Sneakers 6-18- IAA- 9, acro- 400's

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No news yet, I called this morning and the vet tech told me there was nothing in on her. She seemed to think he would get word in the mail. So... still we wait.

Looking at her numbers, through the food-spiked ones and the totally missed shot and I think it's time to raise her another .5u. 7.5u this evening (if I can remember that long :lol: ) as she is creeping steadily up through it all- no real low yellows at all since I started.

And I am out of town on Friday/Saturday, so will be moving her shot time back to 7/7 so mom doesn't have to get here at 5:30 in the morning to give her a shot :lol: . She is also currently letting my sisters animals out/feeding them in the morning/evening as well, so between dogs, chickens, a stubborn rooster, and Sneakers she does have her hands full this weekend.
 
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I know you've got to be climbing the walls! My results were e-mailed to the vet. Hoping you'll get word soon.

Sounds like we're nearly in the same boat. I'm at 6.5 right now, but will increase to 7.5 on Wed. EIther the resistance has started w/ the Lev, he's having a HORRIBLE bounce from the dog food he got into yesterday, or I gave another fur shot - although there was no indication of it. I tried to shoot him in the belly again this morning (where the fur isn't grown all the way in yet). I think I need to stick to his shoulder!

Not sure about your dose, but as the numbers increase, I was reminded that .5 increases are barely a blip on the radar at these numbers. You may ask some of the experienced folks if you need to do more... I think the magic number was about 25%. That being said, I may need to up more than 1.0 as well next time. Anyone got their eyes on? Suggestions???
 
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hmjohnston said:
No news yet, I called this morning and the vet tech told me there was nothing in on her. She seemed to think he would get word in the mail. So... still we wait.

And I am out of town on Friday/Saturday, so will be moving her shot time back to 7/7 so mom doesn't have to get here at 5:30 in the morning to give her a shot :lol: . She is also currently letting my sisters animals out/feeding them in the morning/evening as well, so between dogs, chickens, a stubborn rooster, and Sneakers she does have her hands full this weekend.
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Sorry you still haven't heard, Heather. I DO hope you get word SOON!!

Kudos to your mom; she should get some kind of badge or something!! Still hoping I can get my mom on board at some point. :YMSIGH:

Libby (and Hershey, too!)
 
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Grayson & Lu said:
I know you've got to be climbing the walls! My results were e-mailed to the vet. Hoping you'll get word soon.

Not sure about your dose, but as the numbers increase, I was reminded that .5 increases are barely a blip on the radar at these numbers. You may ask some of the experienced folks if you need to do more... I think the magic number was about 25%. That being said, I may need to up more than 1.0 as well next time. Anyone got their eyes on? Suggestions???
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I thought so too but I've never been much of a worrier and I've already told God its His problem to deal with and to keep me calm :lol: . I will take the best care of Sneakers I can and if she turns out to have acro or IAA or both I'll deal with it. Maybe the vet hasn't checked his email, either... I thought it was strange but I plan on calling back every day sometime until they get tired of it and go look for the results.

25% of 7 is 1.75- maybe I should just increase in 1u increments rather than .5u? I'll let the others weigh in.

She spent a few minutes playing with the mousie that Majorie sent, I'll see if I can add a picture. Later I'm going to see if I can entice her to sleep on the mat (with catnip!)
 

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I think you probably are at a level now where 1U increases would be fine. I hope you get the results soon, as that will probably make decisions like this easier.
 
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Still nothing- from the vet.

I talked to the tech and she said they had the results back from ONE test (IAA) but will not give it to the vet until BOTH are in so he can look at them and then call me.

:evil: :evil: :evil:
 
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My first instincts are: Are you KIDDING me???? :evil: And this is beneficial how? It's not like the vet recommended the testing, right? Or probably had ever seen anything related to Acromegaly? You asked for the tests to be run, right? (did all the homework, got the shipping stuff, etc., etc. ...). ARGH!!! (leave it to me to fly off the handle!)

