--he licked some of the water off it. I tried crushing a few dry treats and sprinkling a pinch on his food--nope, didn't work. I resorted to 1 t. milk; he did lick that up. I put a call into the vet but have not heard back. Isn't there a link somewhere that lists some ways to try to get a cat to eat? I have HC wet food ranging from 14-22%, but haven't tried that yet.
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176 +5.5 193 ? won't eat

In the past when I had trouble getting Furball to eat, some of the things I remember people suggesting are sprinkling foritflora on the food, feeding baby food (no vegetables, just beef or chicken), & sprinkling parmesian cheese on the food.

Hopefully Gobbles will eat for you soon.
 
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carfurby said:
In the past when I had trouble getting Furball to eat, some of the things I remember people suggesting are sprinkling foritflora on the food, feeding baby food (no vegetables, just beef or chicken), & sprinkling parmesian cheese on the food.

Hopefully Gobbles will eat for you soon.
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The fortiflora isn't working nor the parm cheese--momma here has a touch of a nasty sinus flu going around here in OH, but will gladly drag herself to the grocery store for him....I do wish the vet would call back; he was off today and I guess didn't check his messages yet...
 
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Hi, Kat, I have this info that I copied onto a Word file, so unfortunately I don't know whom to credit:
I hope Gobbles eats for you and/or you're able to talk to your vet soon.

Here are some things you can do do entice your cat to eat:

-sometimes in order to get a cat to eat you even have to resort to dry it is more important that they eat. there are a couple low carb / grain free brands -- EVO and wellness core.

-making a buffet to give him choices
- heating food

sprinkle food with :
FortiFlora -- a probiotic you can get at vets or online. is very smelly and cats love the taste of it.
parmesean cheese
smashed crumbles of dry food
bonito/tuna flakes (Can be found at Asian markets or sometimes in the Asian food section of a large grocery store.)
halo chicken treats (freeze dried chicken) -- crumble into dust over food -- my Wolfie loves this stuff.
pour a little water from tuna in water over food (I use low sodium/no sodium added as other kinds in water has veg. broth in it and I assume that means onions, which are toxic to cats and it shouldn't contain soy -- check labels)
powdered oregano. yep sounds weird . but some cats like it and it will entice them to eat.

other ideas of foods to offer your kitty to stim appy:
trader joe tuna for cats
baby food -- beechnut or Gerber Stage 2 -- you want a baby food that is only a protein + broth (although the Gerber contains cornstarch). It should have no onions or other additives. some babyfoods have onions . please read labels if you can't find beechnut.
kentucky fried chicken
deli turkey /chicken
plain cooked ( boiled or baked ) chicken breast
canned chicken for people (watch the label that their are no onions)
chicken broth -- low sodium

If enticements don't work, you should consider:
-assist feeding ( syringe or make little meatballs and place in mouth)
-and/or talking to your vet about appetite stimulents ( mirtazapine or cyproheptidine)

Good luck! ~Josie
 
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carfurby said:
In the past when I had trouble getting Furball to eat...
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Did you know why she wasn't eating? a medical reason maybe? or just finnicky-ness?
 
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Josie & Ripley said:
Hi, Kat, I have this info that I copied onto a Word file, so unfortunately I don't know whom to credit:
I hope Gobbles eats for you and/or you're able to talk to your vet soon.
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Thank you Josie; I appreciate it. Well, the vet tech just called and the vet is calling in ten cyproheptidine to the local pharmacy. She said to give him 1/2 tab. I told her I would only use it as a last resort. The vet feels that maybe since his numbers have gone low, he doesn't have much energy and a diminished appetite....I did notice more lying around. I was advised not to give him his shot if he is under 100. I am going to change my ? to "? cyproheptidine" in my subject line. Have you ever given that drug to your cat? If so, how did it work? Any side effects?
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176 +5.5 193 ? cyproheptidine

Gobbles' vet has called in a prescription for cyproheptidine. I am going to pick it up and stop at the store for meat-only, no onion baby food; I will only us the pill as a last resort. The vet advised me not to give Gobbles' his shot if he is under 100, and feels that maybe his diminished appetite is due to low numbers/no energy. I have noticed more lying around. Does anyone here give/had given this drug to their cats? Success? Side Effects? How given? And anything else you can tell me about it? Thank you!
 
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There were a couple of days where Furball just didn't seem like she felt good. I didn't take her to the vet because I finally got her to eat baby food and the next day her appy picked back up and she started eating a little again. Then within a couple of days she was back to normal with her eating. I did check for ketones during the time and they were negative. I really don't know what happened to cause her to stop eating. I think sometimes it's like with people, they just don't feel good or get an upset stomach. Do you check for ketones?
 
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Gluco-Monster! :lol: Sending appy vines to Gobbles, and great work with the raffle! Paws crossed we'll make the goal.
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176 +5.5 193 ? cyproheptidine

We give cypro to Zener. Karrie always says to also give ondansetron, which is an anti-nausea drug, which we do, 1 mg BID, then give the cypro as needed. We only give a tiny sliver to Zener, maybe it's 1/32 of a pill. We use a pill splitter and get a tiny piece. Initially, we gave him 1/2 a pill (as the vet had prescribed) and it was too much. It made him rather frantic for food. Reading other condos here, Anne figured out that just a little bit would be enough. Zener seems to have IBD and motility issues, so his appy just isn't very good sometimes. The cypro really helps.
Liz
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176 +5.5 193 ? cyproheptidine

i had a similar experience as liz and anne did with zener. my vet told me we could give alex up to a half tab of a 4mg cypro tablet every 12 hours. we started out with a quarter tablet which proved to be too much. an 1/8 of a tab turned out to be a good cypro dose for alex.
 
