Linda and Bear Man
Member Since 2009
Last week: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=21774
Bear Man is very excited because his Aunt Jane is coming all the way from Cape Town, South Africa next week to meet him. Medium and Old Timers may remember Jane from "Jack and Jane and Karre". He is so excited that he is not able to sleep at night, and he wakes me up twice an hour to chatter about the visit. The Bean is a little sleep deprived, but also verra excited about Jane's visit.
In other news, Bear went back for his weekly vet visit and received his big, giant shot of Aranesp. His PCV had dropped slightly from the previous week. Recheck will be next Tuesday. The Gabapentin trial was a failure. He was too sedated on even the low starting dose, and there had been no effect on his focal seizures, so we discontinued it. I have been concerned about Emily's worsening arthritis, so the vet suggested I give the Gabapentin to her. At twice Bear's dose, she shows no sedation side effects, and she jumped up on the bed for the first time in recent memory after receiving her first dose. Teddy tagged along with Bear for the vet visit, because I was concerned about a lesion on his nostril. The vet feels that it is due to trauma, possibly inflicted by Bear in last week's bed skirmish. The Bean has stopped Googling feline nasal cancer for now.
Aranesp history:
July 15 PCV=.18 Shot of iron dextran and Aranesp 6.25 mcg given.
July 22 PCV= .20 Shot of Aranesp 6.25 mcg given. BP stable.
July 29 PCV = .28 Aranesp shot skipped. BP stable.
Aug 3 PCV = .28 Aranesp shot skipped. BP stable. Bloodwork done and hematocrit = .33!
Aug 10 PCV = .26 -.27 Aranesp 6.25 mcg given. BP a bit lower than last week.
Boys:
Bear Man is very excited because his Aunt Jane is coming all the way from Cape Town, South Africa next week to meet him. Medium and Old Timers may remember Jane from "Jack and Jane and Karre". He is so excited that he is not able to sleep at night, and he wakes me up twice an hour to chatter about the visit. The Bean is a little sleep deprived, but also verra excited about Jane's visit.
In other news, Bear went back for his weekly vet visit and received his big, giant shot of Aranesp. His PCV had dropped slightly from the previous week. Recheck will be next Tuesday. The Gabapentin trial was a failure. He was too sedated on even the low starting dose, and there had been no effect on his focal seizures, so we discontinued it. I have been concerned about Emily's worsening arthritis, so the vet suggested I give the Gabapentin to her. At twice Bear's dose, she shows no sedation side effects, and she jumped up on the bed for the first time in recent memory after receiving her first dose. Teddy tagged along with Bear for the vet visit, because I was concerned about a lesion on his nostril. The vet feels that it is due to trauma, possibly inflicted by Bear in last week's bed skirmish. The Bean has stopped Googling feline nasal cancer for now.
Aranesp history:
July 15 PCV=.18 Shot of iron dextran and Aranesp 6.25 mcg given.
July 22 PCV= .20 Shot of Aranesp 6.25 mcg given. BP stable.
July 29 PCV = .28 Aranesp shot skipped. BP stable.
Aug 3 PCV = .28 Aranesp shot skipped. BP stable. Bloodwork done and hematocrit = .33!
Aug 10 PCV = .26 -.27 Aranesp 6.25 mcg given. BP a bit lower than last week.
Boys:
