lauren77
Member Since 2010
Hi all - the latest regarding Ozzie is he's holding is own and eating and finally drinking water by himself. Got a little worried there about his fluid intake, even though I souped up his ff plates of food three times a day.
I stayed up all night b/c after the vet recommended 1/2 a unit I thought it was important to get the data and watch the little guy's condition.
6:45pm - 401bg
then after the shot only 1/2 a unit of lantus
12am 407
2am 418
3am - I didn't test but he went to the bathroom and I put the duo strip under him - neg ketones - 500/dark green color/1/2 it says
Let him rest for 3 hours and at 6:30 - he was 448
Shot him an hour later as per vet the night before 2.50 units and gave him FF gourmet grill w/ water
9:30am 380bg
11:45am 325bg ---
12:15pm --- fed him 1 can of ff oceanfish w/ water
2:00pm 383 went up again!
spoke to the vet at lunchtime - the regular vet in ER who brought him thru this and he said that he wants the number of the 6pm test to determine his dose. He thinks that he may have been on too much at 3.50 units and the mild case of pancreatitis could have caused his body not to use the insulin correctly. He is thinking 1 unit tonight if he is 350 and over at 6pm. So maybe 1 1/2 in the am and then 1 1/2 in the PM....I don't know whether that is enough - every vet that ever meets him, says what a big guy he is - his musculature - he is usually 14 lbs but now down to 13+ after this bout of DKA. How does he go from a healthy, no problem at 3.50 units twice a day to ketones stage from the mild inflammation from pancreatitis is that possible this has caused all of this.
He says he needs to be on baytril and as I put in the earlier post the liquid as I said last nite he was gagging on, me too it was vile and so I have to run out to his local vet = he will be his local vet until we leave Brooklyn and get the tablet form of it.
The testing is hard - easier for his paw. I mutilate his ears b/c first they aren't used to it and I keep missing the "sweet spot" and so three pokes and I use that word w/ liberty more like stabbing him, 3 pokes is the limit. I swear it's just hard - I warm up his little ears and think okay - put a little pressure on the spot and then poke him, I get a little drop, keep trying and either he winces or moves or it runs a little and his hair catches it so off to the poking I go again. So after numerous tries I just head down to his paw. I have to squeeze that to and I hear him sigh and then his tail starts whacking back and forth on the chair - so now we're in trouble and he's had enough and he's telling me so!
But right now I have to be grateful I'm getting it eventually from his paws.
The vet said today he is a tricky guy now so getting the units sorted quickly is kinda of important but I just am thinking once I go back to working - right now I am interviewing so I can happily do this --- how do you guys do it and hold down your jobs and take care of your families and your other pets? HOW?
Sienne and the experts mentioned the same dose at am and pm and I asked the vet about this - he said this is true and ideal but b/c he's a tricky guy at present to try and get the overall dose for a 24 hour period minus all possible variables is their goal. Then once he gets those low numbers the 200's and late 100's then we're looking at the right dose.
Thank you so much for all your wonderful advice and words of encouragement and the help you have sent via DCIN and Venita, I am so grateful and Ozzie sends a big kiss and hug to all you wonderful people.
I am going on now to try and sort out the ss - b/c I know it's easier to follow the data on those - just w/ phone interviews, looking online, pc running slow etc...well you guys know what it's like...BLOODY HARD IS WHAT IT IS...but the alternative is my little Ozzie could die without carrying on with this and I couldn't live w/ myself if that happened...
love and kind regards to all - Lauren and Ozzie
I stayed up all night b/c after the vet recommended 1/2 a unit I thought it was important to get the data and watch the little guy's condition.
6:45pm - 401bg
then after the shot only 1/2 a unit of lantus
12am 407
2am 418
3am - I didn't test but he went to the bathroom and I put the duo strip under him - neg ketones - 500/dark green color/1/2 it says
Let him rest for 3 hours and at 6:30 - he was 448
Shot him an hour later as per vet the night before 2.50 units and gave him FF gourmet grill w/ water
9:30am 380bg
11:45am 325bg ---
12:15pm --- fed him 1 can of ff oceanfish w/ water
2:00pm 383 went up again!
spoke to the vet at lunchtime - the regular vet in ER who brought him thru this and he said that he wants the number of the 6pm test to determine his dose. He thinks that he may have been on too much at 3.50 units and the mild case of pancreatitis could have caused his body not to use the insulin correctly. He is thinking 1 unit tonight if he is 350 and over at 6pm. So maybe 1 1/2 in the am and then 1 1/2 in the PM....I don't know whether that is enough - every vet that ever meets him, says what a big guy he is - his musculature - he is usually 14 lbs but now down to 13+ after this bout of DKA. How does he go from a healthy, no problem at 3.50 units twice a day to ketones stage from the mild inflammation from pancreatitis is that possible this has caused all of this.
He says he needs to be on baytril and as I put in the earlier post the liquid as I said last nite he was gagging on, me too it was vile and so I have to run out to his local vet = he will be his local vet until we leave Brooklyn and get the tablet form of it.
The testing is hard - easier for his paw. I mutilate his ears b/c first they aren't used to it and I keep missing the "sweet spot" and so three pokes and I use that word w/ liberty more like stabbing him, 3 pokes is the limit. I swear it's just hard - I warm up his little ears and think okay - put a little pressure on the spot and then poke him, I get a little drop, keep trying and either he winces or moves or it runs a little and his hair catches it so off to the poking I go again. So after numerous tries I just head down to his paw. I have to squeeze that to and I hear him sigh and then his tail starts whacking back and forth on the chair - so now we're in trouble and he's had enough and he's telling me so!
But right now I have to be grateful I'm getting it eventually from his paws.
The vet said today he is a tricky guy now so getting the units sorted quickly is kinda of important but I just am thinking once I go back to working - right now I am interviewing so I can happily do this --- how do you guys do it and hold down your jobs and take care of your families and your other pets? HOW?
Sienne and the experts mentioned the same dose at am and pm and I asked the vet about this - he said this is true and ideal but b/c he's a tricky guy at present to try and get the overall dose for a 24 hour period minus all possible variables is their goal. Then once he gets those low numbers the 200's and late 100's then we're looking at the right dose.
Thank you so much for all your wonderful advice and words of encouragement and the help you have sent via DCIN and Venita, I am so grateful and Ozzie sends a big kiss and hug to all you wonderful people.
I am going on now to try and sort out the ss - b/c I know it's easier to follow the data on those - just w/ phone interviews, looking online, pc running slow etc...well you guys know what it's like...BLOODY HARD IS WHAT IT IS...but the alternative is my little Ozzie could die without carrying on with this and I couldn't live w/ myself if that happened...
love and kind regards to all - Lauren and Ozzie
