MY KITTY JUST DX'D AND I'M TERRIFIED

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btw, i cried so much at my vets when tom was dx'd i was pretty sure they never wanted me to come back...i mean SOBS. little did i know how this whole thing would make tom healthier than ever and give me a whole new crowd of friends.
boy the way i acted...you would have thought tom was already gone!
 
I will go see Murphy this am before I go to work. I am hoping the PLI test for her pancreas comes back normal, so please keep fingers crossed and prayers up to the skies. So far, the good news is that she has no ketones in the urine, and I hope we've caught this soon enough. I could strangle her previous vet!!! If her numbers were there, how on earth could this have been missed, especially since I was so concerned about it. You know, these are my babies, and I was so sobbing. I am not certain I should see her this a.m. because it gets her all worked up, but maybe it would be good for her. Not sure.

I'm exhausted this a.m. from all of this. The other vet that had Murphy's care prior to this new vet in their team was the one that told me that she wasn't sick enough that the insulin couldn't be started until Saturday of this week, "no problem waiting another 7 days, is what she said." So, hopefully, the vet that took over will pay a little more attention to what's going on.

Depressed and scared stiff about what is to come when I bring her home tomorrow evening.

Lisa
 
((((Lisa)))

We were all right where you are at the moment, scared stiff, but we made it and so will you. Remember you don't have to rely on just one vet, but you have hundreds and thousands of people all around the world here than can give you advice from years and years of experience of dealing with diabetic kitties. I doubt highly that you will ever run across a problem that there won't be someone here that has been there and done that and came through it to the otherside.

It does get easier as it goes along, but in the beginning it was scary and overwhelming for all of us.

You CAN do this, and we are here to help you.

Mel
 
Hi everyone. Well, I got a call at 7:00 a.m. today from Murphy's vet, and Murphy's PLI was very high, I was very upset when I saw the # come up on my cell phone, but it's something I just have to resolve with my heart, that she is a very sick little girl. Her PLI was over 30, and she is positive for pancreatitis. When I dropped her off yesterday a.m., the vet didn't want to tell me last night, but told me today that she absolutely exploded with the scoots as soon as they got her out of the carrier, it was all over her, and they had to bathe her to clean her up. Which I guess is part of severe pancreatitis. So, she was in the midst of an attack, and I am so glad that I took her in, and recognized that she was very ill. Tonight, they will start the Lantus, and they wil do another curve to see how she responds to the long acting insulin. I guess she'll never be out of the woods, but with her asthma issues, she is coupled now with three situations that will be life long, but she'll get all I can give her, just like the last 11 years. Now what, I don't know. As for diet, she will continue on wet Purina OM for 90 days, then we will decide on diet, but she will handle that end of things. As for Oscie, he's all nervous and wants to know what's going on - you know how Siamese are - he is screaming at the top of his lungs when I get home, wondering where she is, I know he knows something's wrong, and I will probably have to board him a few days until she's feeling a little better. He may be 11, but he acts as if he's 2 and can get a little over zealous with Murphy, when he thinks he is playing, he bites her neck, etc. So, he'll be at least boarded for the day while I'm at work next week. That way, Murphy can rest and get her energy back. I think it sounds like a plan. That's all I have right now. A sick little baby.
 
Well, I may take a few of you up on the offers. This is way different than feline asthma. They are giving her/me a little toy to play with that will teach me how to use the syringes. I'm very close to Laguna and live about 3 miles from the Newport coast.

Thanks to all - it's easier to bear a burden when others care so much.

Lisa and Murphy
 
Also, Murphy will be sent home with enzymes to help her digestive track that will give the pancreas a break. Some sort of powder or something, just a pinch in her wet food.
 
While my cat is a recently diagnosed diabetic, he was dx'ed with pancreatitis two months ago - PLI was 42. Two weeks of antibiotics (flagyl) cleared up all the symptoms and he dropped to 4.6... He's also 13-y-o, and even at that age he bounced back in two weeks. He's doing great with lantus and Dr. Pierson is really happy with his progress. By the way, my cat's PLI now is just 2.8... I know your cat has a complication with the asthma - but please know that it's all solvable. I understand that you're getting hit left right and center at the moment, but please know that there are brighter days ahead...

