kellyandloki
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Hi all, Loki and I haven't been on the FMDB board in years, but now, I find myself back here hoping for some guidance. At approximately 1:15am this morning I heard an odd swishing sound continously for several minutes. I was in bed, trying to sleep and thought Loki was playing with hsi kicker or licking himself (he's overweight and a loud licker). I thought nothing of it. The sounds continued. After about 10 minutes I went to investigate and found Loki under my computer desk chasing his tail. The swishing sound was him rubbing past the wood of the desk each turn. I thought he was chasing his tail... I laughed. He didn't even notice me trying to get his attention or talking to him- he was obsessed.
I got down and pulled him from under the desk and he sat down for a minute and looked at me like "what?". Something was off. I told him to follow me; I wanted to see how he walked. He seemed to lean to the right a little. I wondered if maybe his fur was matted (because of his overweight issues he cannot clean his fur past his shoulders). Thought maybe he had an itch. I brushed him, he laid there accepting. He then stood back up and started to "chase his tail" again. Then he started yowling. I picked him up, aware of the meaning of the yowls. I brought him to his litter box and set him down; he got out and pooped on the floor, then pressed his face against the bathroom cabinet for balance. When he was done he ran a little bit, then collapsed then got up and walked drunkenly to the chair and pressed his face into the wall next to the chair. This was not good.
I called the ER vet and told them to expect me shortly.
Loki was diganosed with acute pancreatitus in 2002, and has been on Lantus insulin since 2005. For the last year or so he has been getting 7 units twice daily. I used to test his glucose every single time I fed him prior to giving insulin. But he became regulated at 7 and I became confident. I still did curves for a few months, then stopped testing him. We both paid for my mistake this morning.
Loki's BG was 60 when I took him to the ER. He was mostly blind at that time and stumbling. He still yowled, but mostly panted. They fed him, gave him an IV, and some sedatives. I went home. At 9:15am I transferred him to his regular doctor and they did blood tests and took an xray of his belly, etc. He ate. His eyesight came back mostly, but his eyes are still "cloudy" in the light of the vet's instruments. He cannot walk.
His doctor seems pretty confident that it was a pancreatitus flare-up and things will get better. I don't feel confident tonight, watching poor Loki try to live, wondering what tomorrow will bring. He can barely stand enough to try to take a step, but he manages to sort of scoot, rather loudly, thump thump thump, as he makes his way across the floor. He is unable to sit upright to eat his food so I put it on a plate for him- he just kind of melts into a pile of mush while eating. I caught him with his face resting on the rim of his water bowl, his chin in the water. He's going to drown himself.
I don't know what to do. They gave me Buprenorphine for any pain. He is sleeping now. When he's awake, he looks coherent, though tired. He twitches now in his sleep. He wants to get up, to move, to walk, but it is so difficult. He manages a step or two then collapses... tried again a couple minutes later. He cannot make it into the litterbox. I fear he will begin to "go" wherever he may be, but not yet- he still tries, but I have to lift him and hold him in the litter box.
I am so confused right now, so worried for him. Is it the drugs he's been on today? Twice on sedatives, now twice or three times on pain meds. Could the hypoglycemia still be affecting his ability to walk? Will he get better? I just checked his BG while he slept and he's at 293.
Anyone have any history with a hypoglycemic episode, and if so, did your kitty recover? I'm so scared.
Thanks everyone.
Kelly and Loki
I got down and pulled him from under the desk and he sat down for a minute and looked at me like "what?". Something was off. I told him to follow me; I wanted to see how he walked. He seemed to lean to the right a little. I wondered if maybe his fur was matted (because of his overweight issues he cannot clean his fur past his shoulders). Thought maybe he had an itch. I brushed him, he laid there accepting. He then stood back up and started to "chase his tail" again. Then he started yowling. I picked him up, aware of the meaning of the yowls. I brought him to his litter box and set him down; he got out and pooped on the floor, then pressed his face against the bathroom cabinet for balance. When he was done he ran a little bit, then collapsed then got up and walked drunkenly to the chair and pressed his face into the wall next to the chair. This was not good.
I called the ER vet and told them to expect me shortly.
Loki was diganosed with acute pancreatitus in 2002, and has been on Lantus insulin since 2005. For the last year or so he has been getting 7 units twice daily. I used to test his glucose every single time I fed him prior to giving insulin. But he became regulated at 7 and I became confident. I still did curves for a few months, then stopped testing him. We both paid for my mistake this morning.
Loki's BG was 60 when I took him to the ER. He was mostly blind at that time and stumbling. He still yowled, but mostly panted. They fed him, gave him an IV, and some sedatives. I went home. At 9:15am I transferred him to his regular doctor and they did blood tests and took an xray of his belly, etc. He ate. His eyesight came back mostly, but his eyes are still "cloudy" in the light of the vet's instruments. He cannot walk.
His doctor seems pretty confident that it was a pancreatitus flare-up and things will get better. I don't feel confident tonight, watching poor Loki try to live, wondering what tomorrow will bring. He can barely stand enough to try to take a step, but he manages to sort of scoot, rather loudly, thump thump thump, as he makes his way across the floor. He is unable to sit upright to eat his food so I put it on a plate for him- he just kind of melts into a pile of mush while eating. I caught him with his face resting on the rim of his water bowl, his chin in the water. He's going to drown himself.
I don't know what to do. They gave me Buprenorphine for any pain. He is sleeping now. When he's awake, he looks coherent, though tired. He twitches now in his sleep. He wants to get up, to move, to walk, but it is so difficult. He manages a step or two then collapses... tried again a couple minutes later. He cannot make it into the litterbox. I fear he will begin to "go" wherever he may be, but not yet- he still tries, but I have to lift him and hold him in the litter box.
I am so confused right now, so worried for him. Is it the drugs he's been on today? Twice on sedatives, now twice or three times on pain meds. Could the hypoglycemia still be affecting his ability to walk? Will he get better? I just checked his BG while he slept and he's at 293.
Anyone have any history with a hypoglycemic episode, and if so, did your kitty recover? I'm so scared.
Thanks everyone.
Kelly and Loki
