8/11 Harley PMPS 334

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haha yeah harley! Use the force :lol: I hope the new dose show's you the numbers you are looking for .. have a great day guys!
 
I know I need to be patient, but today was tough with Harley. He cried a lot for food and stayed in the 300’s all day. I know it takes about 3-5 days to see final numbers but….

349 AMPS
331 +6
319 +8
334 PMPS

Pattie
 
It is discouraging for sure...but hey, it does take time for the new dose to settle in....so maybe tomorrow you will begin to see some improvement. Should I mention that his PMPS was a little lower than his AMPS? :roll:
Nah... guess I won't~and you already mentioned patience and beat me to that...so I will just wish you a good night...scritches to Harley... :razz:
 
Yesterday Libby asked about if Harley's vet has any ideas why he is on a higher dose of insulin. No one that has treated Harley has any idea. When he was first dx, they did a battery of tests: heart, thyroid, stomach, intestines (came up with IBD), pituitary gland. Nothing came out positive - all tests were negative. She even contacted a feline diabetes specialist with his case. The only thing that this woman said (after reviewing his tests) was that she had seen some cases of cats needing higher doses with no reason what so ever.

So, now they just say "well, that's Harley." To be honest, it is almost like his body gets use to a specific amount of insulin and goes back up to the higher numbers. He is such a dear little guy that I keep trying to help him get better (regulated).

Pattie
 
I'm sorry Pattie.

How's he doing today? Give him some hugs from us, k?

I hope you get some answers, something has to give right?
(((((hugs)))))
 
You probably guessed that I was asking for a reason. Sometimes when cats get to doses higher than 5-6 units, it’s time to start thinking about whether there might be something else going on that would cause the cat to need these doses. In Harley’s case, he is on budesonide, and that may very well be the only reason he needs a higher dose of insulin. But there are other conditions that can cause a cat to be high dose. Have you talked with your vet about testing for acromegaly and Insulin Auto Antibodies (IAA)? Here is a great link in our high-dose forum explaining those conditions: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=375. They are not as rare as many vets think.

I’m not saying Harley does have these conditions, simply that the tests are relatively inexpensive and then you’ll know. For me, it was almost a relief to find out that Jazzy was acro, because then I knew there was a reason that she kept bouncing around between different high doses with inconsistent results. I knew it wasn’t anything I was doing and that she simply needed more juice. That knowledge also gave me some tools to be able to manage her diabetes better.

If you have any questions, just ask.
 
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