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Hi everyone. Well, I got a call at 7:00 a.m. today from Murphy's vet, and Murphy's PLI was very high, I was very upset when I saw the # come up on my cell phone, but it's something I just have to resolve with my heart, that she is a very sick little girl. Her PLI was over 30, and she is positive for pancreatitis. When I dropped her off yesterday a.m., the vet didn't want to tell me last night, but told me today that she absolutely exploded with the scoots as soon as they got her out of the carrier, it was all over her, and they had to bathe her to clean her up. Which I guess is part of severe pancreatitis. So, she was in the midst of an attack, and I am so glad that I took her in, and recognized that she was very ill. Tonight, they will start the Lantus, and they wil do another curve to see how she responds to the long acting insulin. I guess she'll never be out of the woods, but with her asthma issues, she is coupled now with three situations that will be life long, but she'll get all I can give her, just like the last 11 years. Now what, I don't know. As for diet, she will continue on wet Purina OM for 90 days, then we will decide on diet, but she will handle that end of things. As for Oscie, he's all nervous and wants to know what's going on - you know how Siamese are - he is screaming at the top of his lungs when I get home, wondering where she is, I know he knows something's wrong, and I will probably have to board him a few days until she's feeling a little better. He may be 11, but he acts as if he's 2 and can get a little over zealous with Murphy, when he thinks he is playing, he bites her neck, etc. So, he'll be at least boarded for the day while I'm at work next week. That way, Murphy can rest and get her energy back. I think it sounds like a plan. That's all I have right now. A sick little baby.
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diabetes is not always a life long treatment thing. it could be diet related in a short period of time. it happens every day. cats have been deathly ill, on deaths doorstep (my tom was) and then he was off the juice in only 30 days.
have hope.
but her recovery will be amazing once on insulin
 
Thanks all for your support. It sounds like unless she comes back with a different panel for PLI, that it is in fact a pancreatitis that might not be reversable, but I'm always positive, and it could turn around for the good. She is an amazing little girl, so docile and combated the asthma very well, and has been symptom, cough free for 2 years. But, I know have learned, that after all the research and membership I have had on two feline asthma boards, that even high doses of inhaled steroids can in fact cause decrease in immunity and can cause diabetes. Although they say it doesn't, I've been involved enough over the last 4 years to know, that a steroid is a steroid, not matter how it is given, and unfortunately, with the dosage she was on, it did create problems. There is no one now that could tell me anything different. So, there we have it. Murphy is doing well, last night they had given her pain meds for the pancreatitis, and she wasn't meowing when I saw her. Just purring away, so maybe it was the pain meds. She does, unfortunately have hock in both left hind legs and neuropathy in her right front left paw. I could just wring her old vets neck for not taking her lab panels seriously last year, otherwise this situation might not have gotten to the point it has. Her new vet said that neuropathy develops over time, not overnight. I'm disappointed, but she's still here and I'm grateful.

More update tonight.
 
Sending Prayers,Healing green light & Angels to help your little lady over this also to your little guy help him to understand and to be gentle Kath
 
Hello all. Well, I'm sitting on my couch, hugging my little Oscie, he is so lonesome for his sissy. He screamed all night last night, and I got no sleep. I came home tonight, and just like a typical Siamese, he voiced his opinion about the situation, "where's my sissy, where have you been!" He knows something is definitely wrong, and I hope that when I bring her home tomorrow evening, he remains a sweet dude, and doesn't get too playful with her. So, I'm off work tomorrow, and spending 3 entire days with them to be certain that the Lantus is working. Murphy is very very compromised now, with asthma, diabetes and the pancreatitis. I know it's going to be a long road, and I'll do my very best, but wow, this is a horrible thing for a pet to go through, let alone the owner. I believe that Murphy may have lost some of her vision as well, and she is very weak in the legs, as the vet stated the neuropathy is in all fours. She has a shaved neck, shaved paws, everywhere shaved. It's so pathetic I just have a lump in my throat. The diabetes has really affected her coat. My vet said that with the continued insulin, her coat will clear up. I'm devastated - this is such an unfortunate impasse in my little girl's life.

Lisa and Murphy
 
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