But you're a much nicer person than me! Unless they didn't run both tests last week, and therefore it may be Friday of this week. I know that in the big picture, it probably doesn't make any difference when you get the results, but I just can't see any reason for them to keep the results from you.

Fingers crossed...
 
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Hi Sneakers.....how are you pretty girl? I hope you are being a good girl. I miss you over in PZI, but I know your mom is doing everything possible for you so you can feel better.

I will check on you later. Baxter says hi! cat_pet_icon
 
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I cant believe that, I would surely be really pissed off!
Hang in there, hopefully you will get the results soon!
 
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Some vets offices may have the policy that only the vet can speak about test results. That is the policy at our clinic. The client could have questions that the tech is not able to answer. Test results can affect whether a pet lives or dies. I know it's maddening but the policy is for the good of the pet, not the owner's convenience.
 
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Nothing yet at it is almost time for my daily call.

My guess is they forgot to send it last MONDAY when he said they would so it would overnight and get there Tuesday to test on Wednesday for the acro. The IAA is in and they do those tests when they get them probably. So it got sent on TUESDAY and got there too late on Wednesday to test and they were so hoping I wouldn't notice getting the test result a week later :-| .

Unfortunately for them I am a member of a board that has had enough tests to know they get the results back quickly :lol: .

I leave for Dallas tomorrow morning so mom tests/shoots Friday night and both times Saturday.

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Jessica- that is almost the exact same image that came into my mind when Sneakers started sneaking off with the other kitties in the neighborhood to go check out the 'new restaurant' that had 'great tasting food' :lol: and so started the whole round over again :sad: . Now she is an indoor kitty unless I am home to watch her wanderings. Not that this weather is anything for her to wander out in the next few days.
 
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Called before my meeting and Dr. Rion said the IAA was 9 and that under 20 was normal. He was going to call about the acro test and get back with me, sounded like sometime today. I'll call on my way home if I haven't heard anything.

So, no on one.
 
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Well, that is good news in that you might be able to raise her up enough to "break through" and then reduce a bit (if she isn't an acro kitty).
 
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Well, they apparently just did the test yesterday and it takes 4-9 days to get the results- so next week, maybe, on the acro.

Meanwhile mom came tonight and gave her the PM test and shot while I watched. Sneakers wasn't that much of a wiggle butt but she knew mom wasn't as comfortable as me in it so took advantage of it by jumping up to get food while mom was trying to get a drop from her ears.

I made a little cheat sheet that had a picture of a cats ear and the sweet spot and the steps for testing. Another one for shooting the insulin and a third for her feeding. That should cover all the basics :lol: .
 
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UGH - I'd be going bonkers waiting for the result! I DO hope you get answers SOON!!

Libby (& Hershey, too!)
 
Vet called while I was on my way to Dallas. She said it was 419- I think.
I will pick it up after work on Monday as I was off Friday and they won't scan it and put it in my pet portal that I set up with them.
 
hmjohnston said:
Vet called while I was on my way to Dallas. She said it was 419- I think.
I will pick it up after work on Monday as I was off Friday and they won't scan it and put it in my pet portal that I set up with them.
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Good or bad, results help you to know how to proceed.
The good side is no IAA to confuse the picture.
Pats for Sneakers.
 
So 419 is a positive for acromegaly, I take it? Sorry, not familiar, but not having the IAA sounds like a good thing. At least now you know you're doing the right thing with doses, even though I'm sure this is a journey you didn't plan to take with the diabetes.
 
Before I left Friday my out the door test (+4) was 177 so she is liking the 8u. Mom said it was 379 at +13 that night, and I figured that would have been a bounce as her nadir is usually around +8 or 9 so she went lower and I wasn't there to catch it :roll: . I had her shoot 7u this morning (as it would be +11 for Sneakers and no one home to watch) and 8u tonight as I get home late.

