drjsiems
Active Member
Jake is steadily improving - actually he is very well. He is my miracle guy. He still has a feeding tube, but it is eating on his own at least half of the time. He is purring like I have never heard him purr before and looks wonderful. He met his new regular vet on Tuesday who gave him a UA - no ketones, no infections. Jake had never had ketones and/or ketoacidosis before the old vet took him off the insulin when he was still registering in the 400 and 500's. He has never been regulated much since his diabetic diagnosis in July 2009 with high numbers all the time. I had UAs done regularly, and ketones were never an issue - probably because I never skipped insulin doses unless his numbers were very, very low which was not often. So now, I am wondering because he did develop ketones and subsequent ketoacidosis that one time due to old veterinarian error, is Jake now more prone to getting ketones? His numbers are much better now (244 this morning), but everyone so often he gets really high which doesn't last long, but nevertheless still happens as the regulation process continues. If he IS prone to redeveloping ketones now, how can I help to prevent this from happening?
Thanks,
Judy & Jake
Thanks,
Judy & Jake