kse
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Good Morning--
Not much news on Kitty. The Vet did call this morning and said that they would repeat the chest Xrays, ultrasounds and blood work today. She is still in an oxygen cage and they said she seemed comfortable.
I told the vets yesterday that Kitty's insulin was dosed TID. When they called last night, the resident said they had decided to only give Kitty her insulin twice a day...."...that is how we do it!" I told them Good Luck and to get the IV drip out, that it would never work. Not to mention-- they thought 3 units twice a day would be okay. This morning in their report to me, they said her BG is extremely High....I said, "Really?!" I explained my dosing regiment for Kitty again......this time they said, "......hold on, let us get a pen!" So, I am hoping they take my advice and give her insulin as I instructed. The last thing she needs is the added complication of high BGs--- I know the tid will control her.
She ate well last night, but this morning they are waiting to feed her until after her tests. Kitty has always had a Cute personality, but she really doesn't like a lot of people other than me handling her. I could probably pull her eyes out---but, she doesn't want others touching her! She introduced herself to some of the students last night-- by slapping the fool out of them! I wonder if they still think she is cute?
They did confirm that she has some fluid in her lungs and they will give her a diuretic again today to try and clear it off. The really tricky thing with all of this, other than her age is ---with the heart, you need to remove fluids-- with the kidneys, you need to add fluids. I know her kidney values were elevated, but I really think the symptoms I have been witnessing have been her heart, not her kidneys. I never thought she should have been as lethargic as I was seeing her--- based on the anemia and the elevated kidney values alone. I know the sub qs I have been administering were not helping and probably made her situation worse.
My local vet has a call into the vet school and hopefully she will be able to find out more about the True prognosis--- though, I know none of this is good. I will give the vets every opportunity to help her as long as she is comfortable and alert. I am trying to be find some hope in this....but, it is hard.
Thanks for the support.
Not much news on Kitty. The Vet did call this morning and said that they would repeat the chest Xrays, ultrasounds and blood work today. She is still in an oxygen cage and they said she seemed comfortable.
I told the vets yesterday that Kitty's insulin was dosed TID. When they called last night, the resident said they had decided to only give Kitty her insulin twice a day...."...that is how we do it!" I told them Good Luck and to get the IV drip out, that it would never work. Not to mention-- they thought 3 units twice a day would be okay. This morning in their report to me, they said her BG is extremely High....I said, "Really?!" I explained my dosing regiment for Kitty again......this time they said, "......hold on, let us get a pen!" So, I am hoping they take my advice and give her insulin as I instructed. The last thing she needs is the added complication of high BGs--- I know the tid will control her.
She ate well last night, but this morning they are waiting to feed her until after her tests. Kitty has always had a Cute personality, but she really doesn't like a lot of people other than me handling her. I could probably pull her eyes out---but, she doesn't want others touching her! She introduced herself to some of the students last night-- by slapping the fool out of them! I wonder if they still think she is cute?
They did confirm that she has some fluid in her lungs and they will give her a diuretic again today to try and clear it off. The really tricky thing with all of this, other than her age is ---with the heart, you need to remove fluids-- with the kidneys, you need to add fluids. I know her kidney values were elevated, but I really think the symptoms I have been witnessing have been her heart, not her kidneys. I never thought she should have been as lethargic as I was seeing her--- based on the anemia and the elevated kidney values alone. I know the sub qs I have been administering were not helping and probably made her situation worse.
My local vet has a call into the vet school and hopefully she will be able to find out more about the True prognosis--- though, I know none of this is good. I will give the vets every opportunity to help her as long as she is comfortable and alert. I am trying to be find some hope in this....but, it is hard.
Thanks for the support.
