Grayson & Lu
Very Active Member
It's already a beautiful day in eastern NC - sunny and 70s forecast.
Today is the day we go to NC State Univ Vet School for an ultrasound to visually confirm that Grayson's IGF-1 number of 236 is, in fact, Acromegaly as indicated by the bloodwork. We'll be looking to see if he has enlarged organs and other physical characteristics, which after reading extensively, I'm expecting they'll find. If nothing else, we know his colon is enlarged... based on the size of his poops! Will print out some facial pics of him from earlier years and now, so we can see a side-by-side comparison. Just wild to think about him having a "growth spurt", expecially when he's 9 pounds less than a year ago - but I do think he's gotten taller. There are times when his arms look lke Popeye's - but most noticeable to me are the back legs that remind me of a jackrabbit! And his feet are much larger than the other kitties'. I keep thinking I need to photograph his parts w/ a ruler next to them. Unfortunately, he was the only male in his litter, so we don't have any comparison (Acro is more prevalent in males) - his sisters & mom weigh about 9-10 pounds.
He continues to stay in the reds most of the day, although he dropped into the upper yellows yesterdya. PMPS was 388 last night.
This morning he's in the black. YUCK!!! Although this is more than the 30 point change we've been seeing, I'd really love to see a breakthrough in this insulin resistence!
Will keep you guys posted as we know more. Wish us luck today!
AMPS 517 RU442; shot 4.0u
Fed 2 FF Chicken.
+.75 494
He was fidgety at PS, but still high when re-tested not quite an hour later.
Today is the day we go to NC State Univ Vet School for an ultrasound to visually confirm that Grayson's IGF-1 number of 236 is, in fact, Acromegaly as indicated by the bloodwork. We'll be looking to see if he has enlarged organs and other physical characteristics, which after reading extensively, I'm expecting they'll find. If nothing else, we know his colon is enlarged... based on the size of his poops! Will print out some facial pics of him from earlier years and now, so we can see a side-by-side comparison. Just wild to think about him having a "growth spurt", expecially when he's 9 pounds less than a year ago - but I do think he's gotten taller. There are times when his arms look lke Popeye's - but most noticeable to me are the back legs that remind me of a jackrabbit! And his feet are much larger than the other kitties'. I keep thinking I need to photograph his parts w/ a ruler next to them. Unfortunately, he was the only male in his litter, so we don't have any comparison (Acro is more prevalent in males) - his sisters & mom weigh about 9-10 pounds.
He continues to stay in the reds most of the day, although he dropped into the upper yellows yesterdya. PMPS was 388 last night.
This morning he's in the black. YUCK!!! Although this is more than the 30 point change we've been seeing, I'd really love to see a breakthrough in this insulin resistence!
Will keep you guys posted as we know more. Wish us luck today!
AMPS 517 RU442; shot 4.0u
Fed 2 FF Chicken.
+.75 494
He was fidgety at PS, but still high when re-tested not quite an hour later.
