Please pray for Lily

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grapey

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My Lily is in the hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis. See thread: viewtopic.php?f=28&t=127754

She's been there for 30 hours and is still very lethargic. She basically sleeps all the time. Her BG numbers are going down, and I think ketones too, but I don't know what's happening. She also has pancreatitis.

Please say a prayer for my girl! She had been doing so well--regulated for 2 1/2 years, thanks in part to this board. I fed her high protein low carb food (following the chart), checked her BG regularly with the relion glucometer ... now this happened.

I've already lost two pets this year. I don't know if I can handle losing Lily.
 
Sending you a big hug! I am also at the moment going through a sudden decline in my buddy so I know how heart splitting this is. Prayers sent.
 
You're all amazing. THANK YOU.

Somehow the DKA and pancreatitis caused kidney disease (failure?). I forget exactly how--the vet told me but all I remember is it may have been a blood clot. They put her on lasix to get her creatinine levels to stay the same and drop--which they have the last couple days! And she's acting more like herself. So I'm just taking it a day at a time. It's just unbelievable that all this is happening.

Please pray that her kidneys miraculously heal themselves and that her creatinine levels go down (right now they're 5 something?). And pray that she starts to eat better--she's taking nibbles so that's a good sign. She's in amazing hands at the vet hospital.
 
If this crisis is what caused problems with Her kidneys there is every reason to believe it is acute and will get better. Even if they don't come back to normal she can still have a good quality of life. Prayers and healing vines are being sent your way.
 
Your prayers are working. Lily's creatinine has gone down the last couple of days and she's eating well :) Now they're trying to regular her BG; it's been in the 400s, which is super high for her. Trying two or three units of lantus. Honestly, I would rather have high BG numbers that accurately reflect what's going on--I hate having low numbers alongside DKA!!

Please keep praying!
 
Also, I"m thrilled that the vets at the internal medicine specialists know what they're doing when it comes to diabetes. They're feeding Lily the fancy feast pates, and they know about using the pen as a vial.
 
Come on Lily you can do this!!! We are all pulling for you to make a speedy and complete recovery. You have so many friends here that really want to get to know you better that you can't even count that high. And we can't do that if you don't get better and come see us.

So delighted to see an update and that she is getting better.

Mel and The Fur Gang
 
Your prayers continue to work :) Lily is finally back home after 10 days in the hospital. We're giving her sub Q fluids twice a day for now to help her kidneys to keep improving. I am very scared that she might have a relapse, which she's done before. So I'm offering food all the time, keeping water everywhere, even letting her drink out of my glass if that's what she wants! :)

Regulating her BG has been a challenge lately, but right now we're just trying to stay away from ketones.

Lily is exploring the house, sitting on the cat tree and looking outside--all great things.

Please pray she keeps eating and drinking, her kidneys heal, she doesn't go into DKA again, and she has her energy again.

I am beyond thankful for all of you. Knowing you are praying makes me feel less alone.

Blessings on your kitties today.
 
Wonderful news! I'm so happy for you both that Lily's back home. cat_pet_icon

Will keep praying for you both.

:YMHUG:
 
I'm so happy Lily is back home and improving. Sending prayers that she recovers entirely and has many happy healthy years ahead. I know this has been a very hard and stressful time for both of you.

Hugs,
Christi
 
Lily is still doing well, thank God! Things have been rocky with her diabetes. The numbers are all over the place. But I think we may be on track to get them to calm down. Even while on a half diet of low-protein kidney-specific prescription food. Her kidney values are holding steady and we've reduced her sub Q fluids. I bought an Alpha Trak but I think it's broken, so I'm renting one from the vet. Mine will say 195 one second and 83 the next, 500 one second and 650 the next--I bought the AT for accuracy, and I can't deal with this, esp with each strip about $1!

She still needs prayers, but I am very encouraged. I just try not to think about how much it all cost ... but she's worth it.

Many blessings on your kitties today. They bring such joy and love to us.
 
Sending tons and tons of prayers for your sweet lily. Come on Lily girl. keep getting better . you can do it.
 
