PM+7 202 (low for Rocket), CT Scan today (answered, thanks everyone)

Karen&Rocket

Karen&Rocket

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Edit: removing question mark tag; gave full dose.

Hi all - Rocket (acromegaly kitty) hit a low of 202 right now - we’ve been doing dose increases for about two weeks now and finally seeing results. Which is great, but he has an appointment this afternoon at 3:00 for a CT scan (under anesthesia) in preparation for SRT (radiation treatments) next week. Our instructions from the Dr. originally were that as long as Rocket eats a full meal at 9 a.m. (AM shot time, and 6 hrs prior to his appt.) he can have his full dose of insulin. But with Rocket’s numbers going down I’m thinking this isn’t a good idea. I normally feed him throughout the day so this would be 9 hrs or so without food. What do you guys think? Tagging a couple acro experts here but would love to hear any advice. Thank you.

@Wendy&Neko
@Olive & Paula
@Bronx's dad
 
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Thank you. He's coming back up; 257 at +9 and 277 at +11, so I think we're just going to give him his full dose in an hour with his breakfast. His AMPS test will be off though; since he'll be fasting all day I fed him at +11, then he'll get his real breakfast at shot time.
 
Woohoo! A day without pink. :)

Good luck today. Sorry I wasn’t on earlier, but I think you made the right decision. He could bounce from numbers lower than he is used to. Or not, but I am sure he will be well monitored during his scan procedure.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Woohoo! A day without pink. :)

Good luck today. Sorry I wasn’t on earlier, but I think you made the right decision. He could bounce from numbers lower than he is used to. Or not, but I am sure he will be well monitored during his scan procedure.
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Thank you! It was shocking to see "almost-blue," if only for a moment. :) He had two low points - one right before his PM shot, and again at PM+7. At his PM pre-shot he was almost like his old self. It was good to see. And yeah, I'm wondering if a bounce is coming too. Hopefully all goes smoothly today. I'll update in the acro forum when I get a chance.
 
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