Megan & Oren
Member Since 2015
Well, I have felt more stressed since this last vet visit then anytime since the earliest days after diagnosis! just awful.
Ran into the vet today when i picked up the stuff; she tried again to offer "don't want to get off on the wrong foot" and I heartily agreed, but she still won't budge on the dosing protocol. When I asked what she did base her dose decisions on she stiffened and said "my medical training and education", sputtered something about 12 hr. curves weekly and only 2 or 3 tests a day otherwise. SIGH. I didn't mean it to sound rude, I simply asked if she didn't like the protocol I was following, how did she make her decisions about how to dose?! Anyway when i expressed concern about glucose toxicity, and what if his numbers continue to climb while on the 4U dose, she said I was not to change anything till i talked to her first! What is she going to do, fire me?! yell at me? She's already pissed at me I can tell. I pointed out that he hasn't gone below 300s in several days, and that would need to be figured into her calculation for the new dose effects, especially if he goes even higher... Again, a rather grumpy look and that's what prompted the "don't do anything w/o checking with me first".
Pretty sure I'm going to contact yet another vet in town, one I found that specializes in cats. Their website says regarding Diabetes, that they work to develop an individualized treatment plan... so I will contact them and start right off w/ asking if they know of or support the Roomp/Rand protocol. No point in switching completely again w/o some idea up front of whether it's another buzz saw/brick wall.
Anyway, tonight, to humor her (and me a little) I gave 4.5u (even tho she wanted 4) from the new vial. Gave him mostly FF w/ 1 tbp. of DM next to it in the bowl. Also 1/2 packet of Fortiflora. She also recommended that, 1 packet day. I ALWAYS add water to his food, and I also give him about 1 tbp. cooked skinless chicken breast w/ each meal.
He is also getting .2 ml Bupe 2x day for 5 days.
She does think he should be a 9.5 to 10 lb. cat, and he weighed in at 8.9 at the last visit. So she said 228 cal. /day was the target, which according to her, is 1.25 cans of the DM /day. I did negotiate to only buy 1 wk. worth of the food, in case he didn't like it (damn little bugger eats everything tho, and tho he did eat his ff first, he ate the DM w/ little hesitation... but who knows in a day or two...). She wanted him on it for 3 wks.
i have added the lab results for bloodwork to my spreadsheet, best I could. Some things were expressed a little differently in my printout from the spreadsheet.
She did the SNAP fPL test, and all it says on the form is ABNORMAL.
(jeez, as I write, Oren and his sister are chasing eachother up and down the hall... so far no ill effects from the Bupe?!)
I did get her email, and plan to send her the actual Roomp/Rand article, and maybe a few other things. She wants to talk Friday.
Is the Fortiflora something that has to be gotten at vet? is it really worthwhile? It was the most expensive item tonight. I vaguely recall some others referencing it, but would appreciate opinions...
Ran into the vet today when i picked up the stuff; she tried again to offer "don't want to get off on the wrong foot" and I heartily agreed, but she still won't budge on the dosing protocol. When I asked what she did base her dose decisions on she stiffened and said "my medical training and education", sputtered something about 12 hr. curves weekly and only 2 or 3 tests a day otherwise. SIGH. I didn't mean it to sound rude, I simply asked if she didn't like the protocol I was following, how did she make her decisions about how to dose?! Anyway when i expressed concern about glucose toxicity, and what if his numbers continue to climb while on the 4U dose, she said I was not to change anything till i talked to her first! What is she going to do, fire me?! yell at me? She's already pissed at me I can tell. I pointed out that he hasn't gone below 300s in several days, and that would need to be figured into her calculation for the new dose effects, especially if he goes even higher... Again, a rather grumpy look and that's what prompted the "don't do anything w/o checking with me first".
Pretty sure I'm going to contact yet another vet in town, one I found that specializes in cats. Their website says regarding Diabetes, that they work to develop an individualized treatment plan... so I will contact them and start right off w/ asking if they know of or support the Roomp/Rand protocol. No point in switching completely again w/o some idea up front of whether it's another buzz saw/brick wall.
Anyway, tonight, to humor her (and me a little) I gave 4.5u (even tho she wanted 4) from the new vial. Gave him mostly FF w/ 1 tbp. of DM next to it in the bowl. Also 1/2 packet of Fortiflora. She also recommended that, 1 packet day. I ALWAYS add water to his food, and I also give him about 1 tbp. cooked skinless chicken breast w/ each meal.
He is also getting .2 ml Bupe 2x day for 5 days.
She does think he should be a 9.5 to 10 lb. cat, and he weighed in at 8.9 at the last visit. So she said 228 cal. /day was the target, which according to her, is 1.25 cans of the DM /day. I did negotiate to only buy 1 wk. worth of the food, in case he didn't like it (damn little bugger eats everything tho, and tho he did eat his ff first, he ate the DM w/ little hesitation... but who knows in a day or two...). She wanted him on it for 3 wks.
i have added the lab results for bloodwork to my spreadsheet, best I could. Some things were expressed a little differently in my printout from the spreadsheet.
She did the SNAP fPL test, and all it says on the form is ABNORMAL.
(jeez, as I write, Oren and his sister are chasing eachother up and down the hall... so far no ill effects from the Bupe?!)
I did get her email, and plan to send her the actual Roomp/Rand article, and maybe a few other things. She wants to talk Friday.
Is the Fortiflora something that has to be gotten at vet? is it really worthwhile? It was the most expensive item tonight. I vaguely recall some others referencing it, but would appreciate opinions...
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I hope all your inquiries pan out! 