I hope Lily keeps getting better as well. If you plan on sticking with Alpha Trak 2, I would be more than happy to send my meter your way, I don't know how to erase the data however. I also have 25 test strips from a bottle I opened 2 months ago that I can send along. All for free, including shipping. Just PM me your shipping address if interested. :)
 
tylertheragdoll said:
I hope Lily keeps getting better as well. If you plan on sticking with Alpha Trak 2, I would be more than happy to send my meter your way, I don't know how to erase the data however. I also have 25 test strips from a bottle I opened 2 months ago that I can send along. All for free, including shipping. Just PM me your shipping address if interested. :)
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FYI It's not possible to erase the history from the Alphatrak meters.
 
This has been discussed here before. Taking out batter does not erase past data. Abbot was contacted and there is no way to erase past measurements
 
Update on Lily: She has been home from the hospital for six weeks now, I think, and is overall doing very well. I am very thankful.

She was on sub Q fluids for her kidneys for four weeks, and her creatinine levels slowly dropped until reaching 1.7--just under the normal of 1.8. So she got off the sub Qs at that point. Today we go in for a recheck; I'm hoping for good news.

Her BG numbers are, overall, doing well, but once in a while she throws me for a loop with a low number. That's when I freak and try to make sure her appetite is good--that she's eating well. This morning was a freak out morning; her preshot number was 75, despite having food available all night. When I offered some dry, and fresh wet, this morning, she ate it just fine. She's hydrated (according to the skin-pinch test) and acting normal. (I didn't give any insulin.)

Her "normal" BG preshot numbers are in the 200s and 300s, with her dose being 1.5 units lantus 2x day. I have not done a curve lately, but some of the random nadirs I've gotten have been in the 80s/90s, and the vet is totally fine with that (even though it makes me nervous). The vet says that as long as Lily is eating, these nadir numbers aren't worrisome. And, I acknowledge that Lily has never (knock on wood) had a hypo episode. I've been tricked before--with her pancreatitis, she had "normal" numbers into the 100s, so I gave no insulin--but she went into DKA anyway! That's why I am so hyper aware of what she eats.

She's still eating a mixture of about 2/3 royal canin wet prescription kidney diet, 1/3 fancy feast. I know the kidney food is not great for diabetics (low protein!) but we're working around it. Still, I am flummoxed by the occasional preshot 70/80 numbers. Argh, she's giving me a heart attack!

So that was kind of a rambling post ... sorry!

I am so thankful to tylertheragdoll--she gave me her AlphaTrak! What an amazing woman. It's the best Christmas present I could have ever received.
 
While I'm rambling ... I wanted to share that on top of this, I've been emotional about the one-year anniversary of my dog's death coming up in January. She was my baby girl, and last Christmas she was very sick. We ended up putting her to sleep on Jan. 15, our wedding anniversary. I think all of that is combining with the Lily stuff to just make me worried more than is probably necessary.

And, we found out that I'm pregnant with our first baby. Which is a wonderful gift from God. :) So when I worry too much, I don't know if it's legitimate, or my hold-over grief from losing my Boston, or first-trimester hormones (I'm about 9 weeks along) ...

Thanks for letting me vent/ramble a little. Few people understand what it's like to be concerned about a pet like this. Lily is a member of our family and deserves our care and love. But people who aren't pet lovers don't get it and aren't sympathetic, so I just don't say anything to most people. Even though I feel like I"m carrying a heavy, heavy burden on my heart. :(
 
Yes, it is always hard to say goodbye to a furry one.
Just a week ago today I said goodbye to my Patches. She made it the fourth kitty I said goodbye to this year.
 
Larry, I'm so sorry for your loss. That is too much to bear in such a short span of time. Or in any span of time, I guess. I never thought it would take me an entire year to grieve for my dog. It just shows how much we love them, how much they meant to us, and how amazing they were.
 
Glad to hear Lily is doing well!!! Maybe those curve balls she throws every now and then are just her way of training you to stay on your toes for your new bundle of joy! Congrats on the baby!!! And yep, first trimester you will cry at a pet food commercial. :lol:

Mel and The Fur Gang
 
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It is so wonderful that Lily is doing so well. I feel like you do, that so many people out there in the world don't understand how we feel about our cats and dogs. That's why this forum is such a great support system; everyone on here does understand and are right there sharing grief, worry and victories. I am sorry for your sadness in remembering your beloved dog and the pain you were going through this time last year. We lost our sweet baby girl JoJo in Feb. four days before our anniversary and needless to say, we didn't even try to go through the motions of celebrating. It's been 10 months and I still cry when I think of her. But on a happy note-- congratulations on your baby news! What a great Christmas present :smile:

Christi
 
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