LO BG in a civie?

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LynnLee + Mousie

LynnLee + Mousie

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what could or would cause a LO BG reading in what we know so far is a civie? (labwork due back today from vet)

story: 15 yr old male civie. noticed eyes were non-responsive last week. otherwise acting his normal self. took to vet. vet confirmed hypertensive. no retinal detachment in one eye, possibly a teeny spot in the other eye. and we are waiting on b/w results that should be back today for everything else.

she said she wouldn't be surprised if he came back hyperT based on physical exam & larger than normal thyroid noted.

i've had him close with me all weekend and to be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if he comes back CRF too based on the ungodly amounts of water he's been drinking all weekend. seriously. for a cat that's been eating wet food for several years now, i am shocked to see he's drank probably 3-3.5 cups of water since 1:00pm on saturday

thus, my urge to test his BG this morning :-) two different tests. two different blood drops. both read LO.

anybody have any thoughts on that one?
 
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jeanne
 
yeah, it seemed really odd to me so didn't know if i'd get much response on this since he's a civie as far as we know so far but i am getting some great ideas on what it could be and getting anxious to hear from the vet :-)
 
Which meter are you using? I know the Relion meter and the new freestyle meters read lower than others. There was also a kitty or two over on lantus that constantly tested in the 20s and 30s after going OTJ. Do you know the low threshold number for that meter?
 
actually I just started using the Maxima AST meter about 3 weeks ago I would say it was. It's been consistent with Mousie as far as numbers go but all in all i don't like the stupid meter and as soon as i find a good deal on freestyle strips i'm switching back. :-)
LO on that meter means 20 or under

some of the stuff i'm getting from others include diabetes, cancer, kidney, pituitary, anemia so YIKES!
 
vet just called. results are actually better than i expected i guess. she was talking a lot so hopefully i got everything :-)

bloodwork came in pretty much normal. only thing out of norm was BUN and that was only slightly above normal

thyroid normal
creatinine normal
glucose normal (no explanation on the LO on my meter but I'm gonna test him some more)
potassium normal
phosphorous normal

USG though is out of whack. 1.090. vet says his urine is very dilute

conclusion: primary hypertension w/ early kidney insuffiency (don't believe kidneys are causing the hypertension & vision loss though); possible UTI

plan: stay on norvasc, get C & S on urine, start antibiotics, recheck BP on Saturday, and depending on what C & S shows go from there
 
actually yeah i did and since the labwork showed it normal, she's not too concerned about that just yet. sooooo, perhaps the infection is causing the low bg (per one website a member gave me) orrrrrrrrrr, that darn meter is not trustworthy

i at the very least am going to test him several more times to see what i get. might move up switching back to the freestyle i suppose too.

(fwiw though, i've tested myself with it and it's actually giving me high numbers (182)but my BG has been trending higher in recent months anyway--lowest reading of 128 in the last 4 months or so :-( )
 
maybe i got it mixed up? when i asked her what the number was she actually said it like this "ten nine"

i probably misheard what she was saying about dilute and such. like i said, she was talking alot and i was jotting stuff down as fast as i could :-)

i'll clarify when i pick up the antibiotics
 
Cindy + Mousie said:
maybe i got it mixed up? when i asked her what the number was she actually said it like this "ten nine"
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oooh. i think she meant 1.009. USG is read in two-digit form, like 10.10 is "ten ten", and 10.35 is "ten thirty-five." i have no idea how 1.009 is read, "ten-nine" or "ten-oh-nine"; we've never gone that low before, thankfully.

if it really is 1.009, *without* SQuids on board (that distinction is important), that is very very dilute.
 
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