Linda and Bear Man
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Last week's condo: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9718
Bear Man has had a good week. I have been home sick since my vacation, and he does better with his eating and house soiling when someone is around to give structure to his day. I'm back to tbp tomorrow, so it will be up to Teddy to keep him on track. He spends about half his time in the blue. His morning amps is usually upper yellow, then he wafts down like a leaf during the day to a low blue for pmps. He starts back up about 2 - 3 hours after his evening shot and pred. I suppose he could use a bit of fat on his .5 unit. His appetite is pretty decent for him, and he is maintaining his weight with the help of his renal kibble. He sleeps a lot, but doesn't appear to be in pain. He moves very slowly and uncertainly. He is tolerating his phosphorus binder given twice daily, and his latest bloodwork was OK (for him). His creatinine was up a bit (US 1.88), his potassium has dropped again (4.1), his calcium was up (US 10.08), but his phosphorus has improved (US 5.88), so his calcium X phosphorus product was below 60. His T4 has dropped. USG is down to 1.017. His is still quite anemic, and there was still a lot of blood in his urine. This was confirmed by a free catch specimen, in case the cystocentesis caused any bleeding. Another urine culture was done, and was negative. He has had blood in his urine for months now. I have no idea why.
Link to bloodwork and urinalysis: http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0Bwg ... OTll&hl=en
Miss Emily has started treatment with the phosphorus binder as well. The vet is talking about starting Calcitriol for her, if we can get her phosphorus down. My vet has never used it, and needs time to research it. I wonder if Bear would also be a candidate. Among my concerns would be the expense of the frequent bloodwork monitoring that has to be done after starting it, and if Bear really needs another drug in the mix. I have a lot of questions about Calcitriol, and I am really on the fence about it.
Teddy Man is still battling his URI. Yesterday was scare the civies day - I tested everyone's BG. Teddy was the highest in the 70's. I am concerned about his Dex causing diabetes.
I don't spend as much time on the Board these days, but I do lurk in look in on a lot of Bear's friends. Hope everyone has a good weekend.
Bear Man has had a good week. I have been home sick since my vacation, and he does better with his eating and house soiling when someone is around to give structure to his day. I'm back to tbp tomorrow, so it will be up to Teddy to keep him on track. He spends about half his time in the blue. His morning amps is usually upper yellow, then he wafts down like a leaf during the day to a low blue for pmps. He starts back up about 2 - 3 hours after his evening shot and pred. I suppose he could use a bit of fat on his .5 unit. His appetite is pretty decent for him, and he is maintaining his weight with the help of his renal kibble. He sleeps a lot, but doesn't appear to be in pain. He moves very slowly and uncertainly. He is tolerating his phosphorus binder given twice daily, and his latest bloodwork was OK (for him). His creatinine was up a bit (US 1.88), his potassium has dropped again (4.1), his calcium was up (US 10.08), but his phosphorus has improved (US 5.88), so his calcium X phosphorus product was below 60. His T4 has dropped. USG is down to 1.017. His is still quite anemic, and there was still a lot of blood in his urine. This was confirmed by a free catch specimen, in case the cystocentesis caused any bleeding. Another urine culture was done, and was negative. He has had blood in his urine for months now. I have no idea why.
Link to bloodwork and urinalysis: http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0Bwg ... OTll&hl=en
Miss Emily has started treatment with the phosphorus binder as well. The vet is talking about starting Calcitriol for her, if we can get her phosphorus down. My vet has never used it, and needs time to research it. I wonder if Bear would also be a candidate. Among my concerns would be the expense of the frequent bloodwork monitoring that has to be done after starting it, and if Bear really needs another drug in the mix. I have a lot of questions about Calcitriol, and I am really on the fence about it.
Teddy Man is still battling his URI. Yesterday was scare the civies day - I tested everyone's BG. Teddy was the highest in the 70's. I am concerned about his Dex causing diabetes.
I don't spend as much time on the Board these days, but I do lurk in look in on a lot of Bear's friends. Hope everyone has a good weekend.
