Bear & Lora
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There is so much to catch up on.
I guess today's Vet visit is a good start. Finally Bear's Vet was back from her vacation and this is how it went.
First she showed me the results of his Spec Fpl and Bear was one point above normal range #27.
She was confident Bear has Pancreatitis and would have had quite a bit higher number if we could have gotten his test done at the beginning of the flare up, the test was done 6 days later.
I showed her Bear's SS with all the green and some lime green #'s. She was amazed at the data showing that even after giving Bear honey plus HC food his BG barely moved at times and the quick need for reducing his insulin.
We talked over the situation of Bear not being able to keep little to no food on board due to his vomiting.
In fact yesterday was the first day and night that Bear has made it through without vomiting, which equals 10 days of vomiting with little to no nutrients daily. I was finally able to get ahead of the nausea fully with Pepcid and Ondansetron, all the Cerenia had been used up and a lot lost through vomiting. Thank goodness Bear has been getting Sub-Q fluids to help support him through this awful crisis.
When I told her about Bear having excess acid for a few years now and I thought that along with the pancreatitis that it has practically doubled his nausea she nodded in agreement. I also told her that with just one dose of probiotics he went from diarrhea paste to hard feces in one day and she said his GI Tract is totally in a turmoil. She suspicions that Bear has a GI Triad problem and possibly IBD.
We also talked about the juggling act I have been trying to do in order to keep DKA and or Hypo at bay and the anxiety I have had knowing that I couldn't steer Bear's BG up with food since he couldn't keep it on board and when he did keep food on board it wasn't or barely was affecting his BG. She told me she uses dextrose to raise the BG.
She also pointed out two thin spots of hair on Bear's back where he has recently been licking and said that she thinks Bear is suffering pain from his neuropathy along his spine.
So the end results were she recommended Omeprazole for his GI instead of Pepcid. She gave me more Cerenia to have on hand plus she told me Cerenia helps with inflammation. She wrote out a script for Gabapentin 50mg/1 ML for his neuropathy pain. She also sent me a 50% solution of Dextrose to try when Bear has low BG.
Now we will have to see what may come of the different meds and recommendations.
I had reduced Bear's insulin for his safety during his weakened state but now that he is getting more nutrients and is becoming stronger I know he will need more insulin for better regulation.
There is so much to catch up on.
I guess today's Vet visit is a good start. Finally Bear's Vet was back from her vacation and this is how it went.
First she showed me the results of his Spec Fpl and Bear was one point above normal range #27.
She was confident Bear has Pancreatitis and would have had quite a bit higher number if we could have gotten his test done at the beginning of the flare up, the test was done 6 days later.
I showed her Bear's SS with all the green and some lime green #'s. She was amazed at the data showing that even after giving Bear honey plus HC food his BG barely moved at times and the quick need for reducing his insulin.
We talked over the situation of Bear not being able to keep little to no food on board due to his vomiting.
In fact yesterday was the first day and night that Bear has made it through without vomiting, which equals 10 days of vomiting with little to no nutrients daily. I was finally able to get ahead of the nausea fully with Pepcid and Ondansetron, all the Cerenia had been used up and a lot lost through vomiting. Thank goodness Bear has been getting Sub-Q fluids to help support him through this awful crisis.
When I told her about Bear having excess acid for a few years now and I thought that along with the pancreatitis that it has practically doubled his nausea she nodded in agreement. I also told her that with just one dose of probiotics he went from diarrhea paste to hard feces in one day and she said his GI Tract is totally in a turmoil. She suspicions that Bear has a GI Triad problem and possibly IBD.
We also talked about the juggling act I have been trying to do in order to keep DKA and or Hypo at bay and the anxiety I have had knowing that I couldn't steer Bear's BG up with food since he couldn't keep it on board and when he did keep food on board it wasn't or barely was affecting his BG. She told me she uses dextrose to raise the BG.
She also pointed out two thin spots of hair on Bear's back where he has recently been licking and said that she thinks Bear is suffering pain from his neuropathy along his spine.
So the end results were she recommended Omeprazole for his GI instead of Pepcid. She gave me more Cerenia to have on hand plus she told me Cerenia helps with inflammation. She wrote out a script for Gabapentin 50mg/1 ML for his neuropathy pain. She also sent me a 50% solution of Dextrose to try when Bear has low BG.
Now we will have to see what may come of the different meds and recommendations.
I had reduced Bear's insulin for his safety during his weakened state but now that he is getting more nutrients and is becoming stronger I know he will need more insulin for better regulation.
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