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Katherine&Ruby

Katherine&Ruby

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@Tomlin Thank you for all of your insight and sharing your experiences with me. I’ll talk to Ruby’s oncologist but I think the safest thing right now is to keep trying with the BID dosing of pred and increasing the insulin. Ruby’s GI symptoms seem to do better on twice a day—she would stop eating in the PM cycles when she didn’t get her pred, and small meals throughout both cycles is better for the insulin. Just got 5 more pens of Lantus from Mark’s Marine, so we’re ready.

Hope everyone has a great day and surf safely kitties! :bighug:
 
PerfumedCatMom said:
Yesterday.

@Tomlin Thank you for all of your insight and sharing your experiences with me. I’ll talk to Ruby’s oncologist but I think the safest thing right now is to keep trying with the BID dosing of pred and increasing the insulin. Ruby’s GI symptoms seem to do better on twice a day—she would stop eating in the PM cycles when she didn’t get her pred, and small meals throughout both cycles is better for the insulin. Just got 5 more pens of Lantus from Mark’s Marine, so we’re ready.

Hope everyone has a great day and surf safely kitties! :bighug:
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Katherine, have a nice day. :) Surf safely sweet Ruby :bighug::bighug:
 
PerfumedCatMom said:
Yesterday.

@Tomlin Thank you for all of your insight and sharing your experiences with me. I’ll talk to Ruby’s oncologist but I think the safest thing right now is to keep trying with the BID dosing of pred and increasing the insulin. Ruby’s GI symptoms seem to do better on twice a day—she would stop eating in the PM cycles when she didn’t get her pred, and small meals throughout both cycles is better for the insulin.]

What you are saying definitely makes sense Katherine:). Symptom management is always the priority so whatever dosing works I stick with it. I am not a believer in sacrificing symptom management or risking decompensation of any underlying diagnosis because of DM. I have insulin to manage that :rolleyes:.

It’s awesome that her symptoms are controlled & you have found what works best for her:bighug:. This is often cat specific vs one general approach.
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@Tomlin it feels like I’ve reached level 3 of the FDMB. Level 1 is regulation, level 2 is maintaining regulation/sliding towards remission, and level 3 is managing symptoms of concurrent disease with a diabetic cat.
 
Heading downward! :cool::p:joyful: And Ruby just licked her bowl completely clean of venison. Why is it that they love the expensive stuff? :rolleyes:

BTW, the vet tech is doing really well. He shows up when he says he will and he is doing the testing just fine. In a few weeks I will likely need him to give insulin and pill her. Hope that goes just as well.
 
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PerfumedCatMom said:
Heading downward! :cool::p:joyful: And Ruby just licked her bowl completely clean of venison. Why is it that they love the expensive stuff? :rolleyes:

BTW, the vet tech is doing really well. He shows up when he says he will and he is doing the testing just fine. In a few weeks I will likely need him to give insulin and pill her as well. Hope that goes just as well.
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Great news :joyful: Just think of it as Ruby has good taste :p
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Yes. And doing a level three with a complicated work schedule! I’m happy that your vet tech is working out!
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Thanks, Suzanne. Me too. I wish I felt like I could leave her alone during the day but I never know when she’s going to drop as I keep increasing her dose. Having him come costs a lot of money but I don’t feel right leaving her alone for 10 hours a day.
 
Ooo, nice blue preshot :cat::cat: You go Ruby!

Katherine you are not level 3, you are level 23 when the game is level 3 :bighug: you are doing an amazing job at taking care of Ruby :cat:

i am so happy your tech guy helpful, you cannot believe how much i would pay for someone that shows up when they say they will :rolleyes::rolleyes: with an ongoing reconstruction this is the story of my life :D

take care and hopefully Ruby will show improvement soon enough in her BG as well, just like the other symptoms :bighug:
 
PerfumedCatMom said:
Thanks, Suzanne. Me too. I wish I felt like I could leave her alone during the day but I never know when she’s going to drop as I keep increasing her dose. Having him come costs a lot of money but I don’t feel right leaving her alone for 10 hours a day.
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No way! If you didn’t have him coming then you’d have to have her running pretty high. You could lose precious Ruby which is unthinkable! I was just thinking that it’s too bad he doesn’t live in your building…. then you could offer him discounted rent in exchange for his services.
 
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