Mandy S
Member Since 2020
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/sissys-medical-issues.238424/#post-2681609
I decided to post here instead of Lantus board because I really don't have anything urgent going on and just want to get some thoughts on what's going on with Sissy. I linked her last post above, it's long but it's where we are coming from.
Sissy has been on the Ondansetron for 8 days now and the Cyproheptadin for 4 days. She is definitely more social and she is definitely starting to eat better. I haven't had to syringe feed her in a few days, thankfully. That was so awful because she was fighting and needed 2 people to do it to get any amount down her and then she'd hide and run from us. Force feeding wasn't helping her food aversion issues at all but did keep her blood sugar up after shots. She had a few days where she ate pretty well and then a day when she wouldn't touch anything, so I broke out the old dry food from before diagnosis and she ate that just fine. Acted like she was starving. :/ So I got online that morning and ordered Dr. Elsey's from Chewy. Rest of that day she would only eat that dry. Next day the Chewy order came...and she went nuts on the Dr Elsey food. So...I have been keeping that out and some wet food that we've found that she will eat fairly well and she free feeds. I make sure she's eating through the day, but other than that I just leave her alone. Except for her pills. She is not thrilled about having that shoved down her throat so she's not being as social, but she's not hiding. Her appetite is slowly improving. She isn't anywhere near what she used to eat, but maybe at least half or a little more than half...especially now with the dry food. I have not given her insulin since the PM cycle on the 16th. Her numbers have stayed down except for the day she was eating the old med carb dry food all day and it was just a little above top range I think. I'm going to get a few more tests in different spots today.
About her medical testing. The vet called to say the urine culture they sent out was normal...and she said her fructosamine was a little higher than she wanted it to be and to give her .25 insulin...then I mentioned that she hadn't had insulin for a few days and relayed the numbers and she said to hold off and to repeat the fructosamine next month. So I decided to try that...in all honesty, it's because I was just SO tired and the constant worry about making sure I had enough food in Sissy was not letting me get any sleep and the stress on her was I think making everything worse. She has been a much happier cat the last 48 hours or so. If her numbers warrant I will give insulin. The vet said that since she's eating better and improving she thinks we could hold off on testing further about her large adrenal glands. She just wants to see what Sissy does from here. I can tell you that most likely without the meds she's on, she won't eat. So I still feel like there is something wrong. BUT, since I fully intend to switch vets I will get a second opinion on that. I still can't believe our vet hung up on the cvs technician. The vm the vet left me said that the girl wanted some number ID from the vet because they couldn't find it in their system and the vet felt that it should be there and refused to give it. I'm just sick of the attitude so I'm done. :/
My purpose for posting I guess is just to hear thoughts on the meds and see if you think time will just keep improving her appetite. And also because I just feel stressed and alone with her. Worried I'm not doing all I can for her.
Also, how do you think her numbers look with no insulin?
Thanks
I decided to post here instead of Lantus board because I really don't have anything urgent going on and just want to get some thoughts on what's going on with Sissy. I linked her last post above, it's long but it's where we are coming from.
Sissy has been on the Ondansetron for 8 days now and the Cyproheptadin for 4 days. She is definitely more social and she is definitely starting to eat better. I haven't had to syringe feed her in a few days, thankfully. That was so awful because she was fighting and needed 2 people to do it to get any amount down her and then she'd hide and run from us. Force feeding wasn't helping her food aversion issues at all but did keep her blood sugar up after shots. She had a few days where she ate pretty well and then a day when she wouldn't touch anything, so I broke out the old dry food from before diagnosis and she ate that just fine. Acted like she was starving. :/ So I got online that morning and ordered Dr. Elsey's from Chewy. Rest of that day she would only eat that dry. Next day the Chewy order came...and she went nuts on the Dr Elsey food. So...I have been keeping that out and some wet food that we've found that she will eat fairly well and she free feeds. I make sure she's eating through the day, but other than that I just leave her alone. Except for her pills. She is not thrilled about having that shoved down her throat so she's not being as social, but she's not hiding. Her appetite is slowly improving. She isn't anywhere near what she used to eat, but maybe at least half or a little more than half...especially now with the dry food. I have not given her insulin since the PM cycle on the 16th. Her numbers have stayed down except for the day she was eating the old med carb dry food all day and it was just a little above top range I think. I'm going to get a few more tests in different spots today.
About her medical testing. The vet called to say the urine culture they sent out was normal...and she said her fructosamine was a little higher than she wanted it to be and to give her .25 insulin...then I mentioned that she hadn't had insulin for a few days and relayed the numbers and she said to hold off and to repeat the fructosamine next month. So I decided to try that...in all honesty, it's because I was just SO tired and the constant worry about making sure I had enough food in Sissy was not letting me get any sleep and the stress on her was I think making everything worse. She has been a much happier cat the last 48 hours or so. If her numbers warrant I will give insulin. The vet said that since she's eating better and improving she thinks we could hold off on testing further about her large adrenal glands. She just wants to see what Sissy does from here. I can tell you that most likely without the meds she's on, she won't eat. So I still feel like there is something wrong. BUT, since I fully intend to switch vets I will get a second opinion on that. I still can't believe our vet hung up on the cvs technician. The vm the vet left me said that the girl wanted some number ID from the vet because they couldn't find it in their system and the vet felt that it should be there and refused to give it. I'm just sick of the attitude so I'm done. :/
My purpose for posting I guess is just to hear thoughts on the meds and see if you think time will just keep improving her appetite. And also because I just feel stressed and alone with her. Worried I'm not doing all I can for her.
Also, how do you think her numbers look with no insulin?
Thanks
Her numbers are looking good right now. Sometimes when cats eat while nauseous they develop food aversions to the foods they ate when nauseous. For some reason when Max first got pancreatitis he would only eat dry food. He wasn’t getting nausea medication because I didn’t think he was nauseous. I think it’s good she’s eating the dry food right now. You might also try some wet that she has never eaten later but for now I would not want to make that change. Keep up with the ondansetron and cyproheptadine. The cyproheptadine can be given twice a day. It’s good an infection was ruled out. Hang in there. It’s so hard when they aren’t well and you don’t have a vet that you have confidence in. 
