Amy&TrixieCat
Member Since 2011
Yesterday
I screwed up Trix's med schedule yesterday. I am usually so meticulous about keeping her SS up-to-the-minute so I don't forget what I've done and what is due next, but apparently I was behind in updating it by half a day - although lately, sometimes Google craps out on me and says it can't save my recent update...maybe that's what happened. Anyway, because the info was a day behind in her SS, when I did a quick glance at the "notes" section (not paying attention to the "date"), I thought last night was a "skip night" for her cerenia. It wasn't....but since I read it wrong, I did not give her cerenia last night. I realized the error a couple hours later and should have given it then, but I didn't...
On top of that, I was attempting to cut her Pepcid back a little from 5mg BID to 5mg AM/2.5mg PM. I was slowly trying to migrate her to a lower dose. So, on top of no cerenia, she also got a reduced dose of Pepcid.
This morning, right before I did her pokey test, she spit up foamy fluid for the first time in weeks. So obviously that little boo boo with her meds wasn't good. The last time she spit up like that, she was on reduced doses of her meds. She did eat a little bit right after the incident this morning, so she wasn't feeling TOO bad, but she was obviously off a bit. I got her pills into ASAP (BP meds, 4mg cerenia, 5mg Pepcid), and within 40 minutes she was definitely feeling better. I waited a little longer than usual before doing her first syringe feeding of the day, just to be sure the meds had kicked in. She did fine with that feeding, and has actually also eaten a decent amount from the plate (presented my MamaBean of course!) as well.
It was not at all my intention to make two changes at once. I always like to make one change, see how it affects things, then make another. My intention was to reduce the Pepcid, see how that goes for a while (several weeks) and then reduce the cerenia. So big UGH to MamaBean.
And, as much as I would love to ultimately reduce her Pepcid to 2.5mg BID, I just don't think it works for her. Any time I try to do it, she gets into foamy spit up mode. Maybe some day, months down the road, we can do it, but I obviously just can't do it at this point. Her vetty is fine with the 5mg BID...it's a high dose, but it IS in the range for her weight. I know its harder on the kidneys, but at the same time, the stomach acid is probably overall more damaging. It's one of those unpleasant trade-offs/lesser of two evils deals. Consistency definitely is the key to keeping her feeling good and on an even keel.
So, a little more excitement than usual this morning...unfortunately, not the kind of excitement I like, but we got through it.
I'm too wiped out to squeeze in my morning workout today :sad: ...I hate skipping, but the energy just isn't there. I'm off again tomorrow, so I'll make it up then.
Sending tons of prayers out to J.D., and to Tricia and her civvies Sasha and Harvey. We've always got Melissa's drooler Charlie on our list, too. Be well, everyone!!
Have a great day, LL!
Amy
I screwed up Trix's med schedule yesterday. I am usually so meticulous about keeping her SS up-to-the-minute so I don't forget what I've done and what is due next, but apparently I was behind in updating it by half a day - although lately, sometimes Google craps out on me and says it can't save my recent update...maybe that's what happened. Anyway, because the info was a day behind in her SS, when I did a quick glance at the "notes" section (not paying attention to the "date"), I thought last night was a "skip night" for her cerenia. It wasn't....but since I read it wrong, I did not give her cerenia last night. I realized the error a couple hours later and should have given it then, but I didn't...
On top of that, I was attempting to cut her Pepcid back a little from 5mg BID to 5mg AM/2.5mg PM. I was slowly trying to migrate her to a lower dose. So, on top of no cerenia, she also got a reduced dose of Pepcid.
This morning, right before I did her pokey test, she spit up foamy fluid for the first time in weeks. So obviously that little boo boo with her meds wasn't good. The last time she spit up like that, she was on reduced doses of her meds. She did eat a little bit right after the incident this morning, so she wasn't feeling TOO bad, but she was obviously off a bit. I got her pills into ASAP (BP meds, 4mg cerenia, 5mg Pepcid), and within 40 minutes she was definitely feeling better. I waited a little longer than usual before doing her first syringe feeding of the day, just to be sure the meds had kicked in. She did fine with that feeding, and has actually also eaten a decent amount from the plate (presented my MamaBean of course!) as well.
It was not at all my intention to make two changes at once. I always like to make one change, see how it affects things, then make another. My intention was to reduce the Pepcid, see how that goes for a while (several weeks) and then reduce the cerenia. So big UGH to MamaBean.
And, as much as I would love to ultimately reduce her Pepcid to 2.5mg BID, I just don't think it works for her. Any time I try to do it, she gets into foamy spit up mode. Maybe some day, months down the road, we can do it, but I obviously just can't do it at this point. Her vetty is fine with the 5mg BID...it's a high dose, but it IS in the range for her weight. I know its harder on the kidneys, but at the same time, the stomach acid is probably overall more damaging. It's one of those unpleasant trade-offs/lesser of two evils deals. Consistency definitely is the key to keeping her feeling good and on an even keel.
So, a little more excitement than usual this morning...unfortunately, not the kind of excitement I like, but we got through it.
I'm too wiped out to squeeze in my morning workout today :sad: ...I hate skipping, but the energy just isn't there. I'm off again tomorrow, so I'll make it up then.
Sending tons of prayers out to J.D., and to Tricia and her civvies Sasha and Harvey. We've always got Melissa's drooler Charlie on our list, too. Be well, everyone!!
Have a great day, LL!
Amy
