*sigh* Oh Edgar my special needs kitty.
Edgar's had kidney failure, is running on only one kidney working at about 25%, and a couple years ago started having seizures. He's on Keppra 3x/day for that.
Only recently diagnosed diabetic (see SS). I've added Zobaline 1x/day, but his neuropathy is steadily and rapidly getting worse. Daily. He also just had another seizure this weekend, which was only a week after his last one. He used to have them at about 9 month intervals, so this is alarming. It was NOT hypo-related, as I managed to test him in a twitching lull, and he was in the 200's somewhere.
So, isn't this a little too fast for the neuropathy to progress? I mean, he's not WELL controlled, but his numbers aren't steadily in the 400s either. But now he wobbles when he walks, tends to flop down a lot, can't even jump up on my table, and can't even use the stairs to get up on my bed. Sometimes when he lays down, he starts in a "meatloaf" position, then his legs start to spread out from under him into a "W" shape. It's so sad.
A holistic supply place near me just gave me a bunch of supplements to start him on in addition to the Zobaline, but Edgar is having none of it so far. Brat.
I have made an appointment for a recheck with the neurologist for this Friday (he was literally JUST seen), but the neurologist I was emailing with seems to think it's all diabetes related. Is it possible for it to progress this rapidly? What do I do? It's heartbreaking. I miss snuggling with him in bed, too. He was ALWAYS a bed kitty...and now he just hangs out UNDER the bed all the time, cuz he can't climb on top. So sad.
Edgar's had kidney failure, is running on only one kidney working at about 25%, and a couple years ago started having seizures. He's on Keppra 3x/day for that.
Only recently diagnosed diabetic (see SS). I've added Zobaline 1x/day, but his neuropathy is steadily and rapidly getting worse. Daily. He also just had another seizure this weekend, which was only a week after his last one. He used to have them at about 9 month intervals, so this is alarming. It was NOT hypo-related, as I managed to test him in a twitching lull, and he was in the 200's somewhere.
So, isn't this a little too fast for the neuropathy to progress? I mean, he's not WELL controlled, but his numbers aren't steadily in the 400s either. But now he wobbles when he walks, tends to flop down a lot, can't even jump up on my table, and can't even use the stairs to get up on my bed. Sometimes when he lays down, he starts in a "meatloaf" position, then his legs start to spread out from under him into a "W" shape. It's so sad.
A holistic supply place near me just gave me a bunch of supplements to start him on in addition to the Zobaline, but Edgar is having none of it so far. Brat.
I have made an appointment for a recheck with the neurologist for this Friday (he was literally JUST seen), but the neurologist I was emailing with seems to think it's all diabetes related. Is it possible for it to progress this rapidly? What do I do? It's heartbreaking. I miss snuggling with him in bed, too. He was ALWAYS a bed kitty...and now he just hangs out UNDER the bed all the time, cuz he can't climb on top. So sad.
