3/3 Sweetie amps=269 +2=216 +4=133 +6=132; Vet ?

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I'm really liking Sweetie's numbers today! (Maybe he could have surfed the blues yesterday too if I hadn't panicked and given him HC treats :oops: )

My question is I'm thinking about canceling his vet appointment on Tuesday where they are planning on doing a curve - it is the follow-up to that first visit after the Dx. With these numbers and my new knowledge from the FDMB, wouldn't it just be a waste of $200? The one thing is that I haven't been testing for ketones - I rarely am present when Sweetie urinates in the box, and with his history of accidents I'm hesitant to try things like alternates to his regular litter or box to gather the urine.

Given his numbers, do you think it's likely he could have a problem with ketones that I don't know about?
 
Maybe you should go to the vet for a check up, but not the curve. I just read in your Remarks section of you ss about him throwing up yesterday and have diarrehea.
 
Good point Dyana.

This morning I was thinking that it may be that he had too much salmon yesterday and it didn't agree with him: tried a new FF appetizer of salmon in the AM for his bg treat (the type I usually give is the chicken), gave a few freeze-dried salmon pieces during the day, and then it just so happened that the can I opened for the night-meal was the Friskies salmon.

I read that someone's cat always reacted to tuna - maybe Sweetie has a salmon "threshold" and he went over it?? Today he has had no digestive or elimination problems (so far - Xfingers).

I'll call the vet on Monday and confer with her, but at this point if the stay all day for them to test his bg is the major part of the cost, then why do it? He'll just be stressed and show different numbers than what I get at home.
 
MHO, and I am by no means an expert, but I would skip the curve. When I asked my vet about how they do it there she said they only get a BG every 4hrs, Heck I do that and more. And you can save Sweetie a whole lot of stress. Stress causes dis-ease in the body make any already disease worse. Plus much saved money for FD supplies. :mrgreen:
On the vomit and Diarrhea, I''d play it safe and take Ruben to the vet if it were me, more for my peace of mind tho.
keep up the good work mama bean
 
Yes I think you are right, Ruben's bean, about taking him into the vet for a checkup at least. It looks like he may have barfed up some of this dinner again, right into the food bowl. Maybe he is just so hungry sometimes that he eats way too fast? I can't blame it on salmon today because I kept him away from that.
 
Good Morning Cathy ~O) Lovely blues yesterday; Don't feel bad about the HC--I'm sure he loved it--!!! And his pink bounce isn't too bad as I note that 5 hours later he was blue again.

It's normal for a newbie to flip out when they see a decent color; I know I did that in my "early" days of managing Gobbles' FD; many times when he was blue. And now fast forward 4 months and I flipped just a little yesterday when I seen 45 on the glucometer; and he got lots of carnage (HC) yesterday to bring his numbers up. His bounce kicked in a few hours later, zooming all the way up to 531. But he's fine and I know in good hands.

Now if Sweety were my cat, I would certainly take him to the vet if he's vomiting and you're worried about it; perhaps a check up is in order. Also, request a ketones test while you're there; they will have no problem getting his urine and you should know right then if he's positive. And another thing (if you haven't already done so): take your glucometer and strips to the vet with you, and have your glucometer tested against the vets. What brand/model are you using? Just FYI: most vets use an AlphaTrak for pets; if reads a little differently than a human glucometer. The AlphaTrak reads about 30 points higher than a human glucometer. Does you vet support you home testing?

As far as the curve; you are doing a fantastic job testing and in fact, his curve will be more accurate if you do it at home. I would undoubtedly not throw $200 in the garbage and put cat through the stress of being dumped at the vet's office for over 12 hours!

As far as ketones: It is imperative for you to regularly test him for ketones. That is the only way you will be sure if he's throwing ketones, and it will take some of your worrying away. Maybe one of my tricks might help? I always get his urine directly "from the stream"; it doesn't get any fresher that! Gobbles' sometimes will pee right after he eats. I keep the test strips right by the litter box. When I see him headed in that direction, I follow him to his box and grab a stick out of the container. Then when he squats to pee, I put the stick directly under his bum and stick it in his urine stream. Then I immediately count to 15 seconds and compare the color on the stick to the chart on the container. You have to do this in exactly 15 minutes,SECONDS and be sure you are in good lighting. Sometimes, if I want to get a test and haven't been able to catch him in his box, I place him in the box, and take his paw and "dig" in it, just like he would. That get's him to pee sometimes. Or else I top off the litter while he is at the box; that entices him once in a while.

I noticed from his SS that he potties in the bedroom? Have you ever considered moving his litter box to the bedroom (or would that be a problem)???

Hang in there. This gets easier; believe me. And I'd just like to reiterate: do the curve yourself and make an effort to get ketone tests (if you haven't already done so, maybe pick up a box of ketosix today). Have a wonderful day and paws crossed, you'll catch some urine :YMHUG:
 
I agree with you -- a curve at the vet is a waste of money. If Sweetie is stressed at the vet, any dose recommendation your vet makes based on Sweetie's numbers will be inconsistent with what you see at home. It could easily put your kitty over what is a good dose.

Testing for ketones is very important if you have a cat that's prone to ketones. I try to test at least once a month. An alternative is to get a meter that tests for both BG and blood ketones. NovaMax makes a meter of this type. The down side is that the ketone strips for the meter are very expensive. If the vet is able to test for blood ketones, it won't be a problem.

Just an FYI - many cats are allergic to fish and beef. I don't feed fish at all and Gabby will barf if she eats beef.
 
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