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Usually when we start seeing blue nadirs we hold the dose a little longer- a few extra cycles. I think it will be okay because you have some wiggle room for him to go lower when he clears this bounce. We don’t want to send him right back into another bounce (but it may happen anyway.)
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Usually when we start seeing blue nadirs we hold the dose a little longer- a few extra cycles. I think it will be okay because you have some wiggle room for him to go lower when he clears this bounce. We don’t want to send him right back into another bounce (but it may happen anyway.)
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Thank you! I’ll be testing at +2, +4, +6, etc. I am very curious to see what he does today. I knew I was too eager in increasing because of the bounce.
 
Oh man. He just doesn’t want to move much in his BG. I would probably probably go ahead and talk to my vet about sending some blood to Michigan State University for IAA and acro testing. For the acromegaly, it’s the IGF-1 test. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving, too. We did!
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Oh man. He just doesn’t want to move much in his BG. I would probably probably go ahead and talk to my vet about sending some blood to Michigan State University for IAA and acro testing. For the acromegaly, it’s the IGF-1 test. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving, too. We did!
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I will send them an email shortly. I would call but I just had some dental work done. No fun!

Our Thanksgiving was great! My parents live almost 2 hours away and joined our dinner with my inlaws.
 
Good evening!

We took one of our other cats into the vet today for a weird coughing/sneezing fit. When doing the work up our vet heard a slight heart murmur. We are being referred to Texas A&M. We also asked about the IGF-1 test for Stoney. She said she knows about the IGF-1 test but needs to look more into it. And the IAA test she has never heard of. She was at a conference a few weeks ago and there was someone who is an internist for feline diabetes at Texas A&M. We’re calling tomorrow to schedule the IGF-1. She doesn’t understand why he isn’t regulated (loose term - it’s still very early into his diagnosis). She also said she thinks we could try a different insulin but did not provide it today, so we may have to get the script through the person at A&M. Phew. There goes our house savings. 💸
 
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And by the way, I am so sorry to hear about this and your other cat’s heart murmur. I hope it’s nothing serious. Many cats do have heart murmurs, but it’s good to get it checked out. On the other hand, I know from firsthand experience that cats with heart disease can live a long time with proper treatment.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Sticky - Acromegaly and Other High Dose Conditions: What We Know

Have you read this? It should not be too hard for your vet to read up on insulin auto antibodies. Both tests are run at Michigan State University diagnostic lab.
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Vet said we can do the IGF test and she’ll send it off. I wasn’t at this appointment so I don’t know if she told my husband what lab it would be sent to. I’m assuming it’s the MSU lab, but will ask when I take him in to actually get it done. I’ll ask about the IAA, too. Is that also a blood test? I am going to check out the sticky.
 
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And by the way, I am so sorry to hear about this and your other cat’s heart murmur. I hope it’s nothing serious. Many cats do have heart murmurs, but it’s good to get it checked out. On the other hand, I know from firsthand experience that cats with heart disease can live a long time with proper treatment.
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We are being referred to A&M for an echo. It’s about a 3.5 hr drive from SETX. I am curious to meet this mystery man who is learning about FD. I am hoping we can bring both of our problem children and get their appointments same day or relatively close to that considering the drive!
 
This stupid board won’t let me send a screenshot right now! Argh. Also, I tried posting my replies last night and it would do nothing!

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Thank you!!! This is a really dumb question. Do you know where I can purchase the packaging? I searched the code and couldn’t find any purchase option. Same for how to purchase the actual test. I definitely just woke up and haven’t had coffee yet, so I am not fully awake and am probably just overlooking that information.

Edit- I should have tried to create a login before I posted this reply lol. Should my vet be creating it, or me?
 
McKenzie & Stoney said:
Thank you!!! This is a really dumb question. Do you know where I can purchase the packaging? I searched the code and couldn’t find any purchase option. Same for how to purchase the actual test. I definitely just woke up and haven’t had coffee yet, so I am not fully awake and am probably just overlooking that information.

Edit- I should have tried to create a login before I posted this reply lol. Should my vet be creating it, or me?
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Your vet should be able to take care of all of this for you.
 
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