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Margaret and Pearl (GA)

Margaret and Pearl (GA)

Member Since 2020
Good morning all!

Today we started off with a bang! - cat fight! Chessie made the mistake of wanting to use Pearl's catbox. Pearl did not like. Pearl cornered Chessie, and it was so early in the morning my brain didn't think of trying to distract with treats. Probably would have worked. No one was hurt, but I get so sad when this happens (very rare).

Tomorrow Chessie goes for dental surgery - her top left canine has to be removed, and possibly other teeth. She came to me as a foster in October in terrible shape, including her mouth. I have to drive an hour one-way tomorrow morning at 7. SO! I won't be able to give Pearl her insulin. She doesn't eat well wihtout me, and I will be gone right at shot time for 3+ hours to drop Chessie off.

Does this sound right, or do you still give a token dose in these situations?

Yesterday's post: https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/3-6-pearl-pmps-119-2-82-3-5-64-4-75-69.244226/#post-2755378
 
Ugh! What a way to start the morning.

As long as you have no history of ketones to deal with, you can always pretend you did a fur shot tomorrow morning. Pearl will get over it. And it'll be one less thing to worry about.

Send healing vines (good wishes) for Chessie's dental.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Ugh! What a way to start the morning.

As long as you have no history of ketones to deal with, you can always pretend you did a fur shot tomorrow morning. Pearl will get over it. And it'll be one less thing to worry about.

Send healing vines (good wishes) for Chessie's dental.
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Thanks so much, Wendy! If you think it would be good to give part of a dose, like 1.25 instead of her usual 2.75? I am happy to do that if she will likely be safe without me there to help her with her eating. Or else the pretend fur shot, whichever you think is the best for her in this situation. And no history of ketones, yay!
 
carfurby said:
I'm sorry you had to deal with that this morning. I hope Chessie's dental goes well. Sending prayers.
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Thanks so much, Carla. I opted to go to the specialty dental hospital for it. Her canine is cracked, infected, abcessed and turning her gums gray. And that is what we KNOW. She came to me skin and bones, covered in dirt and fleas, with hemolytic anemia. It took 3 months to get her red blood cell count up, and her weight doubled (!) She is a Maine Coon, and she is now a healthy chubby 13 pounds. I have no idea what they will find in her mouth - we suspect she was a neglect or worse abuse situation before her life here.
 
Don't worry about the partial dose. Seriously, you'll have enough on your mind tomorrow. :bighug:
 
Best wishes for Chessie tomorrow. We want to hear an update when she is finished. Pearl will be fine; you don't have to worry about both kitties at the same time:bighug:

Yes, what a way to wake up:cat: :stop: :cat:
 
Tina Marie and Jan said:
Best wishes for Chessie tomorrow. We want to hear an update when she is finished. Pearl will be fine; you don't have to worry about both kitties at the same time:bighug:

Yes, what a way to wake up:cat: :stop: :cat:
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You should see them now. We are all napping and Chessie is reaching out to touch Pearl. Pearl is acting like she can’t tell. Lol the drama.

Yes! I will give a Chessie update tomorrow! I drive 1 hour, then have specialty consult. That’s how they do it, you have consult then go to surgery same day. Her records are already there and I fast her tonight. They start surgeries around 11:30. So then I drive back home and wait, then go back again for her around dinner time. Her dentist is THE best in the business and was trained as an animal dentist from the get go. He is so wonderful with all the seniors and is about to retire himself so Chessie may be one of his last surgeries.
 
Margaret (and Pearl) said:
You should see them now. We are all napping and Chessie is reaching out to touch Pearl. Pearl is acting like she can’t tell. Lol the drama.

Yes! I will give a Chessie update tomorrow! I drive 1 hour, then have specialty consult. That’s how they do it, you have consult then go to surgery same day. Her records are already there and I fast her tonight. They start surgeries around 11:30. So then I drive back home and wait, then go back again for her around dinner time. Her dentist is THE best in the business and was trained as an animal dentist from the get go. He is so wonderful with all the seniors and is about to retire himself so Chessie may be one of his last surgeries.
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This is all so comforting - Chessie will be in the best hands and you know it! From way over here, I don't see that you have anything to worry about!
Being so up close and involved, it's tough (impossible for me) not to worry - it's our job, no?;)

As a side benefit :cool: you will learn something about Pearl's diabetes, with no insulin on board for 12 hours. A great benefit of a depot insulin, is that Pearl likely won't go as high as you might assume. And she will get back in line in no time. You all rest well tonight ok?!:bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Hi Margaret. I love that name, Chessie. Good luck tomorrow. We lived in Maryland until we moved down here in 2007. We had a house on the Chesapeake Bay (which I still miss!) so I immediately picked up on Chessie. That's nice of you to foster here. I'm so glad she's with a dental specialist when you're dealing with a canine. I once had a cat that the regular vet said needed the canine removed, but it was just infected. The dental specialist did a little gingivectomy and put her on antibiotics and she kept the tooth. I'm sure they'll do dental x-rays tomorrow to make sure they know exactly what is going on.

Your Pearl has very good numbers, so I bet she'll be just fine tomorrow. Good luck!
 
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