Sprkl
Member Since 2021
Hello,
Apologies in advance for some redundant info from our previous posts, but we have new info from our vet that we're struggling to absorb.
We have become relatively uncertain about following our vets recommended treatment for our beloved Mouse. Some of the information that she has provided is directly disputed by many other sources (including some from this helpful forum), the biggest being the notion that we do not need to test daily. While we accept the fact that neither of us have any training or education in veterinary medicine, we also know that there's a plethora of information available to others like us, that...just want to make the right decisions.
The numbers from our first Glucose Curve that we ran on Monday, produced numbers ranging from 22.8 mmol/L down to 14.7 mmol/L, so we knew that insulin would be the logical next step. She's showing no real signs of her newly diagnosed FD. She went from huge water/urine activity to pretty much normal after switching her to a wet (only) low carb diet.
When we asked our vet this morning about whether we would be using the SLGS or TR regulation...she didn't know what either of those acronyms were. Are they specific to these forums, or are they known as something different in the vet world? It may be moot since she said that "we are not looking for tight regulation in cats; we are looking for more clinical signs such as urination, water - that sort of thing." But that's my point...we have noticed these `clinical signs' here, at home. They point to a marginal improvement since Mouse consumes substantially less water (over the last 12-14 days) without having any insulin yet.
The vet is now insisting that we bring Mouse in for a day so that they can do the Glucose Curve IN HOUSE, to watch for hypoglycemia. She suggests starting with 2 units and then increasing as needed, but...we wonder why starting with a smaller dose (1/2-1 unit) and then adjusting up, if needed, is not an option.
Hypoglycemia is certainly very critical, but if starting with a low(er) dose minimizes the chances of that, could we not do this at home and spare Mouse from the extra stress from being in the canine heavy/friendly clinic all day?
Thank you.
Apologies in advance for some redundant info from our previous posts, but we have new info from our vet that we're struggling to absorb.
We have become relatively uncertain about following our vets recommended treatment for our beloved Mouse. Some of the information that she has provided is directly disputed by many other sources (including some from this helpful forum), the biggest being the notion that we do not need to test daily. While we accept the fact that neither of us have any training or education in veterinary medicine, we also know that there's a plethora of information available to others like us, that...just want to make the right decisions.
The numbers from our first Glucose Curve that we ran on Monday, produced numbers ranging from 22.8 mmol/L down to 14.7 mmol/L, so we knew that insulin would be the logical next step. She's showing no real signs of her newly diagnosed FD. She went from huge water/urine activity to pretty much normal after switching her to a wet (only) low carb diet.
When we asked our vet this morning about whether we would be using the SLGS or TR regulation...she didn't know what either of those acronyms were. Are they specific to these forums, or are they known as something different in the vet world? It may be moot since she said that "we are not looking for tight regulation in cats; we are looking for more clinical signs such as urination, water - that sort of thing." But that's my point...we have noticed these `clinical signs' here, at home. They point to a marginal improvement since Mouse consumes substantially less water (over the last 12-14 days) without having any insulin yet.
The vet is now insisting that we bring Mouse in for a day so that they can do the Glucose Curve IN HOUSE, to watch for hypoglycemia. She suggests starting with 2 units and then increasing as needed, but...we wonder why starting with a smaller dose (1/2-1 unit) and then adjusting up, if needed, is not an option.
Hypoglycemia is certainly very critical, but if starting with a low(er) dose minimizes the chances of that, could we not do this at home and spare Mouse from the extra stress from being in the canine heavy/friendly clinic all day?
Thank you.
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