Fever, Vomiting, and High BG

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Tiffany Smith

Tiffany Smith

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Im in panic mode right now. Nala had an AMPS of 345, she feels hot like she has a fever, and she just dry heaved. The only thing that has changed in our environment is that I am puppy sitting for my mom, can stress cause this or could we be looking at something else?? I just brought the pup home last night, Nala has been near perfect.
 
Whenever I see a cat acting off, like Nala is, especially throwing up and having stress or possibly an infection, the first thing I think of is to check for ketones. You can buy urine ketone test strips at any pharmacy. Walmart sells them for a few dollars for 50 strips. You can also buy a meter that tests ketones in the blood which is very much like a glucometer. For now, I would go buy the urine ketone test strips, and test her as soon as possible. You either put the test strip in her urine flow, or gather a little urine with a cup or ladle and dip the test strip in and read the results at exactly 15 seconds. Please let us know if you can do this. Is she acting lethargic or not wanting to eat?
 
Stress would not cause a fever. Any infection or inflammation can cause a rise in BG numbers. I'd encourage you to call your vet. I'd rather see you err on the side of being overly cautious if for no other reason that it's likely that your vet's office will be closed on Sunday. If you wait, it could end up being at trip to the emergency vet which will be a lot more expensive.
 
Dyana said:
Whenever I see a cat acting off, like Nala is, especially throwing up and having stress or possibly an infection, the first thing I think of is to check for ketones. You can buy urine ketone test strips at any pharmacy. Walmart sells them for a few dollars for 50 strips. You can also buy a meter that tests ketones in the blood which is very much like a glucometer. For now, I would go buy the urine ketone test strips, and test her as soon as possible. You either put the test strip in her urine flow, or gather a little urine with a cup or ladle and dip the test strip in and read the results at exactly 15 seconds. Please let us know if you can do this. Is she acting lethargic or not wanting to eat?
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She ate half of her food this morning and I gave her the usual dosage of insulin. I will look stop by Walmart this morning and see if I can get the ketone strips. I am running my moms pup back to her here in the next few mins. I don't know how I will check her though, we have more than one cat in the house, but I will see what I can do.


Bandit's Mom said:
Did she eat her breakfast? What about her eating last night?
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Yesterday was normal day. She ate everything that was offered her and ended the night with a good number in our books.
 
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Sienne and Gabby (GA) said:
I'd encourage you to call your vet. I'd rather see you err on the side of being overly cautious if for no other reason that it's likely that your vet's office will be closed on Sunday. If you wait, it could end up being at trip to the emergency vet which will be a lot more expensive.
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I agree with Sienne. I think a vet visit is the best and safest course of action here.

Tiffany Smith said:
she just dry heaved
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Whatever the cause, particularly in diabetic cats, problems with nausea, vomiting and inappetence need to be addressed really quickly because if a cat can't eat enough it makes insulin administration problematic. Both lack of food and insufficient insulin increase the risk of the cat starting to generate ketones. Your kitty also seems to be running a temperature and that, along with potential lack of food and lack of insulin, completes the trifecta of that put a cat at risk of developing diabetic ketoacidosis.

If you want to check your cat's ketone status first, I strongly recommend getting a blood beta ketone meter because in your cat's particular circumstances I think the faster you can check ketone status the better. You can test the blood for ketones on demand, no need to wait until your cat next passes urine, and it overcomes the multi-cat household problem

Another thing that often causes nausea and inappetence in diabetic cats is pancreatitis. An on-the-spot SNAP fPL test can potentially identify pancreatic inflammation.

I really do think a vet visit is called for to determine what's causing the fever and vomiting. I hope Nala feels better soon.


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I thank every one for their quick response and suggestions. I did get her vet involved, after a temp check to rule out possible infection ( it was only 100.3), the vet says it is very likely that it was stress induced. I was instructed to give her normal dose of insulin (.75u) and I took my moms pup home. I just returned home and did her +3 check and it was 92. She is back to her normal self and is cleaning her bowl from lunch. She did eat all her breakfast this morning too. I have learned something new. I had no idea stress could elevate numbers that high.

Thank you again to everyone.
 
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