SweetAngel
Member Since 2014
Well it's just been one of those days I never want to repeat!!
re Angel, if you look at his ss then read this, it will give you the picture. Having had time to think, I'm now wondering if I was so groggy at 7am that I forgot to mix the insulin...
I crawled out of bed at some unearthly late hour and Angel wanted cuddles so we sat on the sofa and watched tv. I'd planned to test him at +6, got meter etc, could NOT find lancing device. Looked everywhere, gave up at +7, tried to freehand with a hypodermic as nurse had shown me, it seemed to hurt him as he flinched and I got an error message on the meter so I ran back, put another strip in and got a +7 reading of 15.3 / 275, which did NOT seem right. I called vets and they said it could be stress. So I tested him an hour later with the lancing device from the human meter and he was 12.2 /220. As the last couple of days he's had lovely low mid shot numbers, I tested at +11 and he was back in the pink, 16.7 / 301...GRRRR!!! So I gave him his shot at +11. So one minute I still can't shoot at +14, next I'm shooting at +11. Be interesting to see what happens when I test mid shot later and also tomorrow morning at +12 (6am, aaargh!) Oh...and I found the lancing device, phew!!
So I hardly had any quality time with Lianna before her vets appt. The good news is that her heart is no worse and the problem with her front paw is nothing more serious than arthritis. She is really unsteady when she walks. The bad news is that she has lost weight and her belly is distended more, so on Tues she has to go back and have bloodwork done to check her liver and kidneys. She (fingers crossed) turns 19 on 14th August, she's survived over 7 years since a tentative diagnosis of HCM in April 07 confirmed in Jan 08 with no significant deterioration and she's a pedigree Birman, so I know she's done great, but I'm not ready to lose her. (not that I ever would be) She is a fighter to have survived HCM this long, but she seems 'depressed' which I'm hoping is partly due to the very hot weather. Up until Angel's diagnosis I have let her graze on the Hills senior and also given her wet, I'm praying the weight loss is because she's hardly had any of the dry. She rarely leaves my bedroom apart from to use the tray on the landing, so I've decided to let her have the bedroom to herself during the day, put her tray in there (ugh) and put her dry food next to her on the bed. (since she is partially blind) so she can graze in the day. I do feel there is something seriously wrong, just hope she can have more time with quality of life. I've had her since she was 4 months old, she was (and still is) the most beautiful stunning girl with such a personality, a real diva who can be sweet and loving too.
I'm back to throwing up acid about 3 times a day (probably stress made lpr worse-I see specialist on Monday), the healthiest of us is my dear little Cera, my 17 year old civvie who went suddenly deaf last year!!
Please keep your fingers crossed for Lianna, my little baby princess, and for Angel that it was me not mixing the insulin, and for sweet Cera that she stays as healthy as she is
xx
re Angel, if you look at his ss then read this, it will give you the picture. Having had time to think, I'm now wondering if I was so groggy at 7am that I forgot to mix the insulin...
I crawled out of bed at some unearthly late hour and Angel wanted cuddles so we sat on the sofa and watched tv. I'd planned to test him at +6, got meter etc, could NOT find lancing device. Looked everywhere, gave up at +7, tried to freehand with a hypodermic as nurse had shown me, it seemed to hurt him as he flinched and I got an error message on the meter so I ran back, put another strip in and got a +7 reading of 15.3 / 275, which did NOT seem right. I called vets and they said it could be stress. So I tested him an hour later with the lancing device from the human meter and he was 12.2 /220. As the last couple of days he's had lovely low mid shot numbers, I tested at +11 and he was back in the pink, 16.7 / 301...GRRRR!!! So I gave him his shot at +11. So one minute I still can't shoot at +14, next I'm shooting at +11. Be interesting to see what happens when I test mid shot later and also tomorrow morning at +12 (6am, aaargh!) Oh...and I found the lancing device, phew!!
So I hardly had any quality time with Lianna before her vets appt. The good news is that her heart is no worse and the problem with her front paw is nothing more serious than arthritis. She is really unsteady when she walks. The bad news is that she has lost weight and her belly is distended more, so on Tues she has to go back and have bloodwork done to check her liver and kidneys. She (fingers crossed) turns 19 on 14th August, she's survived over 7 years since a tentative diagnosis of HCM in April 07 confirmed in Jan 08 with no significant deterioration and she's a pedigree Birman, so I know she's done great, but I'm not ready to lose her. (not that I ever would be) She is a fighter to have survived HCM this long, but she seems 'depressed' which I'm hoping is partly due to the very hot weather. Up until Angel's diagnosis I have let her graze on the Hills senior and also given her wet, I'm praying the weight loss is because she's hardly had any of the dry. She rarely leaves my bedroom apart from to use the tray on the landing, so I've decided to let her have the bedroom to herself during the day, put her tray in there (ugh) and put her dry food next to her on the bed. (since she is partially blind) so she can graze in the day. I do feel there is something seriously wrong, just hope she can have more time with quality of life. I've had her since she was 4 months old, she was (and still is) the most beautiful stunning girl with such a personality, a real diva who can be sweet and loving too.
I'm back to throwing up acid about 3 times a day (probably stress made lpr worse-I see specialist on Monday), the healthiest of us is my dear little Cera, my 17 year old civvie who went suddenly deaf last year!!
Please keep your fingers crossed for Lianna, my little baby princess, and for Angel that it was me not mixing the insulin, and for sweet Cera that she stays as healthy as she is
xx
