@Wendy&Neko I don't know of a low carb food I could use to syringe food, what I am using is Hill's ID because that is what the vet wanted me to use because it was very soft and low in fat.
I am giving both Cerenia and ondansetron. I tried to get him to smell some FF and he had a terrible look on his face and was trying to get away. I think I have some AD, if not do you know of any over the counter I could get until Monday when vets open. I cut way down on his insulin because of his not eating and now he has trace amounts of ketones.
Thank you.
I have not been giving fluids, but I have been syringing a lot of water and the food I was syringing feeding was watered down. Buddy weighs 14 lbs. His regular vet was giving him .02 of bupe per day, the other vet said he needed .03 of bupe 2 x a day. It is 6.15am and buddy is hungry, I gave him a bite of Crave, it is not high carb. I only gave him a bite to see how he does.
I did put parm cheese on his food. I tried tuna & tuna water, I am now syringe feeding. I am afraid of over dosing and then he won't eat when his numbers go low. At 6.00 am this morning he was wanting to eat, but I did not want his BG to go high because e has trace amounts of ketones.
Crave is a pate put out by Mars. They advertise it as high protein, grain free. When I called they said it was 7% carb. I stopped using it because it seemed to make Bailey's BG rise and it is not listed on Dr Pierson's list of cat foods.
Buddy was hungry at 6:00 am and ate a bite, but now will not. I have been feeding him what the vet said a watered down version of I/D and I am going by yesterday and insulin dose. This morning Buddy was @ 120, I feed him and gave him 3.75u, last night I gave him 3.50u. I am trying to raise his insulin slowly without him going hypo on me. I need a food that I can syringe feed him and then work it into eating when this is over. He is still showing interest.
Buddy doesn't like all meat baby food, I have some chicken.
Buddy weighs 14 lbs, his dose of cerenia is 1/4 of a 16 mg pill, but I give 2 a day. His dose of ondansetron id 1/4 0f a 4mg pill every 8 hrs.
The vet I saw wanted him to eat Hills I/D and syringe it, which I have been. Last night he had trace amounts of Ketones, so I got insulin wild and upped his insulin some, he now has 3 hrs till nadir and is at 99. I am going to try and update SS.
What dose of cerenia & ondan do you think he should have.
Thank you.
What do you think about Metacam. Have you ever used it. I have been giving some to Buddy for a couple of days. I value your opinion.
Thank you.Crave is a pate put out by Mars. They advertise it as high protein, grain free. When I called they said it was 7% carb. I stopped using it because it seemed to make Bailey's BG rise and it is not listed on Dr Pierson's list of cat foods.
Crave also contains Carrageenan. From Dr Pierson's site:
One ingredient that has caught my attention lately is carrageenan. If one does a PubMed search of carrageenan, they will find many references to “carrageenan-induced inflammation” which is very disturbing in light of how common IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) is in cats. Please see this link to an interesting study showing carrageenan to be an inflammatory mediator in human intestinal cells.
Unfortunately, many commercial canned products contain carrageenan. If your cat has chronic diarrhea or vomiting, I suggest trying to find a food without this ingredient listed but just know that your choices will be limited.
Hugs for you and Buddy
Are you logged into the correct google account that is associated with the SS?
I don't know, I just click on Buddy's SS at the top of the page, it comes up, but it is not right and you cannot enter info. what is the bar called that you can click on to get into programs such as Buddy's SS or Feline Diabetes Message Board. On that bar at 1 time there was another icon that said Buddy's SS, now there is only 1 icon instead of 2. I believe the other icon is the correct 1.
I logged into google and the spread sheet came up, but the date stops at 4/8, how do I get the dates to fill in
All I see are numbers up until 1/18. You ma have to manually input all the numbers unless you can copy & paste from an offline SS that you have been updating?
maybe I was in the wrong SS. I do not have an offline SS
only have dates that go to 4/8/2018, can you fill in the dates
I have been syringing Buddy food and water, this morning he peeded twice after I syringed water, but has not peeded since, there are no 24 hr vets around here r I would take him. Have you ever sen this happen before.
Buddy is not eating or drinking. Buddy had pancreatitis before 2013, but I have never seen him like this before.
In the US it has a black box warning for use in cats. It is an NSAID and not recommended for cats. Better choices for pain are buprenorphine or gabapentin.
I have been using bupe, the vet I saw the other day said to go ahead and use it with the bupe, but I will not give him any more. I have been syring water but he has not peed since this morning, I am going to give him more water now. Do you know of anyone else's cat doing this. I am so worried about him.
No, I do not know how to feel for a full bladder. Could I hurt him by giving him too much water. He has not been drinking any water on his own. He is not going to the litter box or anything.