I looked it up and anything over 92 or 100 was considered high. I've set up a facebook site for Sneakers as I know the acro/iaa/cushings people have a more active facebook page than the fdmb forum and I can keep up that way.
 
So glad you have an answer - and it makes sense given how she has been progressing with doses. So - not really a surprise. I know it isn't "good" news though. Hang in there. You are giving her the best care she could get.

(((hugs)))
 
Vicky & Gandalf (GA) & Murrlin said:
So 419 is a positive for acromegaly, I take it? Sorry, not familiar, but not having the IAA sounds like a good thing. At least now you know you're doing the right thing with doses, even though I'm sure this is a journey you didn't plan to take with the diabetes.
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The 'normal' ranges for the insulin resistant tests are under 20% for IAA, and between 12 and 92 for acromegaly.
The results are just snapshots and they can and do change. Because people are becoming more aware of the the signs, cats are being tested sooner, and some have lower acro results, including my Shadoe who tested at 120 in 2010 and the vet still questioned that number as being 'iffy'.

For sure, it's great that the IAA was negative as it's no fun dealing with 2 conditions at the same time.... you never really know which one is causing what. My Oliver was positive for both, and his numbers were definitely different after breaking the IAA and being left with only the acro.

There are positives to having acromegaly; Sneakers has a functional pancreas, so that's a good thing. And acro cats DO go OTJ ... my Oliver has been OTJ since the Jan5th of this year.
 
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hmjohnston said:
My guess is they forgot to send it last MONDAY when he said they would so it would overnight and get there Tuesday to test on Wednesday for the acro. The IAA is in and they do those tests when they get them probably. So it got sent on TUESDAY and got there too late on Wednesday to test and they were so hoping I wouldn't notice getting the test result a week later :-| .
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I'm guessing you requested the tests, and knew WAY more about them than your vet. Hoping you wouldn't notice... yeah, right!

Sorry you had to wait so long, but definitely good to know the results. Grayson's IAA was 50 and IGF-1 236, so both were positive. I'm sure by now, someone has "added" you & Sneakers to the Acro group? If not, let me know and I'll do it.

There's LOTS of very informative stuff on the Acro/IAA/Cushings forum, so I expect you'll be buried in much of that for awhile. Even though it's still new to me, I'll be glad to offer up anything I've learned or refer you to some of the folks who've been helpful to me.

Big hugs to you and Sneakers!

Lu-Ann
 
Gayle Shadoe & Oliver said:
Vicky & Gandalf (GA) & Murrlin said:
For sure, it's great that the IAA was negative as it's no fun dealing with 2 conditions at the same time.... you never really know which one is causing what. My Oliver was positive for both, and his numbers were definitely different after breaking the IAA and being left with only the acro.

There are positives to having acromegaly; Sneakers has a functional pancreas, so that's a good thing. And acro cats DO go OTJ ... my Oliver has been OTJ since the Jan5th of this year.
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I didn't know that and was wondering about it in the back of my mind- I thought she would be getting shots forever. I've printed off a few things for the acro that I passed on to my vet but will still need to go through all the information and get it down on paper. Reviewing it might be a month- I have to review two 3' binders full of information and write a paper by 7-8-12 for review to see if I got everything needed and then finalized by the 20th. After that I have a WHOLE month before my next semester starts to review in depth everything.

I've got questions and will be posting them once I get some time. It always comes down to time doesn't it?
 
It's all about time - and often money. Usually we have one or the other! ;-)

I printed out all the stuff from the Acro site... then read through and highlighted. Have a 3-ring binder w/ everything in it - tabbed to find easily. Some of it is extremely technical for my simple mind, and it took several readings to get some idea of what they're talking about. So, go easy on yourself. Maybe read one or just a couple per day once you have a little time. Try to digest it, and write down your questions. ...I always say, "Rome wasn't built in a day" - this didn't happen overnight, and we can't expect to understand even a fair amount of it that quickly either!
 
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