april_sd
Member Since 2014
Maddy's numbers have been pretty low. I've found that if I give her a can of fancy feast (1/2 fresh, 1/2 frozen) before bed, she stays in the normal range for most of the day. I did give her a drop of insulin yesterday because her morning BG was over 150.
I didn't post much last week because our testing and feeding schedules were interrupted by few visits to the vet. Maddy has a tumor in her nasal passage that has been blocking one of her nostrils and making her have sneezing fits and an occasional bloody nose. She went to the vet specialist last week and had some imaging done so that we could get a sense of her treatment options. The good news is that the type of cancer she has is rare in cats, but is highly treatable. The vet, of course, wants to do very aggressive radiation treatments followed by surgery. That option would not only be incredibly expensive, but would involve Maddy going to the vet to be sedated and then get radiation treatment every weekday for three weeks. Given her age (she's 14), I really don't want to put her through that even though the vet says the cats don't really mind radiation. Fortunately, there are some other less aggressive treatment options that could relieve her symptoms and extend her life.
Although the vet was unsure how the cancer might affect her BG levels, I assume that if minor infections can elevate BG then it's possible that whatever immune reaction she is having to tumor (one of her lymph nodes was swollen) might also be keeping her slightly higher than other OTJ cats.
Aside from the seriousness of the health issues she's facing, Maddy is doing very well. She seems content to go about her normal routine, while I contemplate how to handle the situation.
I didn't post much last week because our testing and feeding schedules were interrupted by few visits to the vet. Maddy has a tumor in her nasal passage that has been blocking one of her nostrils and making her have sneezing fits and an occasional bloody nose. She went to the vet specialist last week and had some imaging done so that we could get a sense of her treatment options. The good news is that the type of cancer she has is rare in cats, but is highly treatable. The vet, of course, wants to do very aggressive radiation treatments followed by surgery. That option would not only be incredibly expensive, but would involve Maddy going to the vet to be sedated and then get radiation treatment every weekday for three weeks. Given her age (she's 14), I really don't want to put her through that even though the vet says the cats don't really mind radiation. Fortunately, there are some other less aggressive treatment options that could relieve her symptoms and extend her life.
Although the vet was unsure how the cancer might affect her BG levels, I assume that if minor infections can elevate BG then it's possible that whatever immune reaction she is having to tumor (one of her lymph nodes was swollen) might also be keeping her slightly higher than other OTJ cats.
Aside from the seriousness of the health issues she's facing, Maddy is doing very well. She seems content to go about her normal routine, while I contemplate how to handle the situation.
