He was so drowsy on the Gabapentin, so I decided to try the oral Bupe again and he was a different kitty, so playful. I would bet my vet wouldn't let me get it anywhere else either. We have a wonderful compounding pharmacy here where I live. That would be nice if the vet would give me an RX. I will have to check on that. @Margaret (and Pearl)
I also got mine at a compounding pharmacy but it does take a prescription from the vet. It’s not cheap to have it compounded either but I found it’s much easier to give because they can flavor it. It can have a bitter taste to some cats. If you have it compounded, be absolutely sure that if they flavor it, they do. It add any sweeteners including artificial ones like maltodextrin because they normally will do that with compounded vet meds.
I got a vial from my local compounding pharmacy and much cheaper than from the vet, about $100 for 3 months worth. The vet needed a special prescription pad to order it as it's a controlled substance. Neko was on it for a couple years because of her acro arthritis, and it was a game changer in how much better she felt.I weighed Neko regularly, and fed her according to what weight the vet and I thought was a good weight for her. I also fed raw food, which I found seemed to be more filling than canned food which has more fillers in it. You might want to discuss with your vet whether Max needs to lose weight or not. The acro tumour puts out excess growth hormone, and that can mean muscle as well as bony/soft tissue growth. Think teenage boys. Weight gain may be appropriate if he's getting longer/taller.
One more thing that will really help you is getting Max into better blood sugar numbers. Nice to see yellows a couple days in a row now.
I use CBD OIL Amethyst and JoJo both get 4 drops in the AM and 4 drops in the PM I put Amethyst in a little baby food and syringe it into her mouth JoJo gets his in A Hartz Sqeez Up Tuna Flavor. It has worked wonderful for both of them Amethyst is actually jumping and climbing again which she was unable to do before because of her Arthritis I order it from Holistapet on line they are very helpful and nice in exampling the proper doses and amount Good Luck!!
Awesome. Thanks so much @Pamela & AmethystI use CBD OIL Amethyst and JoJo both get 4 drops in the AM and 4 drops in the PM I put Amethyst in a little baby food and syringe it into her mouth JoJo gets his in A Hartz Sqeez Up Tuna Flavor. It has worked wonderful for both of them Amethyst is actually jumping and climbing again which she was unable to do before because of her Arthritis I order it from Holistapet on line they are very helpful and nice in exampling the proper doses and amount Good Luck!!
You welcome!!
Our vet was very much on aboard and helped me transition Amethyst OFF the Gaba and onto the CBD I am soo pleased with how much better Amethyst is and also JoJo is not as anxious as before
Okay thanks @Wendy&Neko I'm getting interested in learning how to make cat food anyway. I saw that EZ Premix from Fur For Life website and ordered a sample with the instructions. His vet said he only needs to eat meals before his insulin twice a day. That ain't happening for Max! He has always been a big cat (he was 13 pounds when we adopted him at about 1 year old) and he's really big now. I have an autofeeder that I can use. Max does have arthritis. I can see it when he walks. He cannot jump on anything and loves to sleep on our bed. He has some steps to walk up to get on our bed now. The buprenorphine has worked wonders for him so far but the vet charges $10 per dose and only gives me four doses at the time. The Gabapentin worked but it makes him so sleepy. I plan to ask the vet how I can get the buprenorphine any cheaper.Neko loved her chicken flavoured compounded buprenorphine. That is, the chicken soup flavour, not the roasted chicken one. Cats!
You also asked yesterday:
I weighed Neko regularly, and fed her according to what weight the vet and I thought was a good weight for her. I also fed raw food, which I found seemed to be more filling than canned food which has more fillers in it. You might want to discuss with your vet whether Max needs to lose weight or not. The acro tumour puts out excess growth hormone, and that can mean muscle as well as bony/soft tissue growth. Think teenage boys. Weight gain may be appropriate if he's getting longer/taller.
The other tool that really helped me was the autofeeder. Once Neko learned the autofeeder fed her meals after PS, she no longer bugged me for food.
Max is an anxious cat too and has arthritis. I have read good things about CBD oil for cats, so I'm interested in trying it. Thanks for letting me know where to order.You welcome!!
That's old fashioned thinking for old fashioned in and out insulins that hit hard early in the cycle. Not true for the depot insulins. Most people here feed their cats multiple small meals. Ideally not so many carbs after nadir, when the insulin effect is slowing down on it's own. Adding carbs in that situation shortens duration and gives you higher preshots.
