Is that "Chlor" liquid chlorambucil? The SCL group is very much against using the liquid form. It is too easy to contact it yourself. Chlorambucil is a carcinogen so you need to be very careful when handling it. And when I inquired about it, the shelf life of the liquid form was something like a week. In the US you can get the dose compounded into a capsule. I just used the Leukeran pills (which have a coating) and used gloves to handle it.Chlor - we are getting liquid. I will be applying it thru the feeding tube.
We receive it on Monday. I was surprised it was so inexpensive - $25 for 2 month supply. Heck, flea medicine costs more than that.
The other shining light in our life is Little Dude, who we "tamed" just in the last month. Little Dude's flickr page is here. Does he look tamed yet?
That album is so beautiful @JeffJ !![]()
Thanks. Yes, Leo is quite the lovebug. He has always wanted to sleep with a person or one of the other pets. So we are lucky that Little Dude has become his junior mascot. Leo loves the heck out of him! It makes us happy every day. I have held back on the pictures. We probably take 3-10 pictures a day!
It has been 2 months since Leo's health report here. There is little to report
- responsive to the meds, no bad signs
- fairly stable insulin doses...4.0-4.5 in AM and 2.0 in the PM
- good appetite and maintaining weight
He is relatively healthy despite the underlying issues. We continue to hope each day that the chemo continues to stay effective on his SCL and that he will be with us for months/years to come. Here is Leo on his favorite chair - just 3 feet from the back door. Silly boy cries "Dad I really need to go outside." Then he goes out 3 feet and jumps up in the chair. It doesn't get any better than that.
A 2 month, positive update on Leo. He is now missing some teeth.
April 2018: Leo's general health is good.
- 3/21 liver toxicity check - all good, no issues
- Daily insulin and BG averages
.....AMPS 300, then 4.0 - 4.5 units (often AMPS is food influenced by leftovers)
.....AMPS+6 = 110-150
.....PMPS 180-250, then 2.0 - 2.5 units, PMPS
In general, Leo's BG and insulin are pretty stable.
- Great appetite
- 17.5 - 18.0 pounds
- Chemo given every 3rd day, prednisolone every day
3/28/2018 Dental summary
- resorption in multiple teeth
- minor abcesses on the teeth removed
- both upper canines removed, and a single upper premolar removed
- Leo has not had many dentals thru the years, my bad
3/6/2018 Hypo
- I had to go to NYC for business
- Leo's normal PM dose is 2.0-2.5 units
- Theresa gave him 4.0 units
- He hypoed down to 50. We were on the phone together until 2am when he stabilized.
- There was no bounce the next day. The next day, Leo said: "What was all the fuss about Mom?"
Spring 2018 - Leo and Little Dude - best buds
Aside from the medical crud, Leo is doing very well. He loves to eat. And he adores Little Dude, who in turn loves the attention. Leo also loves attention, and he gets daily brushings. Leo and LD are almost inseparable. They are usually within 5 feet of each other. We like it when they wrestle on the ground, then they both get up and look the other way like "we weren't really doing that Dad".
I also sneak Leo a few crunchies every day. You never know if this will be his last month. We are taking the gift of his daily life with us and going with it. Leo and Little Dude's daily antics are so much fun. How did we get so lucky? Our sweet kitteh boys.....now picture time.
God... I love this ... so adorable!!!!!It is now 22 months after Leo's SRT (radiation) for Acromegaly, and ~3.5 years as a diabetic.
18.0 units/dose - Sept 2016
8.0 units/dose - July 2017
2.3 units/dose - July 2018 - YAY(20 day average)
The SRT was all worth it. Leo is much healthier now. He is still challenging to dose as his BG fluctuates. The daily prednisolone also influences his day time cycle.
6-8 weeks ago he stopped purring. We thought it was due to stridor, from the Acro. We had our cat-only vet evaluate it, and had another round of blood work. He had some minor infection with low White Blood Count (WBC). He got Orbax for 2 weeks, and his purr is backwhile the stridor (throat growths) still adversely impact his eating.
His appetite remains pretty good for the past month. He had issues eating earlier this year. We are rotating meals:
- FF classics
- cooked chicken or cooked white fish
- Weruva Cats in the Kitchen varieties
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