? 7/12 Claudio AMPS 131 Acro cat getting a lime everyday lately

Susan & Claudio

Susan & Claudio

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I know that the tumor pulses. And it waxes and wanes. But if you look at his SS, you'll see he hits a lime almost everyday since 7/06. And yes, I do reduce his dose. He started 7/06 at 7.25U. I've reduced every time he goes into the 30's. Now his PMPS dose will be 6U tonight.
Is this a typical waning of the tumor ? I know ECID, but this is new territory for me.
And can/will his #s go up at anytime without warning ? OR...... can/will his #s stay low ? Fingers, eyes and paws crossed that he stays at a lower dose. :smuggrin:
 
Hi Susan, remind me again if Claudio was tested for IAA, and if so what the result was? Sometimes you see fast drops when the IAA breaks.

A note for when you have a cat on a higher dose taking a tumble down the dosing ladder - you have a larger depot as well. It can be helpful, after he's earned a reduction, to do a cycle with a BCS to help drain the depot. I'd start with a 1/2 dose tonight and see if that works. So 3.0 units tonight, back to 6.0 units tomorrow. I found 2/3 was better for Neko - but I only BCS'ed a couple times. She was almost always guaranteed to bounce. :rolleyes: This is one of those ECID things, and even more ECID for higher dose cats. You really need to learn what works for Claudio.

Second note, when taking reductions, we go down the ladder the same rate as going up. Reductions should be by 0.5 units at a time between 5 and 10 units.

It could be with back to back reduction you'll need to go up again. Or not. :cat:
 
Wendy&Neko
He was tested for IAA. The result was 1. So, negative.
I did a BCS on 7/09. Gave 5U instead of 7. Maybe that wasn't chicken enough.
Since I only increase by .25, I decrease by .25. Found that increasing by .50 didn't work out as well. I'd rather increase slowly but surely. In my mind, that seems a more stable way to go.
But I will do 3U tonight.
Now with these reductions, I am really hesitant about wanting to get a script for cabergoline.
If the reason for caber is to reduce the dose, I feel it's not needed at this point in time.
Maybe MSU got the test results backwards and he has IAA and not acro, lol. Wishful thinking on my part.:joyful:
 
Susan & Claudio said:
If the reason for caber is to reduce the dose,
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The reason for cabergoline is to reduce the output of the growth hormone. Diabetes is just one of the side effects.

Susan & Claudio said:
Since I only increase by .25, I decrease by .25. Found that increasing by .50 didn't work out as well. I'd rather increase slowly but surely. In my mind, that seems a more stable way to go.
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And limes are the result you are seeing by doing small decreases. Maybe a larger BCS will help. Dropping 1 unit in a week shows he's in a bit of a hurry down dose at the moment. What goes up doesn't determine how he'll go down.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
The reason for cabergoline is to reduce the output of the growth hormone. Diabetes is just one of the side effects.


And limes are the result you are seeing by doing small decreases. Maybe a larger BCS will help. Dropping 1 unit in a week shows he's in a bit of a hurry down dose at the moment. What goes up doesn't determine how he'll go down.
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The only signs (for now) that I've seen is the pot belly, diabetes and arthritis. Pot belly because of enlarged organs won't decrease. Insulin given for diabetes. Started adequan last week for arthritis. So maybe cabergoline isn't necessary right now.
Since he isn't on much higher doses, I am scared that if he did get caber, he would bottom out even more often.
Other than the limes, I am pleased with his numbers lately.:D
So...3U it is tonight.
 
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