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carfurby said:
There were a couple of days where Furball just didn't seem like she felt good. I didn't take her to the vet because I finally got her to eat baby food and the next day her appy picked back up and she started eating a little again. Then within a couple of days she was back to normal with her eating. I did check for ketones during the time and they were negative. I really don't know what happened to cause her to stop eating. I think sometimes it's like with people, they just don't feel good or get an upset stomach. Do you check for ketones?
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OMGee yes, I do! Last time I checked was a couple of days ago; I went through a whole bottle of strips since his dx in November....I just missed him peeing this evening but will try to get a test a little later. He ate almost the whole jar of baby food (it was 2.5 ounce so he ate about 2 ounce)...I got the prescription, but it will be a "last resort". Hopefully, he'll do like Furball did :)
 
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Courtney and Kismet said:
Gluco-Monster! :lol: Sending appy vines to Gobbles, and great work with the raffle! Paws crossed we'll make the goal.
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Yeah, thought that name up--then I rolled myself off the couch because I was laughing so hard... He ate the baby food and thanks for the pat on the back Courtney :mrgreen:
 
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Anne & Zener said:
We give cypro to Zener. Karrie always says to also give ondansetron, which is an anti-nausea drug, which we do, 1 mg BID, then give the cypro as needed. We only give a tiny sliver to Zener, maybe it's 1/32 of a pill. We use a pill splitter and get a tiny piece. Initially, we gave him 1/2 a pill (as the vet had prescribed) and it was too much. It made him rather frantic for food. Reading other condos here, Anne figured out that just a little bit would be enough. Zener seems to have IBD and motility issues, so his appy just isn't very good sometimes. The cypro really helps.
Liz
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Thanks Anne. I was actually thinking of maybe a 1/4 pill to start. Did Zener get lethargic from the 1/2? 1/32?
 
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Jill & Alex said:
i had a similar experience as liz and anne did with zener. my vet told me we could give alex up to a half tab of a 4mg cypro tablet every 12 hours. we started out with a quarter tablet which proved to be too much. an 1/8 of a tab turned out to be a good cypro dose for alex.
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They're the 4 mg. tabs. He did eat almost a whole 2.5 ounce jar of Gerber Stage 2 Ham. When you say that a quarter "proved to be too much"; too much in what way? I had thought of quartering them because I am worried about the sedative effect and don't want him comatose!
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176 +5.5 193 +9 563 ? cypro

a quarter of a cypro tab made alex nervous, frantic, pacing.... too excited. it reminded me of when i was counseling drug addicts and they'd come in hopped up on cocaine.
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176...+9 563 ? cypro + shoot ea

To shoot a little early or not? PM Cycle yesterday I shot 2 hours late. It's only AM+9 and he is at 563...I am assuming that nasty black number is due to the late shot last night....of course I'm thinking an early shot!!!; perhaps 1/2-1 hour...any comments? I'm not asking for advice :-D merely observations, opinions....
 
Re: 3/15 Gobbles AMPS 222 +3 176...+9 563 ? cypro + shoot ea

sometimes gobbles throws a high before a break.
if gobbles were mine, i wouldn't shoot any more than an hour early if i knew i could monitor if i had to.
jmo.
 
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Jill & Alex said:
a quarter of a cypro tab made alex nervous, frantic, pacing.... too excited. it reminded me of when i was counseling drug addicts and they'd come in hopped up on cocaine.
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Eeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkk & Yikkkkkkkkeeeeeeees!!!! Don't want Gobbles like that; I thought they had the opposite effect; maybe it just depends on the cat? Hopefully, I won't have to give it--he did eat almost 2.5 ounces of the baby food.....
 
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Jill & Alex said:
sometimes gobbles throws a high before a break.
if gobbles were mine, i wouldn't shoot any more than an hour early if i knew i could monitor if i had to.
jmo.
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Thanks Jill! (Heck, he can be yours --I threw him in as a bonus prize to the person who wins the "Got Catnip?" Caddy!) Gobbles told me to get his Gluco-Monster out and check him at +11.5, and if he's still high (and I'd be shocked if he was a bit lower, really), he wants me to give him his shot :lol:
 
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Oh kat, Gobby has so many good people in his and your corner. Hoping the vines meds and love works.
 
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RubenTheCat said:
Oh kat, Gobby has so many good people in his and your corner. Hoping the vines meds and love works.
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Yes, he certainly does--you & Ruben included!!! Thanks for the meds vines & love cat_pet_icon Gobby & I just love all of our second family :YMHUG:
 
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Hi Kat. It looks like Gobbles has you on your toes tonight. I was glad to see that he did eat some baby food for you. I hope he comes down as the night progresses.

Have a great night.
 
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Frosty said:
Hi Kat. It looks like Gobbles has you on your toes tonight. I was glad to see that he did eat some baby food for you. I hope he comes down as the night progresses.

Have a great night.
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He's coming down nicely; as of PM+8, he's at 271 :mrgreen:
 
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Tena and Curry said:
Yikes Gobbles.....come on down a bit.

Sending lots of eating vines for Gobbles.

Hugs,

Tena and Curry(GA)
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Hi Tena :-D Yup, he's stepping down and did eat PM+1 and PM+8 (he could have eaten in between there since I left food out)....
 
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Marje and Gracie said:
Come down Gobby! Hope he eats soon, Kat.
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He ate Friskies LC @PM+1, PM+8 and 1/3 can FFLC @+9.5 :-D Got the squirts at +10.5; maybe the FF flaked fish & shrimp, or perhaps the cypro!?!?!?
 
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