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Marcy-haven't been on here in a awhile but i noticed your post just now...be sure you and Klinger are in my prayers tonight.
Happy he's eating alitlle now, and that you're off this week.
I'll keep sending you white light and checking in here. I have a feeling your boy will be fine soon.
 
Marci - you were right! Klinger seems to be feeling better. I had to go back to work today and I was really worried that he wouldn't eat. Well I got home and he's in the living room and comes to greet me when I walked in the door. :-D
I checked his plates in the bedroom and the majority of them we're clean!!!!! :-D :-D :-D I checked the litter box and he peed and pooped! Woo-hoo!!!!!! :-D :-D :-D He's sitting with me on the couch right now. Back to being my wing man. His numbers are super high today. I don't know if he got a fur shot this morning or if all the higher carb foods have finally caught up to him.
He's not totally 100% yet, but he's definitely in the 80-89% range.
Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
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Glad to hear Klinger is on the mend!!!

Isn't it funny how excited we get when they poo and pee for us after they have been sick...lol

Mel, Maxwell, Musette & The Fur Gang
 
More good news. I know how great it feels when they start eating again after a p-titis flare. You must be so happy he is feeling better (and that Radar is home and doing better).
 
Marcy, I'm so glad to see this! Even with high numbers, his activity says he at least feels better.

If he was getting high carb, I'd say the Lev just couldn't keep up. One thing at a time, he has to get better and eat first.

Good boy Klinger!
 
Sorry I haven't been able to post an update. I've been working late this week and by the time I get home, I play with the boys, grab something quick to eat, and crash for the night.

Klinger has been doing pretty well. He's still eating the Elegant Medley's FF varieties and Chunky Chicken. At least the Chunky Chicken is 5 or 6 carbs. I've tried giving him the Classics (that he used to eat before the p-tits) and he just won't touch it. Needless to say his numbers have been wonky. I'll probably up his dose to 1.50 tonight to see if that puts him back on track.

How long will sub-q fluids stay good for? They are still hanging on the door...Is there anything I can do that will make them last a little longer?

Klinger and Radar are currently sleeping in the living room. Klinger's next to me on one couch and Radar is next to Craig on the other couch. There was some hissing, but I guess they both decided it was nap time and they could resume their match later. Priorities! :lol:
 
Glad to hear from you, I've been checking & was starting to worry! Thumper is being picky about food also & of course I'm hovering to see every bite she takes. I tried the Elegant Medleys also but her BG went up, of course it's hard to say what's really going on since we've only been on Lantus a week. I do notice BG goes way down whenever I give fluids, which just complicates the dose situation. What's the chunky chicken you're feeding him? Have you tried Forti Flora on the FF classics? That has worked a couple of times with Thumper.

I don't have any idea about how long the fluids last, I just assumed they would last awhile? Are you still giving him any? I'm on a regular schedule with Thumper now, the vet said a couple of times a week but for now I'm going to try every other day. I can tell it makes her feel better.
 
I can't remember how long fluids last for. Vicky can answer that when she gets a minute. Also, Barbara, she found that giving Gandalf fluids helped to lower BGs - so there is a connection there.

Marcy, glad Klinger is eating better. For now you have to feed what he will eat and work the dose around it. Have you tried mixing the two foods? Or, yes, sprinkling FortaFlora may help. I just mix a packet in with my cats' food every day. There is never any food left over. :mrgreen:
 
One thing to do is change the needle after each use and leave the bag hang with a NEW needle, not the old needle. If you have not done that and the bag is already a week old, I'd throw it out. Also, run some fluid out first before you inject it. I would use one bag over 2 to 3 weeks. Others may say that's too long.

The only problem Gandalf ever had was possibly because I didn't change the needle out after use. He got an infection which we couldn't find a source for - had high WBC counts. That was a few weeks after a dental though, so it could have been bacteria released in his system after the dental.
 
When I was using fluids, my vet instructed me to fill the needle cap with rubbing alcohol and recap. Then she said it was good for 3 uses. I always ran a little fluid out of it to wash out the alcohol on use 2 and 3. After the third use I put a fresh needle on right away so it was ready to go the next time.
 
I remember years ago seeing microscopic pictures of insulin needles after 1 use and several more uses. That was evidence to not re-use needles. Sheila, did you notice any soreness by the time you used it that 3rd time? Those needles are so much bigger, maybe they don't deteriorate as quickly. That's kind of a neat idea about the alcohol in the cap.
 
I did not notice any soreness - or reacting as if they hurt more. I think that, yes, they are bigger so don't bent and nick like the 30 gauge insulin needles (I saw those photos too and would never reuse one - except in an emergency).

If I ever do fluids again, I'll have to check the needle with my magnifier after the 3rs use.
 
Thanks for the info on the fluids. I hope to use it a few more times, we've only used 4 liters so far.

I found clear vomit with a little food this morning. It had to be Klinger since Radar was in the spare bedroom. I'm off this week and I HOPE and PRAY he doesn't have a repeat from a few weeks ago. The only difference is that last night I mixed in a little fortiflora in with his food (1st time using it) and he wasn't very interested in eating that food...is that weird? Maybe it changed the flavor to much?

Hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas.
Marcy & Klinger
 
Hi Marcy, Glad that Klinger is eating for you and seems to be feeling better.

In my experience with Harley, FortiFlora can be hard on the GI tract because of the animal digest used to give it that yummy dry food taste that cats can't resist. I used it with Harley after his first pancreatitis attack to get him to eat and he seemed to get better for a week and then he got worse and had his much more severe attack complete with severe vomiting. I'm not saying the FortiFlora caused the second attack because correlation is not causation, but it's possible that it was a contributing factor because Harley also has IBD and not all IBD kitties can tolerate animal digests. Since then, I learned from the Yahoo Pancreatitis and IBD lists that Harley wasn't alone, other kitties had difficulty in tolerating FortiFlora. Just something to bear in mind. If Klinger refuses the food with FortiFlora in it, he may not like the taste, or he's remembering that it made him feel bad. And if he does eat it and throws it up again, I'd recommend discontinuing it and see if he still has tummy issues.

Wishing you guys a Merry Christmas!
 
I have never used a whole packet per cat/per meal as they advise on the box. I have "sprinkled" it on top (so not sure how much the cat in question got), but now I add one packet to about 25 ozs of food, which is for four cats for the whole day.

Laura, I so love this quote:
correlation is not causation
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OMG, that is going to be my new response to just about everything that is going to be thrown at us this coming election year!
 
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