8/22 Alice AMPS 323 +3.5 259, PMPS 316 +4.3 150, low potassium cont.

[AliceMeowliss (GA)]

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...ont-2-85-72-4-5-110-10-5-249-pmps-397.233943/

Overall she seems to be improving. And I swear she lifted her up fully, once a couple hours ago. Maybe it was a fluke, her head is still hanging (neck ventroflexion). She is more vocal, moving around, has an appetite. She got 1 fat unit instead of 1.25 just because that’s the way the syringe drew out after the bubbles, we just went with it. She continues to be able to climb up onto the bed and jump down in her own, use litter box and drink water and ask for meals.
Continuing potassium gel. I did not give her Mirataz or Cerenia last night, will probably give later today.

I am so so so exhausted. I finally got a little nap in towards the end of PM cycle. It wa hard to sleep; I wanted to check if she was breathing, every few minutes.

 

[thebigfuzz]

So glad to hear, she might be showing some improvement!!!! I woke up thinking about you guys

Hope you have a nice, restful day!

 

[carfurby (GA)]

I'm glad she is improving some. She is lucky to have you. Sending prayers.

 

[Tom & Thomas (GA)]

You and your sweet little girl are much in my thoughts.

 

[AliceMeowliss (GA)]

Thanks all. She still is not able to lift her head. I can tell she feels better but also that she doesn’t feel well.

She had a bowel movement this afternoon, so her body is on a good daily schedule with that still. Cerenia and Mirataz in the afternoon. Continuing the potassium gel but without some lab work on her now and not seeing improvement in the ability to raise her head yet, I’m worried about her electrolyte balance, not sure how her heart must be doing after repeated muscle loss, wondering what else she might need to help her feel better. She can climb up the bed still and is doing so often, and she can get herself back down with some very careful jumping. She lays down next to me a lot. I think I haven’t left the house in days or even this room hardly, and it’s pretty much just been me next to her in bed, making sure she is breathing still, and back and forth to the kitchen for her feeds, with breaks to feed the other cats and the bunny.

AND I without a doubt can feel this lump on her chest. So I’m starting to do my mental jumps thinking about getting her healthy enough for surgery. I can handle so much of her being ill, and the caregiving needed, but I did not want the cancer to come back. I don’t think chemo would be very tolerable for her poor little body plus I don’t know where to find a veterinary oncologist around here, and knowing that it spread at all means it’s not just removed once and done, like I’d really hoped.

Anyway my goal for now is that she makes it through Sunday as comfortably as possible, get to the vet Monday, maybe a B12 injection will help her perk up, and we can get bloodwork and get an opinion on the lump and what she needs to do for surgery.

PMPS was in the pink, shot at +11.85, and gave just under 1.25u.

 

[Butters & Lyla]

Been thinking of you and Alice. Glad to hear that she has improved since the previous day. We keep you and she in our thoughts and prayers. Lots of healing vines for Alice.