Just out of DKA hospitalization- vomiting/no appetite

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Hi there- Last update before I move over to the Lantus forum.

Glenn Miller came home Thursday evening with a smorgasbord of meds including the steroids, a potassium supplement, Clavamox, Zofran (oral AND injectable), oral Mirtazapine, Cerenia, and my favorite part- fluids! I'm pumped to have the fluids on hand. They still wanted to keep him on the sliding scale for his insulin but... no.

I finally received a call today with answers- the GI panel sent to A&M was positive for pancreatitis. The vet said to continue our current regimen and he'll most likely come off the steroids in a week.

He's not looking so hot tonight. He ate dinner and there's been no vomiting, but his energy is very low and he seems a little depressed. I know he's probably exhausted from all this hospitalization, but I'm watching him closely.

(As if I wouldn't be anyway... lol)

Final note- he did get the FreeStyle Libre! Two days in and I love it, but I am still very apprehensive.

Thanks again for all the help. I really appreciate it.
 
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Hi there- Last update before I move over to the Lantus forum.

Glenn Miller came home Thursday evening with a smorgasbord of meds including the steroids, a potassium supplement, Clavamox, Zofran (oral AND injectable), oral Mirtazapine, Cerenia, and my favorite part- fluids! I'm pumped to have the fluids on hand. They still wanted to keep him on the sliding scale for his insulin but... no.

I finally received a call today with answers- the GI panel sent to A&M was positive for pancreatitis. The vet said to continue our current regimen and he'll most likely come off the steroids in a week.

He's not looking so hot tonight. He ate dinner and there's been no vomiting, but his energy is very low and he seems a little depressed. I know he's probably exhausted from all this hospitalization, but I'm watching him closely.

(As if I wouldn't be anyway... lol)

Final note- he did get the FreeStyle Libre! Two days in and I love it, but I am still very apprehensive.

Thanks again for all the help. I really appreciate it.
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You are welcome!
Thanks for the update :bighug:
I’ll be keepin an eye on Glenn Miller and you! ;)
 
Thanks for the update on Glenn Miller.
Did you end up getting the ketone meter? If he has been throwing ketones, even if it's not recently gone on to be DKA, I would still test for them as it's important to keep them in check.
Otherwise it sounds as if you are set up well.
Sending many vines for improvement. Please keep us updated
 
Glad that there is some good news and you have your boy back home :bighug:

If GM has never had Clavamox before...know that It has made a couple of our kitties look and feel just *awful*, and also it negatively affected their appetite unfortunately. You have meds to combat nausea,vomiting and to increase appetite, I know, but that antibiotic could still be knocking him for a loop. I haven't dealt with pancreatitis personally, but I just re-reviewed http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/a-primer-on-pancreatitis.83108/ and it says that antibiotics are not usually prescribed. Was that just a Hail Mary on their part since they aren't sure? I won't recommend it removing it, but I would be curious to know if that is the culprit if the blood work didn't seem to have indications of an infection. But maybe there is an infection, and it is what is making him feel bad. If only they could talk, right?!?!

All 10 fingers and 10 toes, and all 23 paws here are crossed that GM just continues to see improvements every day :bighug:
 
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