linda and guinness
Member Since 2009
Ahh, these early mornings are starting to take their toll on me... @-) Good morning all and happy Wednesday.
Today I will go out and get some Humulin R from the pharmacy to have on hand if I decided to add it to Guinness's protocol. I still am anxious to speak to my vet regarding his numbers and other possible ideas at this point. I'm not sure I will mention the addition of the Humulin R yet. From what I understand, it's a fast-acting insulin that I will administer in addition to his Lantus to give it an extra little nudge. I have to be home and available to monitor in the early test times after the shot, so I can't give it until Saturday.
Just to recap (mostly for my personal benefit), these are the things that have been ruled out with some sort of test:
Hyper-thyroid - he had numbers in the high normal range for his T4 and Free T-4 tests and was then giving a Scintography scan to rule it out. His thyroid came back as normal and functioning.
UTI/Bladder infection - a urine specimen was taken and checked for bacteria as well as a complete culture done. Negative
Pancreatitis - Told that his pancreas was slightly inflamed on ultra-sound of his abdomen. Because he has NO symptoms of pancreatitis, doctor decided to do nothing at this time. I have taken it upon myself to change his food to raw.
Enlarged Heart - Chest was x-rayed prior to dental and Dr. thought heart seemed abnormally large. Got cardiac ultra sound and although heart is big, Dr. said it was normal. Just a big hearted kitty.
Dental - Full dental was done with pre-dental x-rays. He had one tiny molar extracted and a tooth amputation (one tooth was sticking out through his gums, so it was filed down and his gum was sewn shut around it. I have to confirm with Dr. that post dental x-rays were taken, but Dr. checked him out thoroughly a week after procedure and he was given the "good-to-go."
Kidneys - numbers were normal.
As you can imagine, I'm a little tapped out financially and emotionally at this point and do not look forward to moving forward with more or repeated tests. If nothing changes, I will get the T4 and Free T4 tests done again in a couple of months.
Here is our link to yesterday's condo:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=43043
Thank you all for checking up on us and adding your thoughts, it's very much appreciated.
Today I will go out and get some Humulin R from the pharmacy to have on hand if I decided to add it to Guinness's protocol. I still am anxious to speak to my vet regarding his numbers and other possible ideas at this point. I'm not sure I will mention the addition of the Humulin R yet. From what I understand, it's a fast-acting insulin that I will administer in addition to his Lantus to give it an extra little nudge. I have to be home and available to monitor in the early test times after the shot, so I can't give it until Saturday.
Just to recap (mostly for my personal benefit), these are the things that have been ruled out with some sort of test:
Hyper-thyroid - he had numbers in the high normal range for his T4 and Free T-4 tests and was then giving a Scintography scan to rule it out. His thyroid came back as normal and functioning.
UTI/Bladder infection - a urine specimen was taken and checked for bacteria as well as a complete culture done. Negative
Pancreatitis - Told that his pancreas was slightly inflamed on ultra-sound of his abdomen. Because he has NO symptoms of pancreatitis, doctor decided to do nothing at this time. I have taken it upon myself to change his food to raw.
Enlarged Heart - Chest was x-rayed prior to dental and Dr. thought heart seemed abnormally large. Got cardiac ultra sound and although heart is big, Dr. said it was normal. Just a big hearted kitty.
Dental - Full dental was done with pre-dental x-rays. He had one tiny molar extracted and a tooth amputation (one tooth was sticking out through his gums, so it was filed down and his gum was sewn shut around it. I have to confirm with Dr. that post dental x-rays were taken, but Dr. checked him out thoroughly a week after procedure and he was given the "good-to-go."
Kidneys - numbers were normal.
As you can imagine, I'm a little tapped out financially and emotionally at this point and do not look forward to moving forward with more or repeated tests. If nothing changes, I will get the T4 and Free T4 tests done again in a couple of months.
Here is our link to yesterday's condo:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=43043
Thank you all for checking up on us and adding your thoughts, it's very much appreciated.
Hugs to you on your journey of trying to help your cat...I know it's a hard road to walk.
